From srodriguez@tum.de Sun May 21 23:07:47 1995
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From: srodriguez@tum.de (Sergei Rodríguez)
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Subject: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?

Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.
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).

What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer?

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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995May21.230747.4585@tum.de>, srodriguez@tum.de (Sergei Rodríguez) writes:
> Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?

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

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=== Min-jun Reyes ===
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