From hpopov@purdue.edu Wed May 24 07:21:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!purdue!hpopov From: hpopov@purdue.edu (Hugo Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May24.072147.9538@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 07:21:47 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? 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. -- Hugo Popov -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From dtanaka@purdue.edu Fri May 26 07:01:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!dtanaka From: dtanaka@purdue.edu (Dave Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May26.070147.5236@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 07:01:47 GMT References: <1995May24.072147.9538@purdue.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995May24.072147.9538@purdue.edu>, hpopov@purdue.edu (Hugo Popov) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. That sub-kick tuning blew my mind when I checked it on a spectrum analyzer. 42.6 Hz is the 3rd harmonic of 14.2 Hz! -- Dave Tanaka "We don't sign stars. We build them." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / AmigaOS 3.1