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Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:55 pm

Bonteburg wrote:The SR16 has been around for at least 15 years and still retails at like, i forget the price, but not cheap, there's gotta be something to it.

Some dodgy Russian sample site had all of its 200+ samples up last year, i grabbed them, don't know how legal it is , but heck, mine was broken!

Marco

Seen em for about £60UK recently.

You can grab the samples from hollow Sun, but they need trimming

markoos · Post by **markoos** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:11 pm

The beats in the RM1x are low grade and some are too noisy (like a 'ringing' sound on some kicks) for what I want to do.

You can come up with some great patterns really quickly because of the real time controls, midi delay and transpose features... in fact, I'm gonna use it to trigger some 24bit hits... but I wouldn't go back to using it as my main source for beats, they just don't have the clarity I'm after.

Good sequencer, though, and cheap.

GrooveMonkee · Post by **GrooveMonkee** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:46 pm

mr me,

Of course it all depends on what styles of music you're into but I've got a Yamaha DTXtreme which I bought becasue it has individual outs for kick, snare, hats, toms, cymbals and misc.

It can be used with an electronic kit (triggers), has a memory card to load midi files with aux in to jam along to.

It also has a decent GM sound module for other instruments.

It's got some really good sounds and a couple of snares you can tweak quite extensively.

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:56 pm

Rolands R-70 or R-8. Buggers to program - but some of the best beat box sound and control EVER!

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:27 pm

If I were to buy another drummachine, I would buy a 727. And/or an 808.

Groet, Erik

ancientoak · Post by **ancientoak** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:37 pm

I have an ES-1 Electribe. Very fun to program, sampling new sounds is amazingly fast. (one sample takes 20 secs to actually sample and edit if you know what you're doing) NO limits to the range of sounds at all, really, since you can sample anything. Not pristine quality, but it's clean enough. Highly recommended!

I've sampled lots of 808 sounds, a DMX and LinnDrum, loads of strange metallic hits, synthesized drums and fx from my Ion, real SID drums and fx from my DIY SID synth. Fun machine! I suppose the ESX, which has more of everything would have you covered for every job.

One problem with a lot of drum machines to me is the 16-step pattern. Makes for some dead boring beats. 64 steps like the Electribes is more like it, or more. I wouldn't buy one with only 16 myself, regardless of its sounds.

mr.me · Post by **mr.me** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:13 pm

kobresia wrote:I have an ES-1 Electribe. Very fun to program, sampling new sounds is amazingly fast. (one sample takes 20 secs to actually sample and edit if you know what you're doing) NO limits to the range of sounds at all, really, since you can sample anything. Not pristine quality, but it's clean enough. Highly recommended!

I've sampled lots of 808 sounds, a DMX and LinnDrum, loads of strange metallic hits, synthesized drums and fx from my Ion, real SID drums and fx from my DIY SID synth. Fun machine! I suppose the ESX, which has more of everything would have you covered for every job.

One problem with a lot of drum machines to me is the 16-step pattern. Makes for some dead boring beats. 64 steps like the Electribes is more like it, or more. I wouldn't buy one with only 16 myself, regardless of its sounds.

Thanks for the input guys, still a very hard choice...something that samples does sound nice tho'.

LBN · Post by **LBN** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:24 pm

If I were gathering external gear these days I would definitely get a Vermona DRM1 MKII. I still want one even though I've vowed to go software-only.

intel · Post by **intel** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:33 pm

I picked up an SR16 a few years back and thought it was crap. cumbersome to program and the sound selection wasn't up to modern standards. it has "a sound", though, and that's why people still buy it. I still have my zoom RT-123 that I picked up 6 years ago. if I hadn't gone completely software for drums I would look into something in their line. cheap and super easy to program with all the standard features. I don't know what their line is like these days, but it would be an option for me were I buying a new drum machine.

mr.me · Post by **mr.me** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:48 pm

LBN wrote:If I were gathering external gear these days I would definitely get a Vermona DRM1 MKII. I still want one even though I've vowed to go software-only.

That is nice, but I'm lookin' for a sequencer too.

Midiworks · Post by **Midiworks** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:00 pm

Steven West wrote:Rolands R-70 or R-8. Buggers to program - but some of the best beat box sound and control EVER!

I agree for the R-70, the best I ever had !!!
(and I had most of them.)

The Peu · Post by **The Peu** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:27 pm

MPC 2000 XL

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:42 pm

Kriminal wrote: Seen em for about £60UK recently.

You can grab the samples from hollow Sun, but they need trimming

Hehe, must be the same samples, all of mine are 400+ samples late!

I just modify the start point thogh, something about altering samples for good makes me shrink from it,
oh yeah and it's teeeedious too

soultrane · Post by **soultrane** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:48 am

i just picked up an mpc3000 from ebay...

guess i never really needed a computer... (hehe, just kidding)

but it is the bizness on drums...

mr.me · Post by **mr.me** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:22 pm

I went with the MPC 1000, it's gonna take me a bit to get used to this.

If you wanted to buy a Drum machine? (hardware)