From kramirez@cam.ac.uk Sat Mar 05 02:58:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!kramirez From: kramirez@cam.ac.uk (Katrin Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 05 Mar 1994 02:58:05 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. -- Katrin Ramírez Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Do not worship the copy." From fmuller@cam.ac.uk Sat Mar 05 21:22:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!fmuller From: fmuller@cam.ac.uk (Freya Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar05.212205.5164@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 05 Mar 1994 21:22:05 GMT References: <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk>, kramirez@cam.ac.uk (Katrin Ramírez) 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. Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. -- === Freya Müller === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From rsuzuki@unam.mx Sun Mar 06 20:58:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!rsuzuki From: rsuzuki@unam.mx (Renata Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar06.205805.3896@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 06 Mar 1994 20:58:05 GMT References: <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk>, kramirez@cam.ac.uk (Katrin Ramírez) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound. -- Renata Suzuki | rsuzuki@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 6C23 97B8 3C40 B0F1 "Keep the channels open." From mrodriguez@delphi.com Mon Mar 07 09:14:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!mrodriguez From: mrodriguez@delphi.com (Mike Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar07.091405.6138@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 1994 09:14:05 GMT References: <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk> <1994Mar05.212205.5164@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Mar05.212205.5164@cam.ac.uk>, fmuller@cam.ac.uk (Freya Müller) writes: > Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. 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! -- Mike Rodríguez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From pstewart@clari.net Tue Mar 08 20:40:05 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!clari!pstewart From: pstewart@clari.net (Pavel Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar08.204005.8276@clari.net> Date: Tue, 08 Mar 1994 20:40:05 GMT References: <1994Mar05.025805.3690@cam.ac.uk> <1994Mar05.212205.5164@cam.ac.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar05.212205.5164@cam.ac.uk>, fmuller@cam.ac.uk (Freya Müller) writes: > Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Pavel Stewart -- ClariNet Communications Corp "Hold for relay."