Trend price : 200€
Preset drum machine from compurhythm series. A scaled-down CR-8000 produced in the same year missing tempo sync, display and less sounds.
Overview
(weight: 3.8 Kg). The main panel features 9 knobs, 22 buttons and a single rotary encoder.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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mono audio out
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trigger out
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tab switch for time divider
- 4 footswitch inputs
Voice
System manages 5 main channels with individual mixing level. There are 9 generated analog percussions including: kick, snare, tom, cowbell, hihats, rimshot, conga, claves and hihats.
Pattern arranger
24 preset patterns with some variation functions in the arranger section:
- CRASH adds or removes a crash cymbal sound to the first pattern beat
- CONGA adds a pattern of electro congas
- SHUFFLE adds a swing effect, less quantised, this does not work on SWING / WALTZ
- CY4' CY8' HH16' HH4' OH : 4 beat Cymbal / 8 beat Cymbal / 16 beat HH / 4 beat HH / 4 beat afterbeat open HH
- REGISTER alternates 2 preset patterns, select the first one then REGISTER and then the second one
- FILL IN: insert a fill-intro pattern every 16/ 12 /8 /4 /2 (or MANUAL) choosing from the knob selector
Maintenance
After year the buttons do not work well may need to be replaced! it is possible to clean them, but extreme care is needed to disassemble the tact switch.
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: sound
NOT : no edit / button issues / no sync
"Cheap alternative to Cr-8000 at a fraction of the price! of course do not expect a tr808, but something more delicate especially nice for electro-ambient music."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci