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This video is a demo of a modded Linn LM-1 - a classic drum machine that is even more flexible with the mod, which adds tuning pots to the front panel.

 

What would you do if you had a vintage, classic LinnDrum Drum Machine?
If you’re this crazy half-naked guy, you’d blow it away with your S&W .500 Magnum.
I say crazy not because LinnDrums routinely sell for hundreds of dollars, even for parts, but because he could have at least given a little speech, out of [...]

 

 
Roger Linn shared some renderings over the weekend of the LinnDrum II - the much-hyped new drum machine from Linn and synth guru Dave Smith.
Here’s what Linn & Smith have to say about the LinnDrum II status:
I’m sorry to report that we won’t be shipping in 2008 and I can’t yet offer a new estimated ship date. The good news [...]

 

via Chip Collection: You can now place advance orders for Dave Smith & Roger Linn’s LinnDrum II drum machine.
There are two models: the all-digital “LinnDrum II”, available from Roger Linn Design and the “LinnDrum II Analog”, which adds four analog synth voices and 32 dual-function voicing knobs, available from Dave Smith Instruments.
Pricing is $1400 for [...]

 

The 2008 NAMM Show wasn’t a great year for new synth and electronic music gear……but it was a good year.
We’ve already mentioned tons of great new gear that we saw at NAMM in the last couple of weeks, but, following in the footsteps of last year’s modular analog synthgasm, here are our picks for 2008’s [...]

 

We’re looking forward to checking out Roger Linn & Dave Smith’s LinnDrum II (formerly the BoomChik) at the upcoming 2007 NAMM Show.
Here’s what Dave Smith has said about it:
Many of you have been anxiously awaiting news of BoomChik, the collaboration between Dave and Roger Linn announced at Winter NAMM 2007. As information becomes available, we’ll [...]