From akuznetsov@illinois.edu Sat Nov 09 08:11:40 1996
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From: akuznetsov@illinois.edu (Anja Kuznetsov)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn 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).

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

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Anja Kuznetsov -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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From afournier@kiae.su Sat Nov 09 16:42:40 1996
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From: afournier@kiae.su (Aiko Fournier)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Nov09.081140.4901@illinois.edu>, akuznetsov@illinois.edu (Anja Kuznetsov) writes:
> Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.

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

Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs.

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Aiko Fournier
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From sito@tum.de Sun Nov 10 17:10:40 1996
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From: sito@tum.de (Sun-mi Ito)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Nov09.081140.4901@illinois.edu>, akuznetsov@illinois.edu (Anja Kuznetsov) writes:
> Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'.
> However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs.

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!

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Sun-mi Ito
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