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Sequential Circuits Drumtraks 400 (1983)

Sequential Circuits Drumtraks

Trend price : 400€

Classic programmable sample-based drum machines with Midi features.

Overview
(weight: 12 Kg) main panel features a segment display, 13 dynamic trigger pads, 9 buttons and numeric pad. Back panel terminal connectors:
- main outputs
- 6 seperate outputs
- clock out
- metronome out
- tape interface
- Midi interface



Voice
Unit manages 6 channels:
- 1: Bass Drum
- 2: Snare / Rim
- 3: Tom 1 / Tom 2*
- 4: Crash cymbal / ride Cymbal
- 5: Open / closed HH
- 6: Claps / tambourine / cabasa /cowbell

Wavetable
13 PCM waveforms at 8 bits resolution stored on socket EPROMS Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories. Each sound features individual gain and a pitch tune quantised into 15 different steps.

Sequencer
Record in real-time mode or step mode. Recording quantisation at variable resolution levels from 1/2 to 1/96 in 10 values: 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/ 16, 1/24, 1/32, 1/48, 1/96 or swing shuffle.

Midi
each sound is triggered with velocity levels and pads output MIDI with dynamic.

Sync
internal frequency tempo range from 40 to 250 BPM, sync mode available in 2 ways:
- external Midi clock
- analog sync IN at 24 /48 /96 PPQ

Memory
- 3289 notes,
- 99 patterns (100 measure)
- 99 songs


Audio demo:


Video Clip:

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Review
OK: Midi / sequencer
NOT : some outdated sounds
"Oldschool drumbox and FUN programming ! If you're into 80 hybrid digital drums check out also Linndrum and DMX"

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Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci

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