How Roger Linn’s Drum Machines Shaped Five Decades of Music
The story of Roger Linn, the LM-1, LinnDrum and MPC and the drum machines that changed music. 📝 Go Deeper On Patreon: If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon. There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next. If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here: 👉 / loopkitchen 🎉 BOGOF Offer: Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'LINNSANITY' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in. https://loopkitchen.co.uk/collections... 🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - https://loopkitchen.carrd.co/ 🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - https://loopkitchenplugins.carrd.co/ Find out the story of 9th Wonder next: • How 9th Wonder Reshaped Hip Hop For The Di... 💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - / discord 🧷 Connect with us on social media: El Train Instagram - / eltrainmusic El Train TikTok - / eltrainmusic Loop Kitchen Instagram - / loopkitchen_ For almost 50 years, Roger Linn’s machines have quietly shaped the way modern music feels. Before the MPC became one of hip-hop’s most important innovations, before the LinnDrum helped define the sound of 80s pop and R&B, and before Prince made the LM-1 part of his sound, Roger Linn was a guitarist, engineer and inventor trying to make drum machines to accompany his demos. This video follows the story of the LM-1, LinnDrum, Linn 9000 and Akai MPC60 & 3000, and how these machines helped shape records by Prince, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, DJ Premier, J Dilla, Jermaine Dupri, Carl Craig, Just Blaze and more. In this episode of Behind The Record, we look at how Roger Linn went from would-be rock star to one of the most important instrument designers in modern music and how three machines helped create one incredible legacy. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Before The Beat 03:31 - The LM-1 08:14 - A Quick Interlude 09:14 - The LinnDrum 11:42 - The Linn 9000 12:41 - The MPC

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