Drum Machines...you're favorites?

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Yeah, that's true. But then you miss all the flashing lights & shit...
:D

diendolo
 
...when are they gonna make one with a "schwing wheel" on it?...so you can drift behind the beat a tad...
 
Just as a point of contrast, I have a DR550 and am completely happy with it.

Scratch that- I think the error prone "cassette tape backup" of its memory is the dumbest thing since sliced bread, and if any of you have gotten it to work I'd love some pointers,

But I've done some fun things with my 550 (jungle, electro-breaks), its a little bit tuneable and its CHEAP on e-bay.

With MIDI I can slave it to my QY10 (not so much any more), or my MR8 (which I'm starting to do a lot now), and everything is in perfect rhythm.

But you can make great stuff with a DR-50, too. I guess it all comes down to how much you want to spend on a box and how you are willing to manipulate the sound.
 
I am very happy with my EMU XL-7 command station. Its a bit complex to handle, but sounds awesome! And if you want the 'vintage' 707 or 909 sound, its included in one of the sound banks, of course. I also use a cheapo Korg Electribe EM-1, which is very intuitive to program, but the sounds are not that crisp. [I also had a ZOOM, which is a crappy piece of shit. Lousy sound, shitty plastic box, etc]
 
P.S.:

has anyone checked out the new EMU PX-7? It has a brand new drum soundset and I figure it sounds awesome. Anyone?
 
I've owned...

Roland 505 (sold)
Roland 808 (died)

I still have....

Akai R-100 with dance drum update
Akai XE8 (its okay)
Alesis DM4 (acceptable)

Of course every synth module I own had percussion...

Roland M-DC1
Roland SC880
Yamaha MU90R
Korg Triton

And I have a bunch of older samplers that fill in the gaps...

(2) Akai S900's
Roland MKS550
Roland MKS100

Between all of the above combined, if I can't assemble a drum kit, I should be slapped upside the head.
 
I have a Yamaha RY30 coming in in a week or two. Totally cool machine, where each drum sound have two samples, each with filters and envelopes and shit. Can't wait! :D
 
Well, I like my drum machines rather simple, so that they give a drum machine effect to what I'm doing, otherwise I might as well just use midi triggers and a real sequencer/real sampler.
So when I want to go in that area I like the Korg ES-1.
Very limited, kind of lo fi, and all the better because of it.
 
My boy who's a human beat-box!:p












other than that, I use a Dr Groove 202 by Boss.

I've grown tired of "canned" drums and now am working on gettin' me an actual drum set!!
 
SR-16,for sure.
Good meat and potatoes sounds that will never go out of style.
I have not seen a drum machine since 1991 that even comes close to the ease of use and performance to cost ratio of the SR-16.I am so glad that it was not released as a "drum synth"-there is enough basic programming abilities to keep oneself occupied
for a very long time.
If ever I get another drum machine,it will say "Alesis" on the front panel.....
 
I've had my HR16 since 1989 and I've always loved it from a programming point of view.I've come to trust it less,because I've heard the lithium battery will eventually die and wipe out the memory.
In the past couple years I've been using software for drums,but I think I going to start using the HR16(as a sound module) again for kick,snare and hi hats,because I haven't found samples that I like better.I don't like the crash and toms,though.
 
What is the definition of a drum machine

Stylus, Stylus, Stylus, Stylus, Stylus, Stylus, Stylus, is this a drum machine. It is to me. It has beats, they are durm beats, you don't play them you turn them off and on and set the tempo. You combine them, cut them dice and slice them. Creat your own or use the ones there. I guess it turns a computer into a drum machine much like a DAW turns a computer into a recorder.

I still love the MPC though. Is this a drum machine?

Okay, what is the definition of a drum machine, lets start with that.
 
you talking about turntables. Nice, there's flexible samples for ya. That takes a lot of work and time to find what works together, I imagine you need a super good memory - in your brain - acutal human brain (not silicon).
 
Alaking said:
I bought a kimball organ about a year ago for around 35 bucks (Cdn) - I just spent the last week dismantling it, and extracting the drum machine electronics out of it... just gotta build a cabinet for it now.

It has a dozen cheesey drum patterns, and of course.. a beutiful tempo control.
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I had a Kimball organ as a kid. I always remember liking the drum sounds on that thing - especially when you combined things like "Slow Rock" and "Bossa Nova". :D

I think it's still at my parents' house.
 
ok let me ask this question, whats good for recording and can you tell its a machine? do they make anything that sounds real besides a real set??
 
My Roland TR-707 I bought new in 1986, and still have.

The sounds are great -- Snare1, when put through a compressor, is still one of the best. It was ahead of its time as far as MIDI features. Has individual audio outs with level sliders for each, plus a stereo combined out. Tape sync and everything -- Wow!

I sold my TR-303 and TB-303 to buy it -- seemed like a good idea at the time. I wish I still had those too.

:cool:
 
Roland TR-707.wow, I had one of those........back in the mid eighties...it was like 500 dollars...good machine.

A friend of mine had a 707 and the 727..(latin percussion)..he was actually a drummer but also a dead ringer for Frank Zappa...

Sold my Roland years ago and now have a Boss DR-670...I like it..
 
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