From nlee@mit.edu Mon Aug 28 08:51:30 1995
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From: nlee@mit.edu (Natalia Lee)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] 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.
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).

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

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From amoreau@kth.se Mon Aug 28 12:33:30 1995
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From: amoreau@kth.se (Amy Moreau)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Aug28.085130.5533@mit.edu>, nlee@mit.edu (Natalia Lee) writes:
> 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.

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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Amy Moreau
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From aito@uu.net Tue Aug 29 17:55:30 1995
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Aug28.123330.6373@kth.se>, amoreau@kth.se (Amy Moreau) 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!

The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software.

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=== Andrei Ito ===
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From aoliveira@demon.co.uk Wed Aug 30 07:57:30 1995
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Aug28.085130.5533@mit.edu>, nlee@mit.edu (Natalia Lee) 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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Andrei Oliveira -- Demon Internet Services UK
"They will send a copy in my place."