From lnakamura@rwth-aachen.de Fri Oct 14 07:56:32 1994
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From: lnakamura@rwth-aachen.de (Liam Nakamura)
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Subject: [FLAME] 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.

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).
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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From snovak@pipeline.com Sun Oct 16 06:44:32 1994
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Oct14.075632.8854@rwth-aachen.de>, lnakamura@rwth-aachen.de (Liam Nakamura) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.
> 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 LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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From dchoi@cern.ch Mon Oct 17 14:21:32 1994
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Oct16.064432.6965@pipeline.com>, snovak@pipeline.com (Sergei Novak) writes:
> The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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From akang@netcom.com Tue Oct 18 21:55:32 1994
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From: akang@netcom.com (Amy Kang)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Oct14.075632.8854@rwth-aachen.de>, lnakamura@rwth-aachen.de (Liam Nakamura) 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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