Roger Linn DesignLinnStrument MIDI Controller

Roger Linn Design Linnstrument

The Linnstrument is a powerfully-expressive MIDI controller whose pads are arranged in a manner more akin to that of a stringed instrument than that of a piano. The goal was to create a uniquely-playable controller specifically oriented towards performance. The Linnstrument senses pressure and velocity, left/right, and forward/backwards movements across three axes (X, Y, and Z). More specifically, the Z Axis affords control over each note’s amplitude, the X Axis controls the pitch, and the Y Axis initiates various changes in timbre that are configurable based on the user’s personal taste.

Linnstrument Features

• MIDI messages sent: Note On/Off with velocity; Pressure sent as either Channel Pressure, Poly Pressure or CC of your choosing; X-axis (left-right) movements sent as Pitch Bend, including pitch slides across multiple note pads; Y-axis (forward-backward) movements sent as CC of your choosing. Limited to the 17 mm vertical dimension of each note pad
• MIDI Modes: One Channel: All notes sent over a single MIDI channel; Channel Per Note: Each touch is sent over its own MIDI channel; Channel Per Row: Each row's touches are sent over a separate MIDI channel
• MIDI Input accepts MIDI Clock (for arpeggiator sync), full NRPN control of all internal parameters, CC full control of all lights
• LEDS: Each of the 200 note pads and 8 control buttons has an independently-controlled RGB (red/green/blue) LED
• Permitted colors: red, green, blue, cyan, magenta and yellow