Trend price : 700€
Rare digital drum machine really ahead of its time but bugged by many OS troubles and technical issues.
Overview
(weight: 13 Kg) main panel features a 32-character alphanumeric display, 18 sensitive pads, 44 mixer sliders, 2 data sliders, 43 push buttons and 16 others on the numeric pad.
Rear panel terminal connectors:
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Midi interface
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tape interface
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2 trigger outputs
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2 footswitch inputs
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sync interface
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hihat pedal control
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click out
Voice
22 voices, each voice has an assigned 8 bits companded PCM sample from various EPROMS.
Samples
are stored on EPROM 27128 and 2764 and split in the different voice cards which have different circuit design. The whole factory EPROM set holds 18 classic samples: kick, snare, cabasa, tom (4), conga (2), cymbal (4), cowbell, claps, stick and tambourine.
Performance
all sliders movements can be recorded in real-time and hihats features a special slider for real-time control of the decay. The repeat function is used for synched drum rolls.
Sequencer
there are 2 kind of sequencer in the LINN 9000 sharing same edit commands:
- keyboard recorder: polyphonically records 32 tracks on 16 Midi channels.
- drum sequencer: records 999 bars in step mode or real-time, quantification from 1/8 to up to 32 triple with variable time signature and swing variations.
Memory
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999 bars
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31000 notes (7000 synth + 24000 drum) expandable
Maintenance
one the most unreliable and buggy machine ever made, in fact this ground-breaking and expensive project bankrupted the Linn company. It is hard to list all possible issues, but the most common and dangerous is still the battery leakage.
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: Linn cult / sound / rare
NOT : buggy / unreliable / bulky
"The Linn 9000 is a nightmare for maintenance, but it sounds really good. The more classic LM2 can give you same 80 emotions at fraction price and troubles. For collectors or technical geeks"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci