LinnDrum

LinnDrum
LinnDrum digital drum machine
ManufacturerLinn Electronics
Dates1982–1985
PriceUS$2,995
Technical specifications
Polyphonypolyphonic 12 voices
Timbralitymultitimbral 15 parts
Synthesis type8-bit digital samples, 28–35 kHz
Storage memory56 user patterns, 42 preset drum patterns, 49 songs
EffectsIndividual level and pan for all sounds, tuning for snare, tom and conga only
Input/output
Keyboard15 hard plastic "pads"
External controlDIN sync (pre-MIDI), third-party MIDI Retrofit Kit, trigger inputs x5

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]

  1. ^ French, Josh (15 March 2019). "An introduction to the Linn LM-1 and 10 records it helped define". The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 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.
  2. ^ "Linn Electronics LinnDrum". Vintage Synth Explorer. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Past Products Museum". Roger Linn Design. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

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