Roger Linn Interviewed by Sweetwater

[@rosspalumbo]

This man is a human treasure. Thank you, Roger Linn.

[@isaacgodbolt9244]

I love this guy he made music easy for me to understand I wonder what else he has in store with that incredible mind

[@fuzzupuzzu]

being a roger linn fan is a given, im a fan of mitch as well, he conducts the interviews so wel

[@mCKENIC]

Thanks Mitch and thank you for everything Roger!

[@Madison-ut6bz]

i like that he thinks of instrument design with a musician mind

[@bangitllc1821]

Me too!

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

The Akai MPC 60 is one the most ergonomically friendly sampling workstations, if you have enough room for one.

[@neilbarbu]

Great job interviewing as always Mitch! It was also nice to see Nick Shenckel being shown the Linnstrument. I seriously want one, my wife won't let me have anymore keyboards, and this is a game changer

[@andresgualtero9132]

This guy is my hero. Well him and Dave

[@mikedegrazia]

Amazing mind, thank you Roger Lynn. Thank you Mitch and Sweetwater!

[@azmattic306]

does this guy even know how much he changed the world ????does anybody know????

[@jaggass]

You sir are a legend.

[@fuzzupuzzu]

awesome stuff

[@discotechwreck]

Great interview!

[@sweetwater]

Thanks for watching, discotechwreck!

[@HazyJ28]

WOW. 2 absolute Legends.

[@kiefferz5556]

Honestly its because of prince that the linn lm 1 became popular

[@TheMrFraud]

Nice guy!

[@RadicalCaveman]

Yep, he's a certified sweetheart.

[@gk82111]

The Legend himself

[@proudpolishherbsman2583]

Roger Linn and Dave Rossum, two white guys who influenced the history of hip-hop.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Roger Linn's story was included twice in Mark Vail's book, Vintage Synthesizers (2000). I've read it numerous times, but it's definitely cool to hear him talk about it in real time. Funny enough, but what he says about guys like Brian Eno wanting to upload their own sounds when the LM-1 was being made would come to pass in the aftermath of Linn Electronics folding, when E-Mu came out with the SP-12. Of course, E-Mu wouldn't have created the SP-12 if Roger hadn't designed the LM-1 and Oberheim Electronics hadn't come out with the DMX (which does at least include interchangeable sample chips). There was only a short timespan between technological advancements. What he says here about the compelling instrumental voice being missing from mainstream pop music is increasingly true. This is from June 2015, and my comment is posted on the second day of 2018.

[@marctronixx]

and still current as of today 31 aug 2024

[@bangitllc1821]

Zawinul played very realistic strings on his Prophet 5.

[@thaexception3406]

Major to say the least!

[@icecreaman2010]

I remember Roger linn. He left a lot of people high and dry when he filled bankruptcy after a lot of us purchased his Linn 9000.

[@davidespinosa1910]

On the other hand, if more people had bought the Linn 9000, it might have been the Roger Linn MPC instead of the Akai MPC !

[@HSG718]

@@davidespinosa1910 its the roger linn mpc, he made the 60 & the 3000. the only one that were beast.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Well, I think you can pretty well guess he didn't WANT to file for bankruptcy.

[@CYOnTheBeat]

👍👍

[@EffingtonCouldBe]

Did I miss it, or was NOTHING said about Prince...who made this drum machine his bitch?

[@Jkeane1337]

does anyone else notice how listening to roger linn works as a sleep aid, similar to bob ross.

[@MrJMart12]

If you close your eyes and listen to him, especially certain words and phrases sound very much like actor Jeff Goldblum!

[@maatsankara905]

the roli has a step up on the linnstrument

[@bangitllc1821]

Essentially identical op but one is physically more like a keyboard and the other more like a fretboard.

[@penisbreath952]

roli is stuck in the past and your slides/bends only work in coarse quarter tones vs fluid, seamless pitch movement. look into the xenharmonic world, and realize that the 12 tone piano layout will soon become defunct and outdated.

[@Memory_Blanks]

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