Trend price : 100-150€
Digital drum machine from mid-eighties features 24 samples with separated outs and many interesting sync options.
Overview
(weight: 4 Kg) main panel features a basic 16 x 2 lines display, 8 velocity sensitive pads, 30 buttons and 2 knobs for volume and tempo rate.
Back panel terminals connectors:
- main out + 8 outs
- Midi interface
- headphones
- metronome out
- trigger out +5V
- hihat pedal control
- click out + Sync at 24 PPQ
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tape I/O
Voice
8 digital voices or channels. Each voice can play a SAMPLE with minor parameters edit (15 quantised levels):
- volume
- stereo panning
- pitch
tuning
Wavetable
ROM contains 24 samples at 32 kHz 12 bits (compressed) including kick, snare, tom, ride, clap, crash, clave, agogo, cowbell, shaker, hihat...
Sequencer
note entries system works in 2 different modes:
- real-time (quantisize range : from 1/4 to 1/96 resolution)
- step entries
Sync
tempo can be entered by TAP button, changed during a song or synched to external devices in different ways:
- Midi clock
-sync at 24 PPQ
- tape sync protocol
- external analog trigger (24/48/96 PPQ)
Modification
- EPROMS burning: wavetable is on 4 common EPROMS that can be reprogrammed with custom sounds
- Circuit Bending: experimental noises can be made bending both wavetable and R100 DAC.
Memory
- 100 patterns
- 100 songs
- 10 chains
- 3500 notes
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: sync / price /modding
NOT : limited / obsolete / few sound tweaks
"a bit industrial 80 sound, but sequencer and sync options are excellent even to pilot other Midi devices. Can be found at low price today"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci