Jim Dunlop injiniyan Ba'amurke ɗan Scotland ne kuma wanda ya kafa Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., babban mai kera na'urorin kiɗa da kiɗa. tasiri raka'a.
An kafa shi a Benicia, California, Dunlop ya fara kamfaninsa a 1965 a matsayin ƙaramin aikin gida.
A yau, ya girma ya zama babban masana'anta na kayan kiɗa, godiya ga yadda Dunlop ya samu na sanannu irin su. Kuka Baby, MXR da Way Huge.
Gabatarwa
James C. Dunlop, wanda aka fi sani da Jim Dunlop, ƙwararren ɗan kasuwa ne kuma ya sami lambar yabo wanda ya taimaka wajen tsara makomar kiɗa ta hanyar ƙirƙira da haɓaka wasu samfuran da aka fi sani da su. Ya kafa Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., a cikin 1965 tare da manufa don samar da kayan kida mafi dacewa ga kowane matakan mawaƙa. Daga abin da ya kirkira na juyin juya hali na "Crybaby" wah-wah pedal zuwa cikakken layinsa na masu gadi, madauri, da sauran kayan haɗi - samfuran Dunlop sun zama kayan haɗin gwiwa a yawancin ƙwararrun mawaƙa. A cikin wannan labarin za mu bincika wanene Jim Dunlop da abin da ya cim ma waƙa kafin rasuwarsa a 2013 yana da shekaru 80.
Early Life
Jim Dunlop, ainihin suna James D. Dunlop Jr., an haife shi a ranar 9 ga Yuli, 1942, a Edinburgh, Scotland. Ya girma a cikin iyali na kiɗa, tare da mahaifiyarsa malamin piano, mahaifinsa kuma mai busa jazz. Lokacin da yake girma, Jim yana kewaye da kiɗa kuma wannan yanayin ne wanda zai tsara aikinsa.
Family Background
An haifi James Dunlop a ranar 29 ga Agusta, 1958 a Glasgow, Scotland. Shi ne ɗan fari cikin 'ya'ya uku da iyayensa suka haifa, William da Esther Dunlop. Mahaifinsa ya mallaki shagon kifi da na'ura yayin da mahaifiyarsa yar gida ce. Jim yana da ’yan’uwa biyu, Michael da Brian; dukansu biyun sun kasance masu sha'awar waka kamar babban yayansu.
Jim ya halarci Makarantar Robert Gordon a Aberdeen kafin ya shiga Jami'ar Stirling don ci gaba da karatu a harkokin kasuwanci. Tun yana ƙarami ya fara nuna sha'awar kiɗan da ba da daɗewa ba ya zama ƙarfinsa a rayuwa. A jami'a ya buga bass tare da makada na blues da yawa kuma ya kulla dangantaka ta kut da kut da sauran mawakan da ke kusa da shi - wasu daga cikinsu sun ci gaba da samun nasarar kasuwanci.
Aikin kiɗa na Jim ya tashi ba da daɗewa ba lokacin da ya sami aikin da ke gudana Rosetti Music's G&L (Guitars & Longhorns) division, wanda ya kera amplifiers da lasifika don masana'antun kiɗa kamar Marshall Amplification da Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC). A wannan lokacin Jim ya sami ilimi game da samar da takalmi na tasirin guitar da kuma guitars kansu - yanki na gwaninta wanda a ƙarshe ya ba shi matsayi a tarihin rock'n'roll lokacin da ya kafa nasa kamfanin "Jim Dunlop Manufacturing Inc" (JDM) 1965.
Ilimi
An haifi Jim Dunlop a Glasgow, Scotland a shekara ta 1948. Yana da sha'awar aikin injiniya sosai, wanda daga baya ya zana da zarar ya fara aikinsa a matsayin mai kirkiro kiɗa. Bayan ya bar makaranta, ya shiga Jami'ar Strathclyde da ke Glasgow don yin karatun injiniyan injiniya, inda ya kammala karatun digiri da girmamawa bayan shekaru hudu na karatu.
Daga nan sai Dunlop ya shiga kamfanin Bassoon Industrial Company Ltd. inda ya yi karatun digirinsa na kera kayan aiki da kayayyakin aikin gona. A cikin 1972, an ba Dunlop aiki a Corby Trouser Press kusa kuma ya koma Paisley; da yake rike da matsayin mataimakin injiniyan zane a can, ya fara gwaji tare da ra'ayoyin ƙira don kayan kiɗa da kayan haɗi. Ƙirƙirarsa ta farko ita ce ingantaccen mai ɗaukar guitar; wannan ya zama sananne da sanannen zaɓin "Tortex" kuma ya kasance sananne a tsakanin masu guitar shekaru da yawa har sai an daina shi a cikin 2020.
Career
Jim Dunlop ƙwararren mai ƙirƙira ne a cikin duniyar kiɗa, koyaushe yana haɗa dabarun ƙirƙira tare da ƙwarewar fasaha don ƙirƙirar samfura na musamman. Ya fara sana’arsa ta waka ne ta hanyar samar da nau’ukan karba-karba da takalmi wadanda suka canza sautin gitar lantarki. Sabbin ƙirarsa sun haɗa sauti na gargajiya da fasahar zamani tare da mai da hankali kan inganci. Ayyukansa sun taimaka wajen tsara sautin kiɗan zamani.
Farawa na Farko
Jim Dunlop an san shi sosai don aikinsa a masana'antar kiɗa, daga ƙira da kera sa hannu na kayan aikin kiɗa zuwa sarrafa manyan makada. Amma kafin wannan duka, Jim Dunlop ya shiga cikin lokaci na ilimi da kuma inganta fasaharsa.
An haife shi a Paisley, Scotland, Dunlop ya haɓaka sha'awar kiɗa tun yana ƙarami - shiga gasar a wurin bikin kiɗan matasa na Scotland na gida lokacin yana ɗan shekara 11. Ya ci gaba da zuwa Jami'ar Strathclyde da ke Glasgow inda ya sami koyarwa a fannin injiniyan lantarki, sannan ya wuce Jami'ar Heriot-Watt don kammala karatunsa.
Bayan kammala karatun kwaleji tare da digiri na girmamawa kuma ya ci gaba da aiki a matsayin injiniyan sauti a gidan rediyon BBC na Scotland, Dunlop daga ƙarshe ya buɗe nasa shagon gyaran kayan kida da na'urori masu ƙarfi da ake kira VIP Sound Services. A wannan lokacin ya zana kwarewarsa a jami'a tare da ilimin da ya samu daga kwararrun kwararrun gyare-gyare a ko'ina cikin Turai da Japan don samun sabbin fasahohin da za su gina tushen abubuwan da za su zo daga baya - musamman lokacin da Dunlop ya fara ƙware wajen kera takalmi na tasirin guitar ga abokan ciniki kamar su. mambobi na U2, Deep Purple da Pink Floyd makada.
Kamfanin Dunlop Manufacturing Company
Jim Dunlop ya kafa Kamfanin Manufacturing Dunlop a 1965. Da yake a Benicia, California, alamar ta samar da gyare-gyaren al'ada na zaɓen guitar da madauri na Dunlop. Wadannan na'urorin haɗi sun zama sananne cewa an ba su suna daya daga cikin Top Ten Most Innovative Music Products or Companies of All Time by Rhythm Magazine a 2006. Bayan wannan nasara ta farko, Jim ya ci gaba da fadada abubuwan da kamfanin ke bayarwa don haɗawa da kirtani, string slides, capos, capos. nunin faifai, amps da sauran tasirin.
Dunlop ya kuma haɗa kai da wasu manyan mawaƙa a masana'antar dutse irin su Jimi Hendrix da Kurt Cobain don haɓaka samfuran sa hannu. Anyi wannan don amincewar masu fasaha kuma an ba da dama ga abubuwa na musamman ga masu amfani a duk duniya. Har wala yau, JDMC na ci gaba da samar da sabbin kayayyaki ga masu sana'a da mawakan masu son gaba ɗaya.
Baya ga kera na'urorin haɗi na guitar, Jim Dunlop ya kuma yi kyakkyawan aikin agaji ta hanyar Jim Dunlop Benevolence Fund wanda ke da niyyar amfani da ilimin kiɗan a matsayin wakili don canjin zamantakewa tsakanin al'ummomi a duk faɗin Amurka. Gidauniyar tana ba da kayan ilimi da kayan aiki ga yaran da ke sha'awar kiɗa amma ba za su iya ba; don haka samar da ƙarin dama ga ci gaban yara ta hanyar ƙwarewar kiɗa.
