Lindrumm II : An Inspiration
Lindrumm IIImage from: http:www.davesmithinstruments.com
I have been posting this on my monitor for over a month now. As of writing time, the LinnDrum is yet to be released, as there are still some final work and features to be added. Expect it by the end of the year. For us Pinoys, better keep track of your ninangs in the PX, and make sipsip na before Christmas.
If there was that muse that inspires me the most - LinnDrumm II would be her. I mean just look at her, simple yet a bit complex. I could just imagine tapping those pads and having a whiff of that freshly-soldered smell...fffff....Not to mention the gnarly beats. It comes in two versions by the way, above is the analog one, and another is a smaller version without the added analog features. The former would be available from Dave Smith Instruments, the latter, from Roger Linn Designs.
Intended to be released as the "BoomChik", her creators Roger Linn and Dave Smith opted to the latest name as tribute to the original LinnDrum of the 70's. To all ya'll budding Pinoy audio gear heads (like myself), Roger Linn and Dave smith would be like the godfathers of electronic music(for the pinoys, the Reycards? I dunno, got no better comparison at the moment). I'd say they are modern day renaissance men. Linn is an established guitarist and musician who has worked with Eric Clapton. Smith was an engineer for NASA and one of the inventors of MIDI. I guess he's being modest as others have claimed that he, Smith, invented the thing. Their common passion being music - ironic, considering their backgrounds. I am all about irony, that's why I love them.
Linn practically invented the drum machine/sampler. He then worked for AKAI and developed both the MPC 60 and MPC 3000. AKAI's are the industry standard in beat making/sampling(de rigeur in the Hip-hop biz). Smith put up a company, Sequential Circuits, to develop his now famous synths. He then moved on to work and help develop products for the big boys Yamaha and KORG.
Isn't it inspiring to know about fellow musicians, regardless of background or profession, create influencial inventions for the love of their passion? This inspires me, I think we all should be.
Now, back to my girl...
Aesthetics aside, this baby apparently packs a punch. Check her out:
Features include:
* Operating system is optimized for realtime live performance, with the ability to switch between beats, drop in and out of record on different beats, switch in and out of song mode and much more, all without stopping play.
* Digital voices have nearly the same signal and modulation path--including modulated filters and resonators--as shown on the LinnDrum II Analog panel. Total number of voices is not yet determined.
* 16 standard 1.1 inch square velocity- and pressure-sensitive drum pads, assignable to sounds, tunings, beats, track mutes, sound mutes or sequence steps.
* Both MPC-style real time and 808-style step recording are provided, and the 16 pads are backlit for visual animation.
* Real-time stereo digital effects on output mix--modulated multi-mode filtering, guitar amp model and bit/sample rate reduction distortion, modulated resonator, compressor, delay, reverb and EQ--with 6 dedicated on/off keys to switch them individually in or out in real time.
* Compact flash slot for data save/load/backup, or for expansion of internal sound storage.
* Internal RAM and flash size is yet to be decided; at least 16 mbytes for each.
* 128 x 64 dot graphic LCD.
* USB port for transferring samples and other files, MIDI messages and audio I/O to and from computer.
* 4 pushbutton soft knobs below the LCD, acting either as soft knobs or soft keys.
* 48 lit buttons for extensive real-time performance control.
* 2 sliders assignable to a large variety of real-time functions.
* HELP key gives descriptive text for any screen, data field, function key or knob.
* Pressing DETAILS key followed by any panel key presents a screen of settings related to the key pressed.
* 2 pairs of stereo outputs, with phones output fed from either pair.
* Stereo inputs for sampling, audio processing or triggering sounds.
* MIDI in and out.
* 2 inputs for either foot switches or expression pedals, assignable to a wide variety of functions.
* Four complex analog voices based on the same Curtis-chip synth voices used in the highly-aclaimed Prophet '08 and Evolver keyboards.
* Four direct ouputs for the four analog voices.
