Sr-18

[Greg Curtis]

Whats the word on this drum machine. Sound good, easy to use or a PIA.

[shockingcandy]

As a long time user of the SR-16 I was very excited by the prospect of being able to modernise the sounds whilst maintaining the same basic functionality but I'm sorry to report the SR-18 has been something of a problem child since day 1 and was one of the factors in me finally moving to a computer based setup.

If you search the forum you should come across a thread relating to MIDI sync problems between the SR-18 and Tascam 2488. I've also commented elsewhere about the ill thought-out sound set, poorly edited samples (including clicks), irritating changes to the user interface (such as the need to press SAVE else loose any changes) and not to mention that the line input is as noisy as hell.

[Greg Curtis]

Sorry to hear this as I was looking forward to picking one up. Guess I'll have to go to the Boss or Zoom machines. Thanks for the heads up.

[shockingcandy]

Originally Posted by Greg Curtis

Sorry to hear this as I was looking forward to picking one up. Guess I'll have to go to the Boss or Zoom machines. Thanks for the heads up.

I used to have a Boss DR-3 and a Zoom MRT. The Zoom had really good sounds, especially for the price. The Boss's sounds weren't too bad either though I struggled to find a decent open hat sound. I still think pound for pound the SR-16 is the best drum machine which is what makes the SR-18 even more frustrating - all they had to do was upgrade the sounds and I'd have been happy!

[chani]

Can SR-18 record bass bend with the built-in keyboard?
Thanks in advance

[shockingcandy]

Originally Posted by chani

Can SR-18 record bass bend with the built-in keyboard?
Thanks in advance

Sorry, I don't the answer to this one but if you take a look at the MIDI implementation chart then that should tell you

[chani]

Originally Posted by shockingcandy

Sorry, I don't the answer to this one but if you take a look at the MIDI implementation chart then that should tell you

Pitch-bend is received and transmitted but user manual doesn't tell me the procedure to record that midi data with the built-in keyboard then I think it only can record bass pitch-bend with an external keyboard.

Thanks anyway.