From pkim@cam.ac.uk Tue Jan 04 03:40:42 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!pkim From: pkim@cam.ac.uk (Pavel Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Jan04.034042.2321@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 03:40:42 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs. However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. Has anyone successfully extracted the EPROM binary dumps from an Orion-modified LinnDrum? -- Pavel Kim "We don't sign stars. We build them." Decstation 5000/200 / Linux 1.2.13 From lmuller@earthlink.net Tue Jan 04 23:00:42 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!lmuller From: lmuller@earthlink.net (Lucia Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Jan04.230042.1872@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 23:00:42 GMT References: <1994Jan04.034042.2321@cam.ac.uk> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan04.034042.2321@cam.ac.uk>, pkim@cam.ac.uk (Pavel Kim) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs. Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends. -- Lucia Müller SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."