From mkang@ox.ac.uk Wed Jun 05 18:11:33 1996
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From: mkang@ox.ac.uk (Marisol Kang)
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Subject: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

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.

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

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From sokonkwo@uni-hamburg.de Thu Jun 06 13:57:33 1996
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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Jun05.181133.3987@ox.ac.uk>, mkang@ox.ac.uk (Marisol Kang) writes:
> Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends.

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Seo-yeon Okonkwo -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik
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