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Compact digital drum pad percussion with 6 PCM samples onboard. The Dr.Pad has been released in 3 versions each with different soundset:
- DRP-1
- DRP-2
- DRP-3
Company: Boss
Model: Drp-1
Class: Drum pad module
Dates: 1987
Country: JAPAN
Weight: 1,1 Kg
Dimensions: 150 (w) x 168 (h) x 60 (d) mm
Display: none
Synthesis: PCM rompler
Resolution: 8 / 12 bits
N. PCM: 6 waves
Polyphony: 1 voice
Multitimbric: 1 part
Oscillator: 1 sample PCM
Filter: none
LFO: 1 pitch modulator
Envelope: 1 EG decay
Memory: none
Effects: none
PSU: 9VDC
Demo: 1
Video: 1
Review: 1
DOWNLOAD: user manual -
Overview
PERCUSSION PAD . The main panel features 5 knobs, a selector and a piezo pad for sound triggering.
Rear panel terminal connectors:
-
main signal out
-
signal input
- input for external triggering
- 1 trimmer for volume
- 1 trimmer for trigger sensibilty
- DC out to chain other units with same PSU
Voice
DRP machine generate 1 voice channel with assigned sample choosed by the rotary selector.
The sound can be triggered either hitting the rubber pad, or by external trigger like other pad or drum machine.
The selected sample can be modified using these functions:
- pitch tuning
- pitch pad sensibility
- decay / duration
- pitch sweep (a kind of LFO).
Wavetable
internal ROM contains 6 PCM waves probably at 8 and 12 bits resolution.
Instrument
LIST:
-
snare (x2)
-
handclaps
-
tambourine
-
crash
-
timpani.
Review
OK: cheap / easy / retro design
NOT : old / obsolete / sounds
"old school retro fun, but very limited machine :) "
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
