Eko Rhythmaker (197X)

Italian preset drum machine from late seventies.

This model features many preset patterns but an unsusual mixer for some funny real-time jam sessions.

PRESET DRUM MACHINE
Main panel features 3 knobs, 16 push buttons for preset selection and 7 sliders for instruments mixing.

Back panel terminal connectors:
- 1 signal out at low impedance
- 1 signal out at high impedance
- pedalswitch input for start / stop .

 

 

 

VOICE main board generates 7 percussive instruments, no way to edit them but the sustain parameter which change the bassdrum decay.

- kick - snare - timbale - clave - charleston - cymbal - block

 

 

PATTERNS there are 16 rhythm patterns with also no possible edit but instruments mixer that allows some interesting sound combination and variations:

march	slowrock	foxtrot	rock
shuffle	bossanova	jazz	samba
swing	mambo	chacha	waltz
beguine	western	rhumba	tango

RELATED FAMILY:

Eko Rhythmaker same machine but smaller and different design. Not sure if earlier release. pic from private seller

AUDIO DEMO

rock pattern rhumba pattern swing pattern

YOUTUBE VIDEO CLIP SELECTION with EMS VCS3 demo with guitar