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"Up for auction is the famous Linn LM-1, serial #373, considered by many to be one of the best drum machines ever made. Only 500 were made and this is one of the later, more stable versions with removable/cleanable button caps (older models had buttons that could not be disassembled and had to be replaced if they went bad) and shuffle LED's (a must). If you're looking to get the Prince sound (or the Human League, or Gary Numan, or Visage, or John Carpenter sound), this is the machine you want. Samples don't do it justice and can't replicate it (I know, I've tried). This one has been extensively and professionally modified with sync input/output jacks (syncs up perfectly MIDI via trigger input), alternate sounds that can be toggled on/off (original LM-1 woody Claptrap clap/regular clap, 4 toms, 4 congas, or clave/Prince sidestick). In addition, all tuning pots have been moved to the front of the machine for easy access (replacing the useless left/right/center panning toggles - original hardware is included in case the user wishes to revert back to the way it was originally - but why you'd want to do this is beyond me because it really opens up the machine and allows for realtime drum tuning mid-sequence). Ideally you'll want to run each drum sound from it's individual output through a sub-mixer for optimum panning/EQ."
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