Free Yamaha RX-17 HD sample pack

[SampleScience]

The Yamaha RX-17 is an obscure drum machine made in the eighties when Duran Duran was the biggest band in the world and Micheal Jackson was still alive. Made in 1987, the RX-17 has drum sounds highly influenced by the era it was released. Containing a grand total of 26 sounds, the RX-17 combines a standard acoustic drum set with latin drum sounds. It could be seen as the bastard child of the Yamaha RX-21 and RX-21L (for "Latin"), but the sounds are not exactly the same. For instance, while the kicks are identical, the snare has an electronic vibe to it not found on the RX-21 and the toms are completely different. Furthermore, their overall quality is better, mostly because they are 12-bit samples instead of 8-bit.

We sampled the RX-17 in 32 bit, hence the HD (for high definition). Also provided are 16-bit and 24-bit versions of the samples in 44.1kHz. Ad a little bit of reverb are you're in synhtwave, retrowave, and synthpop territory.

Download: https://www.samplescience.ca/2018/08/sa ... 17-hd.html

[thecontrolcentre]

That's very generous of you ... thanks a lot.

[planetearth]

Though I know they didn't use the RX21 drum machine, you had me at "Duran Duran".

Thank you!

Steve

[SampleScience]

Though I know they didn't use the RX21 drum machine, you had me at "Duran Duran".

Thank you!

Steve

The RX-17's timbales are remisniscent of the timbales in Duran Duran's "Girls on Film". Though probably not as realistic sounding.

[ghettosynth]

That drum machine is based on samples, no? Did you clear them, or, are you relying on obscurity, or, do they fall under some variant of "not properly copyrighted based on the rules of the time, hence, free game?"

[SampleScience]

That drum machine is based on samples, no? Did you clear them, or, are you relying on obscurity, or, do they fall under some variant of "not properly copyrighted based on the rules of the time, hence, free game?"

No worries, I got confirmation from Yamaha.

[sleepcircle]

@ghettosynth afaik it's usually more or less acceptable to record the output from a drum machine. when companies really start to kick up a stink is when you dump the original pcm samples straight from memory, which—as i understand—they absolutely do not tolerate.

[ghettosynth]

@ghettosynth afaik it's usually more or less acceptable to record the output from a drum machine. when companies really start to kick up a stink is when you dump the original pcm samples straight from memory, which—as i understand—they absolutely do not tolerate.

Whether companies kick up a stink or not, this is not true. Don't spread misinformation. It is absolutely a copyright concern if you sample a sample based instrument without permission.

It's good to know that Yamaha isn't concerned about sampling their old instruments though. That seems like an interesting topic of discussion. Did you actually negotiate a license, or, did they just say that they aren't concerned with anyone sampling that instrument, or?

I ask because this comes up a lot and it would be useful to the community to know how the big players feel about sampling their vintage machines.

[sleepcircle]

Don't spread misinformation.

it's not like i knew it was misinformation and said it anyway because i enjoy spreading misinformation. you could've simply corrected me and i would've apologized immediately. edit: okay sorry that was a little defensive of me. either way, my apologies.


i dug up the thread i was remembering from—what i said was based on this
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electro ... legal.html
i may have misunderstood parts of it, in the hazy fog of recollection, but it wasn't intentional.