Legacy
Gadon Jim Dunlop yana rayuwa a yau, yayin da aikinsa na majagaba ya taso daga ci gaba a cikin igiyoyi, zaɓe, da allunan yatsa zuwa mafi nasarar ƙirƙirar sa, layin tasirin tasirin MXR. Dunlop Manufacturing ya ci gaba da haɓaka kan nasarar samfuran asali na mai ƙirƙira, kuma ya fitar da sabbin abubuwa don dacewa da ƙirar ƙaunataccensa. Baya ga yin tasirin tasiri ga masu kida na kowane matakai, Jim Dunlop shine ke da alhakin ƙirƙirar wasu mafi kyawun kayan kida da na'urorin haɗi don bassists a duk faɗin duniya.
Bayan samar da kayayyaki ga mawaƙa, Jim Dunlop ya mayar wa masana'antar da ta ba shi nasara sosai. Ya kasance mai himma wajen bayar da tallafi da ilimi ga ma'aikatan luthiers da masu gyara kayan aiki a ko'ina cikin Arewacin Amurka da Turai tare da karawa juna sani, yawon shakatawa na masana'anta da nunin samfura. Ba da gajiyawa ya ba shi lambobin yabo kamar digiri na girmamawa daga Kwalejin Kiɗa na Berklee da kuma shigar da shi cikin Zauren Kiɗa na Kanada da Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
Tare da ingantaccen tushe a fasahar kiɗan da ta faɗi tsakanin hanyoyin injiniyan tsarin gargajiya da gwajin lantarki, Jim Dunlop ya bar alamar da ba za a taɓa mantawa da ita ba a kan 'yan wasan guitar a duniya kafin mutuwarsa a 2009-da bayan haka. Don gane da wannan kyakkyawan aiki a fagen fasahar kiɗa, Jim Dunlop ya sami karramawa daga mujallar Guitar Player wanda ya buga labarin yabo na murnar aikinsa na rayuwarsa jim kaɗan bayan mutuwarsa. Har wala yau duk ƙwararrun masu fasaha waɗanda suka sami nasarar kasuwanci da kuma masu son duk-taurari har yanzu suna samun ƙwarin gwiwa daga ƙirarsa ta kiɗan da ta wadatar da rayuwa tun farkon farkon su fiye da shekaru arba'in da suka gabata.
Manyan Gudunmawa ga Kiɗa
Jim Dunlop ya kasance babban ɗan wasa a cikin masana'antar kiɗa, yana kawo sauyi game da abubuwan ƙirƙira da samfuransa. Ƙirƙirarsa da abubuwan da ya halitta sun kawo sauyi a yadda muke tunani da mu’amala da kayan kida da muke wasa. Kayayyakinsa sun zama kayan aiki masu mahimmanci ga ƙwararrun ƙwararru da mawaƙa masu son iri ɗaya. Bari mu ga wasu daga cikin manyan gudunmawar da ya bayar ga waka.
Haɓaka Fedal Wah-Wah
A cikin 1967, Jim Dunlop ya fito da ainihin Clyde McCoy Cry Baby Wah-Wah Pedal, wanda ya yi tasiri sosai a masana'antar. Ta hanyar haɓaka fasaha a cikin kiɗa, ta buɗe sabbin sautuna da ra'ayoyi waɗanda masu fasaha iri-iri suka karɓe su.
Tunanin feda ya samo asali ne daga fasahar bass na Rodney Mullen daga hits kamar Fats Domino's "Ba Wannan Abin Kunya bane" kuma an fara ganin shi sosai lokacin da Jimi Hendrix ya yada sauti ta amfani da Dunlop Wah-Wah Pedal. Kamfanin Dunlop Manufacturing ne ya mallaki kamfanin a cikin 1967, waɗanda suka haɗa nasu sabbin abubuwa kamar tsawon batir da keɓancewa na gaskiya a cikin sigar su ta fedal.
Gabatar da wannan feda ya ƙyale amps ya samar da ƙarin ɗorewa da karkatattun siginar guitar ba tare da rinjayen sauti ba. Masu saye za su iya canzawa tsakanin sautin santsi da rarrabuwar kawuna tare da sauƙaƙan ƙafar ƙafa, yin wasan kwaikwayon su na yau da kullun fiye da kowane lokaci.
