LinnDrum explained
Synth Name: | LinnDrum |
Synth Manufacturer: | Linn Electronics |
Synthesis Type: | 8-bit digital samples, 28–35 kHz |
Polyphony: | polyphonic 12 voices |
Timbrality: | multitimbral 15 parts |
Ext Control: | DIN sync (pre-MIDI), third-party MIDI Retrofit Kit, trigger inputs x5 |
Memory: | 56 user patterns, 42 preset drum patterns, 49 songs |
Fx: | Individual level and pan for all sounds, tuning for snare, tom and conga only |
Dates: | 1982–1985 |
Price: | US$2,995 |
Keyboard: | 15 hard plastic "pads" |
Split: | No |
The LinnDrum, also referred to as the LM-2,[1] is a drum machine manufactured by Linn Electronics between 1982 and 1985. About 5,000 units were sold.[2] [3]
Development
The LinnDrum was designed by the American engineer Roger Linn.[4] It was cheaper and more widely produced than his first drum machine, the Linn LM-1, which had been affordable only to wealthy musicians and studios.[5] [6]
Release
The LinnDrum sold far more units than the Linn LM-1 and its successor, the Linn 9000, combined. It was used by artists and producers including Trevor Horn,[7] Stock Aitken Waterman,[8] Sandy Vee,[9] Justin Hayward, and Michael Jackson.[10] When Linn Electronics closed in 1986, Forat Electronics purchased its assets and offered service, sounds, and modifications for the LinnDrum.[11] [12]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: French . Josh . 15 March 2019 . An introduction to the Linn LM-1 and 10 records it helped define . 20 June 2021 . . The models also had some teething issues, but those were addressed with two revisions of the LM-1, before a cheaper successor, the LinnDrum – not the LM-2, as it is commonly mis-titled – was introduced in 1982. . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201132/https://thevinylfactory.com/features/an-introduction-to-the-linn-lm-1-and-10-records-it-helped-define/ . live .
- Web site: Linn Electronics LinnDrum . Vintage Synth Explorer . 6 March 2015 . 16 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316084831/http://www.vintagesynth.com/linn/linn2.php . live .
- Web site: Past Products Museum . . 7 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206071918/http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/past-products-museum.html . 6 February 2015 . dead.
- Web site: French . Josh . 2019-03-15 . An introduction to the Linn LM-1 and 10 records it helped define . 2022-04-24 . . en-US . 2022-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220948/https://thevinylfactory.com/features/an-introduction-to-the-linn-lm-1-and-10-records-it-helped-define/ . live .
- Web site: McNamee . David . 2009-06-22 . Hey, what's that sound: Linn LM-1 Drum Computer and the Oberheim DMX . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214055602/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/22/linn-oberheim-drum-machines . 2014-12-14 . 2018-02-09 . The Guardian.
- Web site: French . Josh . 2019-03-15 . An introduction to the Linn LM-1 and 10 records it helped define . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220948/https://thevinylfactory.com/features/an-introduction-to-the-linn-lm-1-and-10-records-it-helped-define/ . 2022-01-29 . 2022-04-24 . . en-US.
- Web site: Classic Tracks: Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Relax' . 2023-07-27 . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411220454/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-frankie-goes-hollywood-relax . live .
- Web site: Production Line, Music Technology - Jun 1987 . 2023-07-27 . 2023-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727163558/http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/production-line/2045 . live .
- Web site: Sandy Vee: Recording Katy Perry's 'Firework'. Sound of Sound. April 2011. April 8, 2024. April 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240408192734/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/sandy-vee-recording-katy-perrys-firework. live.
- Web site: 2021-08-17 . The 5 drum machines that changed music forever . 2023-07-28 . faroutmagazine.co.uk . en-US . 2023-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728111414/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-5-drum-machines-that-changed-music-forever/ . live .
- Web site: Forat History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530185136/http://www.forat.com/history/ . 2023-05-30 . 2015-03-08 . Forat Electronics.
- Web site: The LinnDrum . . 2015-03-07 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014510/http://www.forat.com/drummachines/drum.htm . live .