HELP Which drum machine???????

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Pier Calacino

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OK Guys help me out here!

Of all the drum machines listed on Ebay, which one offers the most and good/real sounds for around $100-200 price range? (will be used for multitrack recording, original songs)

Which one or model should I really be looking for?

Thanks for your help
Pier
 
Roland R-70

I'd recommend the Roland R-70.It's no longer in production,but it had nice big pads and a lot of good sounds plus some features I've never seen on other machines such as "Song Expert" where you choose a style and a structure and the machine creates a whole drum track for you.I got mine for $99.95 but I've seen several on Ebay in the price range you mentioned.
 
How about a software drum machine...Fruity Loops for $35 and tons of FREE great samples all over the net....
 
Hi Pier,To me the R-70 sounds about as real as any other drum machine I've ever heard,and to be fair there will always be a difference between any machine and a real drum kit.But logistically it's a lot simpler to make home recordings with a drum machine which is why I use them. You may find this site to be of interest: www.drummachine.com
 
If you can get an R-70 for a good price I'd go for it. Yes, it sounds like real drums and has some excellent sounds and features.

A lot of the drum machines today are a compromise, unless you step up in price to the Akai's. Tiny little pads that aren't very velocity sensitive, weak cymbals, confusing operating systems, etc. I think the best stuff is in the used market.
 
I agree with Gidge...I had an Alesis SR-16 for a few years, and the sounds on it just aren't realistic, so what i'm doing now is a combination of fruity loops w/ samples, and soundfonts for my sblive...there's a ton of great soundfonts out there, I got my sblive for $40 on ebay, and picked up a cheap midi keyboard for about $40 also, and i'm getting much better drum sounds now than I could ever get out of a drum machine, plus you're never as limited soundwise, there's so many samples on the net, you can get pretty much any sound you're looking for..

-travis
 
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