Linn not impressed with knock-off
Drum synth pioneer Roger Linn is less than happy with a knock-off of his 30-year-old and long-defunct LinnDrum by Germany’s Behringer. Behringer released its LmDrum last December, touting it as “a drum machine that can recreate the classic sound of the 80s … (with) an authentic 8/12-bit sampling sound engine that captures the essence of a hundred legendary 80’s drum sounds including those designed by Roger Linn such as the LM1, LM2, LM9000 and more”. In a statement on his website, Linn says he was given a sample last year, but that the Behringer CEO did not have his permission to copy either the visual design or sounds of the LinnDrum. He notes that Behringer approached him in 2020 to […]