From inovak@inria.fr Sat Jun 03 17:51:04 1995
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From: inovak@inria.fr (Ines Novak)
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Subject: Discussion: 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.

Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.
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 kfischer@uu.net Sun Jun 04 18:36:04 1995
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Subject: Re: Discussion: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jun03.175104.5949@inria.fr>, inovak@inria.fr (Ines Novak) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software.

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From ljohansson@uu.net Tue Jun 06 11:08:04 1995
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Subject: Re: Discussion: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jun03.175104.5949@inria.fr>, inovak@inria.fr (Ines Novak) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

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

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From bsantos@berkeley.edu Wed Jun 07 13:56:04 1995
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Subject: Re: Discussion: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jun04.183604.7540@uu.net>, kfischer@uu.net (Kirsty Fischer) writes:
> The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software.

The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software.

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