But here is the secret that producers have chased for decades:
When you think of Michael Jackson, you think of the beat . Not just the choreography, but the primal, mechanical thump that made you move. Whether it’s the shoulder-shimmy of Billie Jean or the aggressive punch of Scream , the drums are the unsung hero of the MJ catalog.
For the Thriller album (1982), producer Quincy Jones and engineer Bruce Swedien fell in love with the Linn LM-1. It was the first drum machine to use digitally sampled real drums.
But here is the secret that producers have chased for decades:
When you think of Michael Jackson, you think of the beat . Not just the choreography, but the primal, mechanical thump that made you move. Whether it’s the shoulder-shimmy of Billie Jean or the aggressive punch of Scream , the drums are the unsung hero of the MJ catalog.
For the Thriller album (1982), producer Quincy Jones and engineer Bruce Swedien fell in love with the Linn LM-1. It was the first drum machine to use digitally sampled real drums.
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