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Something Wrong with the Machinery: How Prince Created and Was Doomed by the Sound of the ’80s

While he’s grown into an internet-hating technophobe, in the ‘80s, Prince embraced new technologies with enthusiasm. He was one of the first to buy the LM-1, a $5,000 drum machine innovative for its use of sampled sounds. The LM-1, designed in part by the drummer from Toto, was a revolutionary device. Previous drum machines madeContinue reading “Something Wrong with the Machinery: How Prince Created and Was Doomed by the Sound of the ’80s”