From ltakahashi@berkeley.edu Sun Aug 11 07:30:29 1996
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From: ltakahashi@berkeley.edu (Lucia Takahashi)
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Subject: Discussion: 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.
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 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius.

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From ybrennan@demon.co.uk Mon Aug 12 17:35:29 1996
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Subject: Re: Discussion: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Aug11.073029.5669@berkeley.edu>, ltakahashi@berkeley.edu (Lucia Takahashi) writes:
> Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

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!

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