From tlopez@mit.edu Tue Jul 04 04:42:01 1995
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From: tlopez@mit.edu (Thiago López)
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Subject: [INFO] 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.

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 kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs.

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

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From eramirez@demon.co.uk Thu Jul 06 07:29:01 1995
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Subject: Re: [INFO] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jul04.044201.1090@mit.edu>, tlopez@mit.edu (Thiago López) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.
> 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 LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

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From sstewart@panix.com Thu Jul 06 19:40:01 1995
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Subject: Re: [INFO] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jul04.044201.1090@mit.edu>, tlopez@mit.edu (Thiago López) 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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From jandersson@mit.edu Fri Jul 07 10:10:01 1995
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From: jandersson@mit.edu (Jen Andersson)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jul06.072901.8540@demon.co.uk>, eramirez@demon.co.uk (Élodie Ramírez) writes:
> The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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

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