the Prince sound

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:15 pm

anybody know what drum machine sound Prince put on all his own records? you know the one....it's kind of woody but distinctly lo-fi drum machine, and he would usually program rolls and accents with it to spice up the main beat.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4AKMtsikDw

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ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:17 pm

LinnDrum.

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Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:26 pm

Brrrrrrrrrrrrtha-ta-ta

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:37 pm

found it! thanks ew

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:38 pm

by the way...just noticed you're in St. Paul. i'm in south Minneapolis. are you involved in any live music projects in town? that's so appropriate you'd have the Prince knowledge

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:55 pm

At the moment, no. Between my real job and other things (such as the seven forums I moderate for NI), I haven't had a lot of free time in the last year. I do sit in on guitar every once in a while with friends' bands around town, and I'm working on something with the members of Sordid Business that will eventually be a live show...

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Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:08 pm

sweet...well nice to meet ya. i'll keep that in mind if i ever have a NI question

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:09 pm

sweet...well nice to meet ya. i'll keep that in mind if i ever have a NI question

Naive Teen Idol · Post by **Naive Teen Idol** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:42 pm

FWIW, it's not LinnDrum, but the LM-1. The LinnDrum was the LM-2...

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:21 pm

Naive Teen Idol wrote:FWIW, it's not LinnDrum, but the LM-1. The LinnDrum was the LM-2...

You're correct in saying he used the LM-1. And, you're correct in saying the later version was actually named LinnDrum. However, back in the '80s, you heard all of the Linn drum machines being referred to as LinnDrums; hence my usage of the term.

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