From ckuznetsov@unam.mx Sun May 14 17:50:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!ckuznetsov From: ckuznetsov@unam.mx (Camila Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 14 May 1995 17:50:47 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 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). Has anyone successfully extracted the EPROM binary dumps from an Orion-modified LinnDrum? -- Camila Kuznetsov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ghughes@stanford.edu Mon May 15 01:30:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!stanford!ghughes From: ghughes@stanford.edu (Göran Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May15.013047.7365@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 01:30:47 GMT References: <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx>, ckuznetsov@unam.mx (Camila Kuznetsov) 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. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Göran Hughes "When every node is whole, the channel opens." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / SunOS 4.1.4 From fsmirnov@kiae.su Mon May 15 19:33:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kiae!fsmirnov From: fsmirnov@kiae.su (Freya Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May15.193347.7643@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 19:33:47 GMT References: <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx>, ckuznetsov@unam.mx (Camila Kuznetsov) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Freya Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mperez@clari.net Tue May 16 11:56:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!clari!mperez From: mperez@clari.net (Mikhail Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May16.115647.6730@clari.net> Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 11:56:47 GMT References: <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx> <1995May15.013047.7365@stanford.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May15.013047.7365@stanford.edu>, ghughes@stanford.edu (Göran Hughes) writes: > The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. > Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- === Mikhail Pérez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From trodriguez@demon.co.uk Thu May 18 12:14:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!demon!trodriguez From: trodriguez@demon.co.uk (Tyler Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995May18.121447.2062@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 12:14:47 GMT References: <1995May14.175047.3345@unam.mx> <1995May15.013047.7365@stanford.edu> <1995May16.115647.6730@clari.net> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995May16.115647.6730@clari.net>, mperez@clari.net (Mikhail Pérez) writes: > The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. 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! -- Tyler Rodríguez | trodriguez@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 9820 D64A 2140 19A1 "Keep the channels open."