{"product_id":"roger-linn-design-linnstrument-128-open-box","title":"ROGER LINN DESIGN LINNSTRUMENT 128 : USED","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*INCLUDES Linnstrument 128 ONLY*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet LinnStrument, an expressive MIDI controller for musical performance. Unlike the simple on\/off switches of a standard MIDI keyboard, LinnStrument's backlit note pads sense each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331499-2\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einger's subtle movements in five ways, enabling musical performance expression rivaling that of fine acoustic instruments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u331548-5\"\u003eLinnStrument's \u003ca class=\"nonblock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerlinndesign.com\/patent.html\"\u003epatented\u003c\/a\u003e touch-sensing technology permits you to slide in pitch directly from one note to another, tilt your finger forward\/backward for subtle timbral variation, or vary note loudness with pressure or velocity, all sensitive to very light touches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piano's note arrangement works well for piano music, but its uneven pitch intervals and rear-positioned black keys make it ill-suited for performing natural pitch bends and slides, an important element of expressive performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStringed instruments don't have this problem because the semitones are uniformly spaced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u331549-3\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331549\"\u003eSo LinnStrument's notes are arranged as on any stringed instrument. E\u003c\/span\u003each row is a series of consecutive semitones, so bends and pitch slides are simple and intuitive: play a note, slide left or right to the destination note, then wiggle it for vibrato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u331549-7\"\u003eYou can tune the rows like a guitar, violin or however you wish. By default they are tuned in musical fourths (five semitones), like a bass guitar with 8 strings. This note arrangement is called the \u003cspan id=\"u331549-5\"\u003e4ths String Layout\u003c\/span\u003e and is fast becoming a new standard for expressive musical control, used in Ableton Push, Roli's LightPad Block, a variety of iPad apps and now over 1900 LinnStruments sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u331549-9\"\u003eTo make it easy to find the right notes, the scale notes are lit, with all the C note pads lit in a different color and having a Braille-size bump for tactile feedback. Alternatively, you can light any scale and in any of 10 colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"u331557-9\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331557\"\u003eLinnStrument sends standard MIDI messages over its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"nonblock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerlinndesign.com\/ls-hooking-it-up.html\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331557-2\"\u003eUSB or MIDI output jacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331557-4\"\u003e, and is configured by default to work out-of-the-box over a single MIDI channel for compatibility with every MIDI sound generator in existence, but with the advantages over a MIDI keyboard of performed vibrato, note-to-note pitch slides, polyphonic pressure sensing, and forward\/backward touch control. And \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"nonblock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerlinndesign.com\/midi-details.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331557-5\"\u003eLinnStrument gets around MIDI's one-channel Pitch Bend limitations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331557-7\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"u331557-8\"\u003eby automatically quantizing polyphonic pitch slides to semitones, while leaving solo pitch slides continuous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROGER LINN DESIGN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41347629973677,"sku":"COSI-CW-LINN-128","price":949.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/3449\/7197\/products\/ls128_no_background-u224393_2x3_1.png?v=1645062677","url":"https:\/\/www.detroitmodular.live\/products\/roger-linn-design-linnstrument-128-open-box","provider":"Detroit Modular","version":"1.0","type":"link"}