my own Ringo Starr

[POLease]

I need some kind of drum creating, editing and recording tool. I am thinking about buying an AKAI mpc2000, but I also would like to know what other machines are out there. NON-PC,

[The Green Hornet]

YO PO-lease-Man:

I kind of remember sending a post like this before to you; maybe not?

The Boss 770 drum box will delight your ears and your desire for many patches; it comes with 400 drum patches and 400 spaces to store you own creations.

Crystal clear sounds. I've only used three patches so far and they come through my MD-8 very clear and crisp and do not require much EQ tweaking.

I just used a Bossa Nova patch to do a tune and it sets up very nicely for many tunes, if you dig Latin stuff.

I've probably only explored about 15% of the box. Like the other day I punched in the "Ambience Choices" and there are ten choices. Just push the cursor down the line and listen to the neat room changes the ambience provides. There is a "flanging" ambience choice which is very interesting.

Cost: The 770 ran me abou 361 but I've heard/read on this site, someone got it a bit cheaper. It's a nice drum machine. As soon as I plugged it in, I retired my SR-16 Alesis box. The Alesis got out-teched.

Have fun listening and choosing,

Green Hornet

[loudnaybor]

Gotta agree about the DR-770. Nice box, I love mine. But, that Akai will do some things that the Boss won't, like the ability to store and use your own samples, individual outputs for each sound (up to 8 I think with the expansion module). It's a lot more expandable and is really more than just a drum machine. It's A LOT more expensive though.
If you're just looking for a solid drum box the DR-770 is a great choice.