Jim Dunlop ndi injiniya waku America-Scottish komanso woyambitsa Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., wopanga zida zoimbira komanso zida zoimbira. zotsatira mayunitsi.
Kuchokera ku Benicia, California, Dunlop adayamba kampani yake mu 1965 ngati ntchito yaing'ono yapakhomo.
Masiku ano, yakula kukhala yopanga zida zazikulu za nyimbo, chifukwa cha kugula kwa Dunlop kwamitundu yodziwika bwino monga. Lira Khanda, MXR ndi Way Huge.
Introduction
James C. Dunlop, yemwe amadziwika kuti Jim Dunlop, anali wamalonda wotsogola komanso wopambana mphoto yemwe adathandizira kukonza tsogolo la nyimbo popanga ndi kupanga zina mwazinthu zodziwika bwino. Anayambitsa Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., mu 1965 ndi cholinga chopangitsa kuti zida zoimbira zizipezeka kwa oimba onse. Kuchokera pakusintha kwake kwa "crybaby" wah-wah pedal mpaka mzere wake wonse wa alonda, zingwe, ndi zida zina - Zogulitsa za Dunlop zakhala zida zofunika kwambiri pamagitala ambiri akatswiri. M'nkhaniyi tiwona kuti Jim Dunlop anali ndani komanso zomwe adapeza pakuimba asanamwalire mu 2013 ali ndi zaka 80.
Moyo wakuubwana
Jim Dunlop, dzina lenileni James D. Dunlop Jr., anabadwa pa July 9, 1942, ku Edinburgh, Scotland. Anakulira m'banja loimba, amayi ake anali mphunzitsi wa piyano, ndipo abambo ake anali woyimba lipenga la jazz. Kukula, Jim adazunguliridwa ndi nyimbo ndipo inali malo awa omwe amatha kusintha ntchito yake.
Banja Lanu
James Dunlop anabadwa pa August 29, 1958 ku Glasgow, Scotland. Iye anali wamkulu mwa ana atatu obadwa kwa makolo ake, William ndi Esther Dunlop. Bambo ake anali ndi shopu yogulitsa nsomba ndi tchipisi pomwe amayi ake anali ogwira ntchito kunyumba. Jim anali ndi azichimwene ake awiri, Michael ndi Brian; onse anali okonda nyimbo okonda ngati mchimwene wawo wamkulu.
Jim adapita ku Robert Gordon's School ku Aberdeen asanalembetse ku Yunivesite ya Stirling kuti apitirize maphunziro owongolera bizinesi. Ali wamng'ono anayamba kusonyeza chidwi cha nyimbo zomwe posakhalitsa zinakhala mphamvu yake m'moyo. Ku yunivesite adasewera bass ndi magulu angapo a blues ndipo adapanga maubwenzi apamtima ndi oimba ena omwe adakhalapo pafupi naye - ena mwa iwo adachita bwino pazamalonda.
Ntchito ya Jim yoimba posakhalitsa idayamba pomwe adapeza ntchito yoyendetsa gulu la Rosetti Music la G&L (Guitars & Longhorns), lomwe limapanga zokulitsa ndi zokuzira mawu kwa opanga nyimbo monga Marshall Amplification ndi Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC). Panthawiyi Jim adapeza chidziwitso chopanga ma gitala oyendetsa magitala komanso magitala okha - gawo laukadaulo lomwe pamapeto pake linamupezera malo mu mbiri ya rock 'n' roll pomwe adayambitsa kampani yake "Jim Dunlop Manufacturing Inc" (JDM) mu 1965.
Education
Jim Dunlop anabadwira ku Glasgow, Scotland m’chaka cha 1948. Anali ndi chidwi chachikulu ndi uinjiniya, chimene pambuyo pake anachipeza atangoyamba ntchito yake monga woimba nyimbo. Atamaliza sukulu, adalembetsa ku yunivesite ya Strathclyde ku Glasgow kuti akaphunzire uinjiniya wamakina, ndipo adamaliza maphunziro awo mwaulemu ataphunzira zaka zinayi.
Kenako Dunlop adalowa nawo ku Bassoon Industrial Company Ltd. komwe adagwiritsa ntchito digiri yake popanga zida ndi zopangira zaulimi. Mu 1972, Dunlop anapatsidwa ntchito pafupi ndi Corby Trouser Press ndipo anasamukira ku Paisley; atatenga udindo wa injiniya wothandizira wapangidwe kumeneko, adayamba kuyesa malingaliro apangidwe a zida zoimbira ndi zida zowonjezera. Kupanga kwake koyamba kunali chotengera chowongolera gitala; izi zidadziwika kuti "Tortex" yodziwika bwino ndipo idakhala yotchuka pakati pa oimba magitala kwazaka zambiri mpaka idathetsedwa mu 2020.
ntchito
Jim Dunlop anali katswiri pa nyimbo, akuphatikiza malingaliro opanga ndi ukadaulo waukadaulo kuti apange zinthu zapadera. Anayamba ntchito yake yoimba popanga ma pickups ndi ma pedals omwe adasintha phokoso la gitala lamagetsi. Zopangira zake zatsopano zidabweretsa zomveka bwino komanso ukadaulo wamakono womwe umayang'ana kwambiri khalidwe. Ntchito yake inathandiza kupanga phokoso la nyimbo zamakono.
Ntchito Yoyambirira
Jim Dunlop amadziwika kwambiri chifukwa cha ntchito yake mumakampani opanga nyimbo, kuyambira pakupanga ndi kupanga masiginecha owonjezera a zida za nyimbo mpaka kuyang'anira magulu akuluakulu. Koma izi zisanachitike, Jim Dunlop adadutsa nthawi yamaphunziro ndikuwongolera luso lake.
Wobadwira ku Paisley, Scotland, Dunlop anali ndi chidwi ndi nyimbo ali wamng'ono - akulowa nawo mpikisano pa Chikondwerero cha Nyimbo za Achinyamata ku Scottish pamene anali ndi zaka 11 zokha. Anapitiliza kupita ku yunivesite ya Strathclyde ku Glasgow komwe adaphunzira zaukadaulo wamagetsi, kenako adasamutsidwa ku yunivesite ya Heriot-Watt kuti amalize digiri yake.
Atamaliza maphunziro awo ku koleji ndi digiri ya Honours ndikupita kukagwira ntchito ngati mainjiniya omveka pa BBC Radio Scotland, Dunlop pomaliza adatsegula malo ake okonzera zida zoimbira ndi zokuzira mawu otchedwa VIP Sound Services. Panthawiyi adatengera zomwe adaphunzira ku yunivesite komanso chidziwitso chomwe adapeza kuchokera kwa akatswiri okonza zida ku Europe ndi Japan kuti apeze maluso atsopano omwe angapangire maziko azinthu zomwe zikubwera pambuyo pake - makamaka Dunlop atayamba kupanga luso lopanga zida zopangira gitala kwa makasitomala monga. mamembala a magulu a U2, Deep Purple ndi Pink Floyd.
Kampani ya Dunlop Manufacturing Company
Jim Dunlop adayambitsa kampani ya Dunlop Manufacturing Company mu 1965. Ili ku Benicia, California, mtunduwo umapanga zisankho zamagitala opangidwa mochuluka a Dunlop ndi zingwe. Zowonjezera izi zinadziwika kwambiri moti zinatchedwa imodzi mwa Top Ten Most Innovative Music Products kapena Companies of All Time ndi Rhythm Magazine mu 2006. Pambuyo pa kupambana koyambirira kumeneku, Jim anapitiriza kukulitsa zopereka za kampaniyo kuti zikhale ndi zingwe, slide zingwe, capos, slides, amps ndi zina.
Dunlop adagwirizananso ndi akatswiri ena oimba nyimbo za rock monga Jimi Hendrix ndi Kurt Cobain kuti apange nyimbo zawo zosayina. Izi zidachitidwa kuti zivomerezedwe ndi ojambula komanso kupereka mwayi wopeza zinthu zapadera kwa ogula padziko lonse lapansi. Mpaka lero, JDMC ikupitiliza kupanga zida za akatswiri oimba komanso osachita masewera.
Kupatula kupanga zida za gitala, Jim Dunlop adagwiranso ntchito zachifundo kudzera mu Jim Dunlop Benevolence Fund yomwe cholinga chake ndi kugwiritsa ntchito maphunziro a nyimbo ngati wothandizira kusintha kwa chikhalidwe cha anthu ku America. Maziko amapereka zipangizo zophunzitsira ndi zida kwa ana omwe ali ndi chidwi ndi nyimbo koma sangakwanitse; motero kupereka mwayi wochuluka wa kukula kwaumwini kwa ana kupyolera mu luso la nyimbo.
Cholowa
Cholowa cha Jim Dunlop chilipobe mpaka pano, popeza ntchito yake yochita upainiya idayambira pakukula kwa zingwe, zotengera, ndi zolemba zala mpaka pazopanga zake zopambana kwambiri, mzere wa MXR wama pedals. Dunlop Manufacturing idapitilirabe kukulitsa kupambana kwa zinthu zoyambilira za wopanga, ndikutulutsa zatsopano kuti zigwirizane ndi mapangidwe ake omwe amawakonda. Kuphatikiza pakupanga ma pedals ochita magitala amisinkhu yonse, Jim Dunlop anali ndi udindo wopanga zida zabwino kwambiri ndi zida za oimba nyimbo padziko lonse lapansi.
Kupitilira kupanga zida za oimba, Jim Dunlop adabwereranso kumakampani omwe adamupatsa bwino kwambiri. Anali wokangalika popereka chithandizo ndi maphunziro kwa a luthiers ndi akatswiri okonza zida ku North America ndi ku Europe ndi masemina, maulendo afakitole ndi ziwonetsero zazinthu. Kudzipereka kwake kosatopa kudamupatsa mphotho monga udokotala wolemekezeka kuchokera ku Berklee College of Music komanso kulowetsedwa mu Canada Music Hall Of Fame ndi Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
Pokhala ndi mbiri yabwino paukadaulo wanyimbo womwe umagwera pakati pa njira zaukadaulo zamakina ndi kuyesa kwamagetsi, Jim Dunlop adasiya chizindikiro chosazikika kwa osewera magitala padziko lonse lapansi asanamwalire mu 2009-ndi kupitirira apo. Pozindikira ntchito yapamwambayi paukadaulo wapamwamba wanyimbo, Jim Dunlop walandila zolemekezeka kuchokera ku magazini ya Guitar Player yomwe idasindikiza nkhani yokondwerera moyo wake atangomwalira. Mpaka lero akatswiri onse aluso omwe achita bwino pazamalonda komanso osachita masewera ochita masewera olimbitsa thupi akadali olimbikitsidwa ndi nyimbo zomwe adapanga zomwe zalemeretsa miyoyo kuyambira pomwe zidakhazikitsidwa zaka zoposa makumi anayi zapitazo.
Zothandizira Zazikulu pa Nyimbo
Jim Dunlop anali wosewera wofunikira kwambiri pamakampani oimba, akusinthira masewerawa ndi zida zake zazikulu komanso zopangira. Zopanga zake komanso zomwe adapanga zidasintha momwe timaganizira komanso kulumikizana ndi zida zomwe timaimba. Zogulitsa zake zakhala zida zofunika kwambiri kwa akatswiri ambiri oimba komanso osachita masewera ofanana. Tiyeni tiwone zina mwazinthu zazikulu zomwe adapereka panyimbo.
Kukula kwa Wah-Wah Pedal
Mu 1967, Jim Dunlop adatulutsa Clyde McCoy Cry Baby Wah-Wah Pedal yoyambirira, yomwe yakhudza kwambiri makampani. Mwa kufalitsa luso lamakono mu nyimbo, linatsegula phokoso ndi malingaliro atsopano omwe adatengedwa ndi ojambula amitundu yonse.
Lingaliro la pedal lidachokera ku njira yolankhulirana ya Rodney Mullen yochokera ku nyimbo zake ngati Fats Domino's "Ain't That A Shame" ndipo idayamba kuwonekera kwambiri pomwe Jimi Hendrix adakulitsa mawuwo pogwiritsa ntchito Dunlop Wah-Wah Pedal. Kampaniyo idagulidwa ndi a Dunlop Manufacturing mu 1967, omwe adaphatikiza zatsopano zawo monga moyo wautali wa batri ndi njira yowona yosinthira ku mtundu wawo wa pedal.
Kuyambitsidwa kwa pedal iyi kunapangitsa kuti ma amps apange magitala okhazikika komanso osokonekera popanda kupitilira mawu ake. Ogula amatha kusuntha pakati pa mawu osalala ndi omveka ndi kuponda pang'onopang'ono kwa phazi, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti machitidwe awo azikhala osinthasintha kuposa kale.
