You may have heard of the LinnDrum II project-- a drum machine collaboration between me (Roger) and Dave Smith. During development, we learned that Dave's customers and mine wanted somewhat different products, so we figured it's better to start over and make two drum machines-- LinnDrum II, focused on my customers and sold through Roger Linn Design, plus a second drum machine focused on Dave's customers and sold through his company.
While both products share many fundamental concepts and features, each has its own unique personality and strengths. Both products are still in development and there's plenty of work remaining to do. I'd prefer to still keep LinnDrum II under wraps for now, but Dave and I would like to share with you some advance information about the product for his customers, called "Tempest".