Kenton Linn LM-1 User Manual

User instructions for Kenton MIDI retrofit for

LINN LM-1 DRUM COMPUTER

These instructions are for LM-1 MIDI retrofit kits produced after 21

Different instructions apply to earlier LM-1 MIDI retrofit kits.

Your LM-1 drum machine is now equipped to send and receive MIDI information. When turned on it will function
normally but will also send and receive MIDI note & velocity information on the MIDI channels you have selected. It
will also send and receive MIDI clock information.

The factory default settings are:
Receive channel 10
Transmit channel 10
Clock Stop/start receive ON
Continue=Start ON

You can return to the factory default settings at any time by turning the LM-1 on while holding the red push button
pressed. Hold for a couple of seconds – then release.

The LM-1 will auto switch between internal and MIDI clock. If the LM-1 is already playing from its internal clock, then
MIDI START commands are ignored. If the LM-1 is stopped, then when a MIDI Start command** is received, the
LM-1 will take its timing information from the MIDI clock source. The LM-1 will then only resume playing from its
internal clock once a MIDI stop command has been received. ** (or SPP = zero + continue – see below)

Some sequencers do not send a MIDI start command and instead send a Song Position Pointer zero followed by
Continue message, this is recognised by the LM-1 as a MIDI start. Continue messages received with SPP not zero
will be ignored if Continue=Start is OFF. However the default setting for continue=start is ON.

You can make the LM-1 ignore start/stop/continue commands by selecting it using the programming mode
described in the next paragraph, when set to disable the LM-1 will not respond to start, stop, or continue
commands, this is to enable the LM-1 to function as a sound module in systems where MIDI clock is being used to
drive other devices.

You can also set the LM-1 to MIDI receive OFF, this will enable the LM-1 to run in time with MIDI clock, but ignore
any incoming notes. MIDI transmit can be turned off too. This applies to notes only, not clock.

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April 2013 – Firmware LIN16002 or later.

Using the red push button to program the MIDI settings

Two modes are available by pushing the red push button. Before you do press the red button however, make sure
the LM-1 drum is not playing, otherwise the results may be unpredictable.

1) SETUP MODE - Changing MIDI channels and other settings
Give the red push button a short press (half a second) - then release. Use the drum sound buttons to select MIDI
channels, continue=start, stop-start enable/disable as described on the next page. Alternatively follow this with a
single note on the remote MIDI keyboard as detailed on page 4. After pressing any key (whether valid or not) you
will be automatically returned to playing mode. Set-ups are stored in non volatile memory.

2) MAPPING MODE - assigning MIDI notes to sounds
Press the red button hold for about four seconds (the cabasa will sound to indicate) - then release. Follow this with a
single press of the drum sound button that you want to map (which will play cabasa), followed by any MIDI note on
the remote MIDI keyboard. The drum sound specified by that drum sound button will be mapped to the key you
pressed. Press the CABASA button (bottom row right), to be returned to normal play mode. To map the cabasa use
only the top row cabasa button. On page 3 is a fuller description of the process.

Note: When in setup and mapping modes the LM-1 will receive on ALL MIDI channels.

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OPERATION OF DRUM BUTTONS IN SET-UP MODE – FULL DESCRIPTION

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
| Chan | Chan | Chan | Chan | Chan | Chan | Chan | Chan | Add 8|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | to |
| (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | Chan |

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
| RX | TX | RX | TX |START & STOP | Cont = Start|Return|
| chan | chan | chan | chan | Dis- | En- | | | to |
| mode | mode | OFF | OFF | able | able | OFF | ON |Normal|

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

The top row of nine buttons (Conga thru cabasa) are for selection of MIDI channels - the first 8 are numbers 1 to 8,
the ninth button (cabasa) will add 8 to the channel if pressed immediately prior to one of the buttons 1 to 8, thereby
allowing selection of channels 9 to 16.

On the bottom row, CONGA▼ selects Receive channel mode, TOM▼ selects Transmit channel mode , SNARE
selects Receive channel OFF, BASS selects receive channel ON, HI-HAT selects disable MIDI stop/start receive,
COWBELL selects enable MIDI stop/start receive, CLAVE selects Continue=Start OFF, TAMB selects
Continue=Start ON, and CABASA will just return you to the normal operating state.

So the sequence of events for setting a MIDI channel is :-
Red push button (short press)
then Receive or Transmit mode select
then optionally the Add 8 button (for channels 9-16)
then one of the first 8 buttons on the top row to select a channel.

The selected channel will be stored in memory and you will be returned to normal playing mode.
If you want to make another selection, you will need to press the red push button again.

As an example - to get transmit channel 5 and receive channel 10.

1) Press the red button (short press)

2) Press TOM▼ [bottom row of buttons] (Transmit Channel Mode)

3) Press hihat [top row of buttons] (channel 5)
Transmit channel 5 is now set and stored.

4) Press the red button again (short press)

5) Press CONGA▼ [bottom row of buttons] (Receive Channel Mode)

6) Press cabasa [top row ] (adds 8 to the following channel)

7) Press TOM▲ [top row ] (channel 10 including the added 8)
Receive channel 10 is now set and stored.

For all the other feature buttons (SNARE thru TAMB) you only need to press the red button (short press) followed by
the required button. The selected feature will be stored in memory and you will be returned to normal playing mode.

For example to select Receive channel OFF:-

1) Press the red button (short press)

2) Press SNARE [bottom row of buttons] (Receive Channel OFF)

Note that after the red button has been pressed, the drum sound buttons will all sound cabasa to confirm when they
have been pressed.

All of the features on this page features can be selected instead by using a remote MIDI keyboard.
Press the red button (short press), then press the appropriate key on the remote MIDI keyboard to select the feature
you want. The selected channel or feature will be stored in memory and you will be returned to normal playing
mode. If you want to make another selection, you will need to press the red push button again. If you press a key
which has not been assigned a use, you will still be returned to normal playing mode and will need to press the red
button again to make your intended selection.

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