réactions à la news Aly James émule le Linn LM-1 sur Windows

Most EPROM-based drum machines (re)trigger their Hat sample from the beginning of the sound in the stored EPROM. This gives a consistent but static delivery of the sound sample. The LM-1, however, has its EPROM clocked continuously, which means the sample is always being looped. To trigger the Hat sound, the LM-1 merely applies a volume envelope to the DAC. This means that the LM-1's HiHat output is a little different each time it is triggered. My guess is that Roger Linn did this either because memory was very expensive in the late 1970's or he's brilliant in realizing that each strike of a real cymbal is unlikely to be exactly the same ... or both!