Roger Linn
American engineer known for the Linn drum machine · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1955 · age 71
Roger Curtis Linn is an American designer of electronic musical instruments and equipment. He is the designer of the LM-1, and its successor, the LinnDrum, which were both used extensively in 1980s pop music. Later in the decade, he created the MPC sampler which had a major impact on the development of hip-hop.
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Born 1955 · age 71