Mitundu ina yambiri yama pedals adapangidwa kutengera lingaliro ili - ma phasers, flangers, ma pitch shifters - zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale mwayi wopanga nyimbo zomwe zikuphunziridwabe ndikufufuzidwabe lero. Wah-Wah Pedal ikupitiliza kugwiritsidwa ntchito ndi oimba m'mitundu yonse pamodzi ndi ma pedals osiyanasiyana okhala ndi ma toni ambiri omwe amawonjezera mawonekedwe kapena nyimbo iliyonse.
Chiyambi cha Cry Baby Pedal
Jim Dunlop mwina anali wodziwika bwino chifukwa chopanga nyimbo ya Cry Baby, wah-wah pedal ya gitala lamagetsi. Zotsatira zake zinali zitagwiritsidwa ntchito kale, koma mapangidwe ake amagetsi a wah-wah adasintha kwambiri pamakina oyambira. Anapanga pedal pofunafuna kamvekedwe kodalirika komanso kokhazikika kuposa zomwe zilipo pakali pano. Idakhala yotchuka mwachangu ndi oimba nyimbo za rock ndi funk, komanso kukhala gawo lofunikira pamitundu ina yanyimbo monga soul ndi blues. Mpaka lero, Cry Baby ikupitirizabe kukhala imodzi mwazitsulo zodziwika bwino pamsika ndipo yakhala ikugwiritsidwa ntchito pazojambula zosawerengeka ndi oimba gitala ndi magulu odziwika padziko lonse lapansi. Popanda chida chosinthirachi, ndizovuta kulingalira zina mwa nyimbozi zikupangidwa. Kuphatikiza pa luso lake lodziwika bwino laukadaulo, Jim Dunlop adathandiziranso kwambiri pakuwongolera ukadaulo wa pick play kumva komanso kulimba ndi zida za nayiloni; zatsopano ziwiri zomwe zikupitirizabe kukopa oimba gitala lero.
Kukula kwa MXR Effects Pedals
Mu 1972, Jim Dunlop anali wotanganidwa kupanga ma pedals oimba. Kupanga kwake, MXR Dyna Comp Pedal, inali njira yoyamba yopangidwa ndi anthu ambiri ndipo inalola oimba kuti azitha kuwonjezera kusinthasintha kwa mawu awo posewera. Kuthamanga koyambirira kunali ndi mitundu 5 yokha; Flanger, Reverb, Kuchedwa / Echo, Phase Shifter ndi Kusokoneza. Idasintha ma gitala solo polola woyimba kuti aziwongolera bwino mawu awo akamayimba popeza amatha kuwongolera mawu.
Chodziwika kwambiri panthawiyo chinali chopondapo chomwe chimadziwika kuti MXR-107 Phase 90 yomwe pamapeto pake idakhala mulingo wamakampani womwe umagwiritsidwa ntchito panthawi yonseyi komanso kujambula pa studio. Izi zidathandizira kwambiri pakupanga nyimbo zomwe zadutsa mibadwomibadwo ndipo zikupitilizabe kupanga nyimbo masiku ano m'njira zonse zopanga kuyambira pakumveka kwapadera mpaka kusinthasintha kwamayendedwe omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito munyimbo zachitsulo. Chikoka cha MXR zotsatira pedals pa rock ndi zitsulo nyimbo n'zosadabwitsa chifukwa chasiya chidwi makampani otchuka zamagetsi kwa zaka zambiri.
Kutsiliza
Pomaliza, Jim Dunlop anali wamasomphenya mdziko lanyimbo yemwe adasintha momwe oimba magitala amasewerera. Zopanga zake zatsopano zakhala zikugwiritsidwa ntchito m'magitala ambiri kwazaka zambiri ndipo atenga rock ndi roll kupita pamlingo wina. Dzina lake lodziwika bwino padziko lonse lapansi lidzakhala lodziwika bwino m'magulu oimba kwa zaka zambiri, ndipo wasiya kukhudzidwa kwa oimba okha komanso oimba onse.
Ndine Joost Nusselder, woyambitsa Neaera komanso wotsatsa malonda, abambo, ndipo ndimakonda kuyesa zida zatsopano ndi gitala pamtima pa zomwe ndimakonda, ndipo pamodzi ndi gulu langa, ndakhala ndikupanga zolemba zakuya zamabulogu kuyambira 2020. kuthandiza owerenga okhulupirika ndi maupangiri ojambulira ndi gitala.
