Drum Machines...you're favorites?

  • Thread starter Thread starter moeses
  • Start date Start date
I got an EMU XL7 command station, which has all the 707, 303, etc sounds in it, and tons more. It just broke, though (plays randomn notes all the time), and I consider getting a different one. Its kinda hard to program anyway.
 
Yamaha DTXtreme because it has individual outs for snares, kicks, hats, toms and cymbals.
 
I like the zoom drum machines. Everything else they make sucks, but their drum machines are cheap and sound great. I bought a little see through one that looks like a toy, but it doesn't soundlike one.
 
MPC haters w/o enough $ to buy one

I don't give a f^%k, I use the MPC 2000XL. I load my sounds in there. Its a drum machine thats been used by an array of hip hop artists. Its a serious machine that deserves more respect than it gets on this board. Whether its Roger Linn's design or not its still contributed to top 40 music more so than any other drum machine. Its my weapon of choice.
 
Arguably the greatest drum machine ever built. Was king of the drum
machines in the 80's, the acknowledged age of midi drums. Possibly
the most recorded machine in history. Used by pros from pop icons
to Malmsteen. Grand champion of Keyboard shootouts. The baddest one ever to exist. The Roland R-8.

But if you don't have one get an SR-16, this thing will be around
long after the zooms have crashed and burned. Programing is
adequate to make "real" sounding drums. If you get tired of the sounds get a module.

Certified classics these two are.
 
Deen said:
Certified classics these two are.
Click to expand...

Talk like Master Yoda, yes you do!


:D

No offense....

;)

I had the R-8 mK II. I sold a number of pieces of gear in '02, but I think I regret selling that the most. I did pick up an R-5 recently, though not the R-8, it is a decent machine. 4 separate outs + stereo. I do play with the decay and pitch, and quite fine the R-5 is....

:cool:
 
I got my R-70 in the mid 90's and still use it exclusively. The default settings are quite good, but I prefer to use a kit setting I built from the presets a couple years ago which include two dry kicks played simultaneously and a tom pitched to the snare. It may never convince drummers or engineers, but I can listen to it leisurely for hours and convince myself that someone is actually behind a kit (provided I program it realistically). I suspect it has an inherent logarithm which makes minute changes to tempo, because it never plays the absolute exact tempo every time unless it is locked to SMPTE. It's a Pinnochio: trying desparately hard to be a real drummer. I also refer to it as my Banana Junior 6000.
 
I rented an R-70 once, and then forgot which model I had rented. So, when I later bought the R-8 mK II, I thought I was getting the R-70. At the time, I wanted the choice of the built in 'verb of the R-70, which the R-8 didn't have.

I would put the R-70 up there with the mK II.

YMMV

:cool:
 
my R8 isn't getting much use these days. I have the jazz brush card and that's nice and it has an acoustic bass. But I really wanted a good bass selection in a drum machine and it took years and years before they finally put that in them. Now they all have them. For me, I don't need all its capabilities now and I'd rather get rid of it for something smaller and w/ more bass sounds. I've just been using it as a click track in the phones for my drum practice but it's just barely loud enough in the phones I have. I got it new in 1988 or so, it was a big expense back then I think maybe $600 ?

I remember programming in the whole drum track to Country Road - James Taylor, but the drum part was very interesting and well written by Russ Kunkel. Good interview with him in The Big Beat by Max Weinberg.
 
I used a Yamaha RY9 for the song in my signature line. I like it. After all the feedback I received on the MP3 forum I think I need to learn Fruity Loops.
 
I could use some help in the drum machine/sampling/loop world. I don't currently have a drum kit, and don't often get to record one. I'm pretty confused with the whole electronic drum world as of now. Do I need a drum machine, software sequencer, midi??? I have used Cubase to sequence some drums with the lm-7 that comes with it and I tried out Edirol Hyper Canvas. I'm pretty good with anything that involves a computer, so I wouldn't mind editing on the computer, I'm just not sure of the best way to go.

I would like the ability to have real sounding drums as well as more electronic/hip-hop type drum sounds. Please help me sort this all out!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top