LinnDrum
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The LinnDrum is a drum machine
manufactured by Linn Electronics
. It was released in 1982 as a successor to the Linn LM-1
. The LinnDrum has 15 drum sounds sample
d from real drums, a sequencer
for programming rhythm patterns and five trigger inputs.
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
manufactured by Linn Electronics
Roger Linn
Roger Linn is an industrial designer, mainly of electronic drum machines, and has recently branched out into guitar effects pedals. His products have become underground hits, being used on many famous recordings...
. It was released in 1982 as a successor to the Linn LM-1
Linn LM-1
The LM-1 Drum Computer, manufactured by Linn Electronics Inc., was the first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums. Conceived and designed by Roger Linn, it was also one of the first programmable drum machines...
. The LinnDrum has 15 drum sounds sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
d from real drums, a sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
for programming rhythm patterns and five trigger inputs.