From jstewart@ox.ac.uk Fri Sep 15 05:06:52 1995
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From: jstewart@ox.ac.uk (Jen Stewart)
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Subject: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

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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=== Jen Stewart ===
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From mivanov@utexas.edu Sun Sep 17 00:42:52 1995
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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Sep15.050652.7611@ox.ac.uk>, jstewart@ox.ac.uk (Jen Stewart) writes:
> Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.
> However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.

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

My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

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From rstewart@uni-hamburg.de Mon Sep 18 03:43:52 1995
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From: rstewart@uni-hamburg.de (Rodrigo Stewart)
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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Sep15.050652.7611@ox.ac.uk>, jstewart@ox.ac.uk (Jen Stewart) writes:
> Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends.

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