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We've spiced up the sonic
palette with some very well
known digital drum machines
from the eighties.
One such drum machine is the Linn LM-1 Drum Computer that be-
longs to Torgny Söderberg in Skara. It has serial number 00131 and
was one the first to be sold in Sweden. This was Torgny's main tool
during his extremely successful period of songwriting, and conse-
quently this very machine has been heard in more Swedish pop hits
than any other drum machine.
Hmm, isn't it fascinating how everything goes in circles. When digital
drum machines first appeared in the early 80s, we were amazed at the
sonic realism. It sounds just like a real drummer! Human drummers
didn't become totally extinct, but they met some fierce competition in
those days.
Later, with huge, multisampled sound libraries, plus a general revival
of the live drummer, those old 8-bit beasts seem to represent an era
most musicians want to forget. Until now, that is, for it seems like dig-
ital sounds have started to become fashionable again!
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