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Honestly the main reason some might not like it now is that it's so identified with the 80s ie the Ashford & Simpson comment. But in terms of the actual sounds, they're about the best stock drum sounds that were ever made along with the Oberheim.
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well thats just a matter of opinion anyways, i'd completely disagree, what makes them so 'good' to you?
i'm going on this premise; that they arent in any way 'realistic', and yet also they dont offer much creativity if looked at in terms of them a non realistic unit but which can make plenty of sounds with layering and detuning etc
i do however concede that yes they were quite a decent 'realistic' step up from a 606 or some of the more obscure boom-tish boxes of that era which were affordable, and i think it's that which gave them the rep they had at the time but which now is overated
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The only reason the Linns are less desirable to some now is that we've had 20 years of cheap Rolands ruling the market because that cheap sound came to be desired. FYI back in the day when realism was important very few would've chosen a Roland except by necessity, when cost was a factor because the Linns and Oberheims were too expensive.
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realism was important? what are you talking about? nobody used linns to sound realistic back then, the styles in vogue were not in anyway trying to sound realistic (although yes i realise MARKETTING at that time tried to pitch the new breed of drum machines around a 'realism' slant), but nobody was actualy using drum machines then to sound like real drums that i can remember, everyone was doing early electro, early electronic reggea and god aweful dead or alive style electro pop
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Prince still uses his LM-1s because the feel's still the best around after all this time. He substitutes the chips just because of those here and elsewhere who dismiss the stock sounds as too 80s, not because they sound bad. They sound better than most of the sounds heard now actually.
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mebbe that's just cos he's familiar with the unit? although his new album makes it so that frankly you couldnt give a toss what he's doing now
anyways no argument man, we're all just expressing our opinion of how they sound.