From dmuller@cern.ch Mon Nov 18 18:28:33 1996
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From: dmuller@cern.ch (Dave Müller)
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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?

Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.
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).

What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer?

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Dave Müller
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From anakamura@mit.edu Tue Nov 19 15:51:33 1996
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From: anakamura@mit.edu (Astrid Nakamura)
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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 <1996Nov18.182833.7672@cern.ch>, dmuller@cern.ch (Dave Müller) 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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From teriksson@clari.net Wed Nov 20 00:24:33 1996
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From: teriksson@clari.net (Takeshi Eriksson)
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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 <1996Nov19.155133.4072@mit.edu>, anakamura@mit.edu (Astrid Nakamura) writes:
> 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!

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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