Behringer has announced that the LM Drum – a new new drum machine that copies the look of the classic LinnDrum look – is now shipping from their factory.
The Behringer LM Drum is not designed to be a knockoff or clone of the original LinnDrum. Instead, it’s an original sampling drum machine that features samples from the LM1, LM1, LM9000 and other drum machines, an 8/12-bit sampling sound engine, and a look inspired by the LinnDrum. It also supports sampling via a built-in line input.
Behringer LM Drum Intro Video:
Features:
- Drum machine with 8/12-bit sampling sound engine
- 109 drum sounds including LM1, LM2, LM9000 and more
- Line input allows for live recording and storage of your own samples
- Analog circuitry including 3320 VCF and 2164 VCA
- 16 DACs with variable sample rate and 8/12-bit resolution
- 16-voice architecture with independent level and pan controls for each voice
- 64-step drum sequencer that supports poly-meter, step-repeat, note-repeat, real-time triggering, track-mute and track-solo
- 16 independent analog outputs for external processing or recording your rhythms as multi-track audio
- Integrated FX bus features Wave Designer and dual-mode Analog Filter with per voice assignment
- 16 velocity-sensitive drum pads with after touch
- Live recording, editing and playback of analog filter cutoff via automation
- Storage of up to 8 songs and 128 patterns, all of which can be imported/exported during playback for unlimited songs and patterns
- Pattern Mode allows arrangement of patterns into full songs and setting number of repeats per song part
- Song Mode allows chaining songs together for live sets and expanded compositions
- Auto Scroll feature enables improvisation in all modes
- Comprehensive MIDI In/Out/Thru plus USB implementation for synchronization and connection to external devices
- Sync options include USB, MIDI, Clock and Internal for maximum versatility
- Encoder for editing parameters such as Tempo, Swing, Probability, Flam and Random
- 128×64 LCD graphic display for easy editing of program parameters
- Headphone and main outputs on 1/4″ connectors
Pricing and Availability:
The Behringer LM Drum is now shipping from their factory, priced at $399 USD.
Note that it typically takes a month or two from when they start shipping for new gear to be available at their retail partners.
This looks great, I have long since sold my tr-8 and often miss the faders more drum machines should have them!
I wonder can you sequence the pitch of the samples, that would make this an instant buy from me(when it’s actually available to buy)
I know you can via Midi as I briefly looked through the start-up manual and it accepts MIDI CC’s for tuning for the snare, toms, and congas.
How much sampling memory?
It’s apparently got 8 minutes worth of sampling memory at 12 bits/24 Khz. That comes down to about 18 megabytes. That’s about 20 decent kits worth I think.
Behringer need to get someone else to direct their product intro videos. Watching/listening to them is like being stuck at a noisy trade show with a presenter who will not shut up.
I want to hear the product with some very simple accompaniment, get a quick run down of the design ideas/major features from someone without all the exaggerated delivery (less Florian Pilz, more Loopop/Stimming), hear it do a few different styles solo, and then pull out the stops for a fully mixed track. When you are in a competition for attention, the answer is not to add more and more stuff, it’s to take away as much as possible and let the product make the big impact. WHY would you bury the sounds of your new drum machine under a sales guy, a delay-washed guitar loop, a pad, and funky bass? I only have the vaguest impression of how it sounds based on a pastiche of two 80s hits.
As for the machine, this is not really my musical aesthetic BUT the price is great and the extremely hands-on design looks spot-on. The sequencer is quite full featured and looks ready for most musical tasks, including live performance. The sound design looks basic but sufficient; I couldn’t form a good impression of this because of the video. The limitations are more than offset by the volume pan faders for every channel. Individual outs for every drum track is fantastic and very unexpected on a machine at this price. I wonder how many customers will really be able to take advantage of that, but you can get old analog mixers quite cheaply these days. Aftertouch on the drum pads is also a nice surprise.
Overall this is an impressive-looking product. Even though it is not my preferred musical flavor I am very curious about it and look forward to trying it out. It could be a big hit by sounding familiar but a little different at the same time. For many people it will be good to have around even if it is not their primary drum machine, and for some people it will be everything they need in one box.
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I’ll give $25 to any charity right now if this username has ever commented on a non beheringer post or even better more than 3-4 posts of any kind.
