From randersson@pipeline.com Fri Feb 18 18:37:40 1994
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From: randersson@pipeline.com (Raj Andersson)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?

However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.
Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.

What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer?

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From handersson@cam.ac.uk Fri Feb 18 19:31:40 1994
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Feb18.183740.3831@pipeline.com>, randersson@pipeline.com (Raj Andersson) writes:
> Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?
> However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.

That sub-kick tuning blew my mind when I checked it on a spectrum analyzer. 42.6 Hz is the 3rd harmonic of 14.2 Hz!

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From mhughes@berkeley.edu Sun Feb 20 16:06:40 1994
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From: mhughes@berkeley.edu (Mei Hughes)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Feb18.193140.9108@cam.ac.uk>, handersson@cam.ac.uk (Hugo Andersson) writes:
> That sub-kick tuning blew my mind when I checked it on a spectrum analyzer. 42.6 Hz is the 3rd harmonic of 14.2 Hz!

Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers.

Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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