1,148. May 4, 2012. #4. Yup, Simmons Drums were big all round in early 80's... Rush, King Crimson, Van Halen all used them to name but a few offhand. The gated Phil Collins thing got big too (aaargh!!), so that is a key tone to go after, as mention by jmoose above.
It has a built-in 32-track MIDI sequencer with sampling capability, 18 sounds with velocity sensitive drum pads, a mixer section, programmable hi-hat decay, panning, and a nice big LCD screen. Extra options include SMPTE, sampling and a floppy disk drive. Truly amazing for 1984.
Lo-Fi 80s Drums From the SP1200's Predecessor The Drumulator is a 12 bit drummachine created in 1983 by Emu Systems. After achieving success with the Emulator, Emu took aim at creating a much more affordable Linn LM1. And while the results certainly didn't sound like an LM1, the Drumulator nonetheless had a successful
I'm going to be trying something new, and doing some one/two man shows. My first thought was just a click track through ear monitors so we can keep time. But then I thought it might be nice to just have audible percussion. However my experience with external drummachines stops with an old...
Linndrum Tape is a free sample collection that features 215 drum samples, created using the iconic LinnDrum LM-2 drummachine. The samples were created by recording to 1/2″ analog tape, using an Ampex ATR-102 vintage tape machine at multiple saturation levels. The sample library is a free download (.zip). September 21, 2016.
Linndrum Tape is a free sample collection that features 215 drum samples, created using the iconic LinnDrum LM-2 drum machine. The samples were created by recording to 1/2″ analog tape, using an Ampex ATR-102 vintage tape machine at multiple saturation levels. The sample library is a free download (.zip). September 21, 2016.
