Presented in 1980 by the Japanese manufacturer Roland TR-808 rhythm machine actually seemed to be, doomed to failure at the very beginning of its journey. It was the main competitor to the so much superior LM-1 Drum Computer on the market. Compared to...
If TR-808 was the "rhythm" godfather of hip-hop and electro music, then TR-909 meant the same for techno and house music. TR-909 was released 3 years after its predecessor, which offers an partially analog and kind of a hybrid sound generation. After a...
The legendary LM-1 Drum Computer by Roger Linn became the first digital drum machine capable of reproducing samples of real drums. Its excellent sound helped to revise and change the music of the 80's. The LM-1 is the first digital drum machine to...
LinnDrum, or LM-2, went into production in 1982. LM-2 is an updated version of the LM-1, with added crash samples and cymbal rides. Unlike Roland TR series, the drum machine used 28-35 kHz samples of real acoustic drums. Thus, LinnDrum appeared to be a...
The E-mu Systems SP-12 is a classic drum machine from the late 1980s. It was one of the first drum machines to feature sampling capabilities, allowing users to create their own drum sounds. It was also the first drum machine to feature a built-in...
Legendary designers of electronic instruments Dave Smith and Roger Linn teamed up to create a drum machine called Tempest – quite a loud name today. In the process, both enthusiasts of synth making had separate responsibilities: Linn was busy with a...
It's true analogue. Eleven instruments, sequencer, Midi/USB/SD-Card. Samples. Sampling inputs, balanced individual outputs. Although it may appear similar to the classics XBASE 09, 999 and 888, the ALPHA BASE has an entirely new design under the hood. We...
Analog Rytm MKII is a top quality drum machine featuring hybrid architecture of analog and digital components with quick live performance control. The beat makers will be able to sample with Analog Rytm full-function drum device as well. The MKII version...
In 2015, a peculiar, notable for its appearance midi-controller – Linnstrument - was presented. It is a three-dimensional MIDI instrument encased in a metal housing with natural cherry wood inserts. The multi touch surface is made of translucent silicone...
The release of the hybrid drum machine Elektron Analog RYTM took place in 2014. Its clue feature is the 8-voice analog core (with digital envelopes, LFO, noise generator), which is often absent in most drum machines today. It has 12 velocity sensitive...
