Linn Lm-1
Roger Linn Drum Computer (1980)
Roger Linn Drum Computer (1980)
Company: Roger Linn Electronics
Model: LM-1
Class: Drum machine
Dates: 1980
Country: United States
Weight: / Kg
Dimensions: / mm
Price: 5000€
Display: LED, Numeric
Technology: digital PCM (eprom)
Multitimbric: 12 part
N.instruments: 18
Oscillator: samples
Memory: 100 patterns
Midi: none, third part mod is available on the market
Storage: magnetic tape
PSU: internal (generally 110V)
DAC: AM6070 DAC
CPU: Z80
3 different revision version: Rev. 1.1 is recognizable by its engraved buttons and lack of Shuffle and Auto-Correct LED diode. Standard main panel features a 13 parts mixers (one channel for each sound plus the click) and LM-1 also had individual tuning pots for each voice.
Rear panel connectors (both rev1/rev2-3)
- main stereo out (high/low extra on rev2-3)
- 12 instruments analog outs
- 1 click out
- 12 pitch adjust trimmer
- 1 footswitch control
- Tape tempo sync I/O
- Tape storage I/O
- memory protect (rev2)
- pulse sync I/O (with variable divider on Rev2)
- memory protection "safe" (rev2)
NONE
- No official VST plugin
- samples are still copyrighted
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VOICE Main CPU is a classic Zilog Z80 which handles 12 instruments based on EPROM stored samples plus a 48 PPQ 12 tracks sequencer.
Special typic Low fi DAC is a IC AM6070 8-bit companding (also used in E-MU Emulator I/II/Drumulator).
-Z80 Zilog
-AM6070 DAC at 8 bits, especially appreciated for low fidelity sound.
PCM, EPROM stored at 8 bit 28 kHz frequency samples.
Note: that there's not no ride or crash cymbals as memory samples was too expensive at the time, following Linndrum model (also wrongly called "LM2")
kick hi + low
snare hi + low
hi-hat hi + low + open
cabasa hi + low
tambourine hi + low
tom (x2) + congas (x2)
cowbell
claves
hand claps
- Pitch setting for each instruments. Low tuning percussions were characteristics on Prince album "Purple Rain"
- hihats have "decay" trimmer.
- 3 Stereo pan settings: center, left or right.
4/4 or variable odd time signature
Swing mode 50-70% shuffle
1/8th triplet, 1/16th , 1/16th triplet, 1/32nd and 1/32nd note triplet modes.
Patterns User: up to 100 can be chained and linked
- 100 patterns with 8 chains for songs
-3 Nicads at 1,2 V 1500mA rechargeable batterie
- No midi
- Storage
- price
- maintenance
-History
- Design
- Sound
Roger Linn Lm-1
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