* 27 dedicated dual-function rotary encoders for voicing the analog and digital voices.
But at a whopping $1,800.00,(Around PHP80,000.00) I'll just have to work a bit harder. Not a problem, if your inspired.
If there was that muse that inspires me the most - LinnDrumm II would be her. I mean just look at her, simple yet a bit complex. I could just imagine tapping those pads and having a whiff of that freshly-soldered smell...fffff....Not to mention the gnarly beats. It comes in two versions by the way, above is the analog one, and another is a smaller version without the added analog features. The former would be available from Dave Smith Instruments, the latter, from Roger Linn Designs.
Intended to be released as the "BoomChik", her creators Roger Linn and Dave Smith opted to the latest name as tribute to the original LinnDrum of the 70's. To all ya'll budding Pinoy audio gear heads (like myself), Roger Linn and Dave smith would be like the godfathers of electronic music(for the pinoys, the Reycards? I dunno, got no better comparison at the moment). I'd say they are modern day renaissance men. Linn is an established guitarist and musician who has worked with Eric Clapton. Smith was an engineer for NASA and one of the inventors of MIDI. I guess he's being modest as others have claimed that he, Smith, invented the thing. Their common passion being music - ironic, considering their backgrounds. I am all about irony, that's why I love them.
Linn practically invented the drum machine/sampler. He then worked for AKAI and developed both the MPC 60 and MPC 3000. AKAI's are the industry standard in beat making/sampling(de rigeur in the Hip-hop biz). Smith put up a company, Sequential Circuits, to develop his now famous synths. He then moved on to work and help develop products for the big boys Yamaha and KORG.
Isn't it inspiring to know about fellow musicians, regardless of background or profession, create influencial inventions for the love of their passion? This inspires me, I think we all should be.
Now, back to my girl...
Aesthetics aside, this baby apparently packs a punch. Check her out:
Features include:
* Operating system is optimized for realtime live performance, with the ability to switch between beats, drop in and out of record on different beats, switch in and out of song mode and much more, all without stopping play.
* Digital voices have nearly the same signal and modulation path--including modulated filters and resonators--as shown on the LinnDrum II Analog panel. Total number of voices is not yet determined.
* 16 standard 1.1 inch square velocity- and pressure-sensitive drum pads, assignable to sounds, tunings, beats, track mutes, sound mutes or sequence steps.
* Both MPC-style real time and 808-style step recording are provided, and the 16 pads are backlit for visual animation.
* Real-time stereo digital effects on output mix--modulated multi-mode filtering, guitar amp model and bit/sample rate reduction distortion, modulated resonator, compressor, delay, reverb and EQ--with 6 dedicated on/off keys to switch them individually in or out in real time.
* Compact flash slot for data save/load/backup, or for expansion of internal sound storage.
* Internal RAM and flash size is yet to be decided; at least 16 mbytes for each.
* 128 x 64 dot graphic LCD.
* USB port for transferring samples and other files, MIDI messages and audio I/O to and from computer.
* 4 pushbutton soft knobs below the LCD, acting either as soft knobs or soft keys.
* 48 lit buttons for extensive real-time performance control.
* 2 sliders assignable to a large variety of real-time functions.
* HELP key gives descriptive text for any screen, data field, function key or knob.
* Pressing DETAILS key followed by any panel key presents a screen of settings related to the key pressed.
* 2 pairs of stereo outputs, with phones output fed from either pair.
* Stereo inputs for sampling, audio processing or triggering sounds.
* MIDI in and out.
* 2 inputs for either foot switches or expression pedals, assignable to a wide variety of functions.
* Four complex analog voices based on the same Curtis-chip synth voices used in the highly-aclaimed Prophet '08 and Evolver keyboards.
* Four direct ouputs for the four analog voices.
* 27 dedicated dual-function rotary encoders for voicing the analog and digital voices.
But at a whopping $1,800.00,(Around PHP80,000.00) I'll just have to work a bit harder. Not a problem, if your inspired.
IJ
