From mkowalski@pacbell.net Fri Oct 14 14:21:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!mkowalski From: mkowalski@pacbell.net (Mikhail Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Oct14.142104.3026@pacbell.net> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 14:21:04 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? 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). However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer? -- Mikhail Kowalski -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From mito@titech.ac.jp Sun Oct 16 12:43:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!titech!mito From: mito@titech.ac.jp (Mathieu Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Oct16.124304.8509@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 12:43:04 GMT References: <1994Oct14.142104.3026@pacbell.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Oct14.142104.3026@pacbell.net>, mkowalski@pacbell.net (Mikhail Kowalski) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > 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). Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends. -- Mathieu Ito | mito@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 2F5C 40E0 9FC4 1584 "Keep the channels open." From hkim@mit.edu Tue Oct 18 07:59:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mit!hkim From: hkim@mit.edu (Heather Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Oct18.075904.4795@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 07:59:04 GMT References: <1994Oct14.142104.3026@pacbell.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Oct14.142104.3026@pacbell.net>, mkowalski@pacbell.net (Mikhail Kowalski) 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! -- Heather Kim Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From flopez@rwth-aachen.de Tue Oct 18 09:32:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!rwth-aachen!flopez From: flopez@rwth-aachen.de (Fiona López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Oct18.093204.8006@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 09:32:04 GMT References: <1994Oct14.142104.3026@pacbell.net> <1994Oct18.075904.4795@mit.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Oct18.075904.4795@mit.edu>, hkim@mit.edu (Heather Kim) 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! Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends. -- Fiona López Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.