An ƙirƙiri wasu nau'ikan takalmi masu yawa bisa wannan ra'ayin - masu fa'ida, flangers, masu canjawa wuri - wanda ke haifar da mafi girman yuwuwar ƙirƙira a cikin samar da kiɗan waɗanda har yanzu ana nazari da bincike a yau. Wah-Wah Pedal yana ci gaba da yin amfani da mawaƙa a duk nau'o'i tare da nau'ikan fedals iri-iri da yawa sanye take da sautuna masu yawa waɗanda ke ƙara rubutu kowane waƙa ko wasan kwaikwayo.
Gabatarwa na Kuka Baby Fedal
Wataƙila Jim Dunlop ya kasance sananne saboda ƙirƙirar Cry Baby, fedal ɗin wah-wah don guitar lantarki. Anyi amfani da tasirin a baya, amma ƙirar wah-wah ɗin sa na lantarki ya inganta sosai akan sigar injina ta asali. Ya ƙera fedal ɗin ne a cikin neman ingantaccen sautin abin dogaro da kwanciyar hankali fiye da abin da ake samu a halin yanzu. Da sauri ya zama sananne tare da rock da funk guitarists, kazalika da zama wani muhimmin sashi na sauran nau'ikan kiɗan kamar rai da blues. Har wala yau, Cry Baby na ci gaba da kasancewa ɗaya daga cikin fitattun fedals a kasuwa kuma an yi amfani da shi akan faifai marasa adadi ta hanyar manyan mawaƙa da makada a duniya. Idan ba tare da wannan kayan aiki na juyin juya hali ba, da wuya a yi tunanin an ƙirƙira wasu daga cikin waɗannan waƙoƙin. Baya ga nasarar da ya samu a fannin fasaha, Jim Dunlop kuma ya ba da gudummawa sosai wajen inganta jin daɗin wasan fasaha da dorewa tare da kayan nailan; sababbin abubuwa guda biyu waɗanda ke ci gaba da yin tasiri a yau.
Haɓakawa na MXR Effect Fedals
A cikin 1972, Jim Dunlop ya shagaltu da ƙirƙirar fedar tasiri ga mawaƙa. Ƙirƙirarsa, MXR Dyna Comp Pedal, ita ce tafarki na farko da aka samar da jama'a irin sa kuma ya ba wa mawaƙa damar ƙara bambance-bambancen sautin su yayin wasa. Gudun farko ya ƙunshi nau'ikan sakamako 5 kawai; Flanger, Reverb, Jinkiri/Echo, Canja lokaci da Karya. Ya kawo sauyi na solos na guitar ta hanyar kyale masu guitar don sarrafa sautin su mafi kyau yayin wasa yayin da suke da ƙarin iko akan magana.
Mafi shahara a lokacin shine samfurin feda wanda aka sani da MXR-107 Phase 90 wanda a ƙarshe ya zama ma'aunin masana'antu da ake amfani da shi a duk lokacin wasan kwaikwayon rayuwa da rikodin studio. Wannan ya nuna babbar gudummawa ga samar da kiɗan da ta zarce ta cikin tsararraki kuma tana ci gaba da siffanta kida a yau a cikin amfani da ƙirƙira guda biyu tun daga sautunan tasiri na musamman zuwa gyare-gyaren fedal ɗin murdiya da ake amfani da su a cikin kiɗan ƙarfe. Tasirin tasirin MXR akan dutsen dutse da kiɗan ƙarfe ba shi da tabbas kamar yadda ya bar ra'ayi kan shahararrun masana'antar lantarki shekaru da yawa.
Kammalawa
A ƙarshe, Jim Dunlop ya kasance mai hangen nesa a cikin duniyar waƙa wanda ya canza yadda masu kida ke wasa. An yi amfani da sabbin samfuransa a cikin rigs da yawa a cikin shekaru kuma sun ɗauki dutsen kuma sun mirgine zuwa wani sabon matakin. Sunansa wanda ya shahara a duniya zai kasance sananne a cikin jama'ar kiɗa na shekaru masu zuwa, kuma ya bar tasiri mai ɗorewa ba kawai mawaƙa ba amma duk mawaƙa.
Ni Joost Nusselder, wanda ya kafa Neaera kuma ɗan kasuwan abun ciki, uba, kuma ina son gwada sabbin kayan aiki tare da guitar a zuciyar sha'awara, kuma tare da ƙungiyara, Ina ƙirƙirar labaran labarai masu zurfi tun daga 2020. don taimakawa masu karatu masu aminci tare da rikodi da tukwici na guitar.
