NAMM11: not Boomchik but Dave Smith Instruments Tempest Analog Drum Machine Roger Linn Design

Dave Smith Instruments- Tempest Analog Drum Machine- Roger Linn Design. Remember the Boomchik from Mr Linn and Mr Smith? It’s here, but it has a new name at NAMM 2011, looks nice. it’s 2 analog and 2 digital Oscs. lpf filtering (analog), hpf 2pole hpf (like other DSI synths got). analog distortion & compressor (hey) and 16 Pads, 2 Ribbons.So it’s sort of analog Groovebox – sounds good as I can tell from a YT video.. this gonna be seen in the clubs over here, I guess.. SAMPLES can be…

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AKAI + LINN – from the Linn Drum to the Akai MPC – The analog 80s era of Akai Synthesizers

AKAI + LINN SYNTHESIZER + DRUMMACHINE/GROOVEBOX AKAI – SYNTHESIZERS AX / VX Analog Series.. Drums and beats: mpc series the linn drum / akai and history.. sampler S + Z series Akai Akai Synth overview / überblick.. Linn Linn Drum/Synth overview / überblick.. LINN DRUM by roger linn who also made the MPCs..invented the mpc, so heres his work: Roger Linn invented this nice 8bit @28khz to 35kHz sample rate dum machine which made lots of ppl happy.. midi wasn’t „part“ of theLINN DRUM but here it can be retrofitted..…

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At DSI mid Summer 2008 – Linndrum II analog (there will be a digital model, too)

LinnDrum II 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 be posting it to this page. The most obvious development over the last year is that it is no longer called BoomChik: it is now the LinnDrum II. There will be two models: the all-digital LinnDrum II and the LinnDrum II Analog, which adds a 4-voice analog synth and 27 dual-function voicing knobs. The LinnDrum II will be available from Roger…

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