From neriksson@clari.net Thu Jul 25 01:55:22 1996
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From: neriksson@clari.net (Nadia Eriksson)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: 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.

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

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=== Nadia Eriksson ===
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From hgonzalez@cmu.edu Sat Jul 27 00:55:22 1996
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Jul25.015522.9965@clari.net>, neriksson@clari.net (Nadia Eriksson) writes:
> Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?

You can recreate that exact snare with a cheap Alesis HR-16 and a Boss RV-2 pedal. Save yourself $1,500.

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From jsokolov@rwth-aachen.de Sun Jul 28 03:02:22 1996
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From: jsokolov@rwth-aachen.de (Ji-woo Sokolov)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Jul25.015522.9965@clari.net>, neriksson@clari.net (Nadia Eriksson) writes:
> Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?

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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=== Ji-woo Sokolov ===
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