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Synthhead – It’s not on topic to point out how the fake comment is fake and why? I didn’t use any curses or mean spirited attacks I simply mentioned what I observed to be the truth here – B has a pattern in the way they reply to the 3 to 6 posts a week here. They do the same thing on similar blogs and on YT also. It’s a story so if you’re not gonna write about it as you say you cover everything why can’t I? Maybe you have some way of seeing from your end how many of these comments in all of B’s many weekly posts belong to first time or anonymous users? I guarantee there’s more than any other types of posts. What’s my point? They are obviously being provocative to flame usually already slightly provocative synth news as that’s part of their advertising strategy. And just how are you grading what is “constructive” or not ? I don’t get it Synthhead first you ask me to use only one username so I did, now you are moving the goalposts accusing me of attacking and saying my comments aren’t constructive. I believe I am constructing an argument that is absolutely on topic. It might be uncomfortable to confront this but we should always follow the truth in our journalism. And sure this will get buried under the next weeks 7 behringer posts all of who’s comment section will be filled with bot comments about how one person “wasint planning on buying one, but loves it” or the guy who “is gonna buy 2 because he can get 16 voices that way” I mean do you read your own comment section? Do you care about behringer flaming it on every post?
Permanent_username – it’s not ‘moving the goalposts’ to ask you and other readers to treat other readers with respect and avoid personal attacks.
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This is a personal attack: “Joe Blow, you’re a shill for Behringer!”
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Why don’t you just do a google search and check? You’ll quickly find your ‘argument’ is nonsense. I have posted here for many years, and under the same username on gearspace, elektronauts and several other electronic music forums. You can like or dislike my opinions and writing style, that is of course up to you. But if you bother to search you’ll find I have been posting my thoughts about electronic music instruments in more or less the same style for many years, long before Behringer ever entered the synth market. I have never had any kind of social or business relationship with them or with anyone who works for them that I know of, nor am I connected with any retailer or wholesaler in this industry.
>we should always follow the truth in our journalism
The truth seems to be that you are treating discussion of electronic music hardware as some sort of political drama, imagining secret plots and accusing people (me in this case) of conspiring to provoke you.
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That’s really ironic because I have never seen you comment on a post that isn’t about Behringer!
Pot, kettle, black.
Picking this up next year and at that price I think it’s more than worth it. I was expecting something around $600+ and so I completely expected to skip it but they delivered on this one. I mostly skip most of behringers stuff but this one had me interested since they announced it a few years back.
This is an interesting development, but I’m not sure why someone would preorder it at this point. You can use these samples in any sampler, and put a Linn sticker on it if you’re into that. Does this one have the best workflow for you, compared to others currently on the market? That’s not clear either way from the current info. Or is there something special? some really special stuff in the precise DAC here?
Dude it’s a 12-bit sampler. THE crunchy lofi sound of 80’s house and 90’s hip hop. That you can’t recreate on any of today’s higher quality 16-bit hardware samplers. Yeah, people want this. Real bad.
Sonicware Lofi-12?
The lofi12 has a “12-bit mode” but the samples are 16 bit. it does sound crunchy and nice, but it’s not technically 12 bit.
ISLA 2400?
it’s two thousand bucks and also ##########
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Any nitwit can throw away the four least significant bits of a 16-bit sample to create a genuine “crunchy” 12-bit sample.
volume fader and pitch knobs for drum tuning + individual outs
very basic features in 2024 but often ignored, can be used very creative for people who love to work on a real mixing desk
I literally come here just for the Behringer shade troll fights lol
This is a very interesting clone of Roland tr-8s!
The OLED layout looks almost identical to Elektron’s but I’m sure it a coincidence because B is not known to jack other company’s designs.
yeh it does lol
Has there been any mention of its sequencer having motion sequencing / parameter locking capability?
$400?
wow, damn
People who complain about the ability to acquire any hardware for writing music at reasonable prices are the same people that complained hardware is too expensive ten years ago. The boutique companies that actually invent new stuff are safe …. Everything is copied off something peeps.
This should be a guilt free purchase for people who require this kind of machine. Looks great. Might be a piece of shit. Time will tell. : )
after the BX700 Frankensynth
Now Frankendrum!