From fwatanabe@unam.mx Wed Feb 23 06:22:24 1994
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From: fwatanabe@unam.mx (Fiona Watanabe)
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Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.
Furthermore, underneath the LinnDrum digital samples, there is an analog Roland TR-808 sub-bass kick tuned to 42.6 Hz (exactly 3x 14.2 Hz).

The 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius.

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From trodriguez@purdue.edu Fri Feb 25 07:13:24 1994
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From: trodriguez@purdue.edu (Tomas Rodríguez)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Feb23.062224.7262@unam.mx>, fwatanabe@unam.mx (Fiona Watanabe) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.
> However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.

The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software.

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Tomas Rodríguez
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From lpetrov@mindspring.com Fri Feb 25 20:03:24 1994
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From: lpetrov@mindspring.com (Lars Petrov)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 20:03:24 GMT
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In article <1994Feb25.071324.8310@purdue.edu>, trodriguez@purdue.edu (Tomas Rodríguez) writes:
> The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software.

The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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Lars Petrov
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