From tstewart@kth.se Thu Sep 26 15:02:21 1996
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From: tstewart@kth.se (Tyler Stewart)
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Subject: 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.
Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.

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

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=== Tyler Stewart ===
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From ksokolov@demon.co.uk Sat Sep 28 07:27:21 1996
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From: ksokolov@demon.co.uk (Kirsty Sokolov)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Sep26.150221.3970@kth.se>, tstewart@kth.se (Tyler Stewart) 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.

Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers.

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From ccampbell@earthlink.net Sat Sep 28 23:12:21 1996
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From: ccampbell@earthlink.net (Camila Campbell)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Sep26.150221.3970@kth.se>, tstewart@kth.se (Tyler Stewart) 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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Camila Campbell
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