Now available from my site:
http://www.pethu.se/music/instruments.html
(Windows VTSi plugin.)
Be sure to listen to the four included patches to get a feel for the scope of the thing. I'm particularly proud of No. 4, "Timbales and Loose Toms".
1983: That's when it would've been released, if it had ever existed, and the manual would have read something like this:
(Remember - it's 1983, folks.)Thank you for procuring the Hahaha DS-01 Drum Synthesizer. We are sure you will be pleased with the ultra-realistic drum sounds and flexibility of this top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art unit!
And thanks to the brand new Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), connecting additional instruments and sound modules like the DS-01 to your keyboard or sequencer couldn't be easier, opening up a whole new world of sounds that can be played using your existing equipment.
The Hahaha DS-01 is a drum synthesizer mainly based on the circuitry of the Hahaha CS-01. Underneath the highly durable plastic shell hides an advanced synthesis architecture, using no less than one noise generator, one filter, and one oscillator for each of the 8 drum channels. *) With all the hi-hat sounds sharing a single channel, the 8 channels is enough for the DS-01 to deliver a full complement of drums including a kick drum, a snare drum, closed/open/pedalled hi-hats, no less than 5 toms **), and a crash cymbal.
In addition to several sound controls like pitch, brightness and decay, each channel also sports a parametric EQ as a further way to radically change the sound of each drum.
Finally, separate volume and stereo pan controls for each channel means you can get your drum mix just the way you want it, straight out of the box.
(* In the hi-hat and cymbal channels, the oscillator is replaced by a ring modulator.
(** There are 4 tom channels, but the "High tom" channel can be triggered with a different pitch by two different MIDI notes, effectively giving you 5 different tom sounds in all.
And, above all, you can't beat the price. Have fun!
