From anilsson@delphi.com Wed May 03 00:21:20 1995
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From: anilsson@delphi.com (Amy Nilsson)
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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.

The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 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 gfischer@cern.ch Thu May 04 12:07:20 1995
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995May03.002120.1294@delphi.com>, anilsson@delphi.com (Amy Nilsson) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

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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From hsato@cmu.edu Fri May 05 18:39:20 1995
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From: hsato@cmu.edu (Hugo Sato)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995May04.120720.8419@cern.ch>, gfischer@cern.ch (Graham Fischer) writes:
> The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.
> PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

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

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From stanaka@pipeline.com Sat May 06 18:53:20 1995
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From: stanaka@pipeline.com (Sun-mi Tanaka)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 18:53:20 GMT
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In article <1995May05.183920.4906@cmu.edu>, hsato@cmu.edu (Hugo Sato) writes:
> Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers.

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!

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

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