From gsuzuki@mindspring.com Wed Sep 13 09:39:13 1995
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From: gsuzuki@mindspring.com (Graham Suzuki)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: 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.

However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn 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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=== Graham Suzuki ===
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"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."

From mbrennan@cern.ch Thu Sep 14 15:57:13 1995
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From: mbrennan@cern.ch (Mikhail Brennan)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Sep13.093913.3956@mindspring.com>, gsuzuki@mindspring.com (Graham Suzuki) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.
> However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.

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

-- 
Mikhail Brennan
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva.
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