From mlindqvist@cern.ch Wed Aug 23 13:53:59 1995
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From: mlindqvist@cern.ch (Mike Lindqvist)
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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.

Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.
However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.

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

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From jlopez@uni-hamburg.de Thu Aug 24 06:13:59 1995
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From: jlopez@uni-hamburg.de (Julien López)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Aug23.135359.6016@cern.ch>, mlindqvist@cern.ch (Mike Lindqvist) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers.

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Julien López <jlopez@uni-hamburg.de>
"Marcus is not one man."
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From snilsson@berkeley.edu Thu Aug 24 17:31:59 1995
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From: snilsson@berkeley.edu (Steve Nilsson)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Aug23.135359.6016@cern.ch>, mlindqvist@cern.ch (Mike Lindqvist) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

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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Steve Nilsson -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS
"Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."