From tkowalski@cmu.edu Thu Oct 26 15:03:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!tkowalski From: tkowalski@cmu.edu (Thiago Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct26.150320.2300@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 15:03:20 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs. Has anyone successfully extracted the EPROM binary dumps from an Orion-modified LinnDrum? -- Thiago Kowalski Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Carnegie Mellon University School of CS. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mvasiliev@pipeline.com Sat Oct 28 01:06:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pipeline!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@pipeline.com (Mike Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct28.010620.1386@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 01:06:20 GMT References: <1995Oct26.150320.2300@cmu.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct26.150320.2300@cmu.edu>, tkowalski@cmu.edu (Thiago Kowalski) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- Mike Vasiliev *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From nhughes@earthlink.net Mon Oct 30 00:18:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!nhughes From: nhughes@earthlink.net (Natalia Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct30.001820.9725@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 00:18:20 GMT References: <1995Oct26.150320.2300@cmu.edu> <1995Oct28.010620.1386@pipeline.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct28.010620.1386@pipeline.com>, mvasiliev@pipeline.com (Mike Vasiliev) writes: > The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. 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! -- Natalia Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From ehughes@purdue.edu Mon Oct 30 21:12:20 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!ehughes From: ehughes@purdue.edu (Élodie Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct30.211220.5841@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 21:12:20 GMT References: <1995Oct26.150320.2300@cmu.edu> <1995Oct28.010620.1386@pipeline.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct28.010620.1386@pipeline.com>, mvasiliev@pipeline.com (Mike Vasiliev) writes: > The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends. -- Élodie Hughes "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / Linux 1.2.13