Trend price : 400€
Programmable drum machine with analog sound: the missing link between CR-78 and TR-808
Overview
(weight: 3.8Kg) Main panel features a display, a data encoder, 11 knobs and 32 buttons.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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mono audio out
- dinsync 24 PPQ
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trigger out (utputs pulses at +5V)
- 4 footswitch inputs
Voice
6 channels with mixing levels. There are 11 analog percussions: kick, snare, tom, cowbell, hihats, rimshot, conga, claves, claps and hihats.
Modes
the drum machine operates in 2 different main modes:
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sequencer with step data input
-
arranger preset patterns
Sequencer
Step entry recording mode: start step entry with note ON or PAUSE.
Arranger
there are 24 preset rhythms and 8 different fills you cannot modify but some limited parameters variations :
- CRASH adds a crash cymbal sound to the first pattern beat
- CONGA / CLAPS adds a pattern of conga or claps
- SHUFFLE adds a swing quantisation (not works for SWING or WALTZ patterns)
- CY4' CY8' HH16' HH4' OH respectively 4 beat Cymbal, 8 beat Cymbal, 16 beat Hi-Hat, 4 beat HiHats and a 4 beat afterbeat open Hi-Hat.
- REGISTER alternates 2 patterns
- FILL IN insert a FILL-Intro pattern every 16/ 12 /8 /4 /2 choosing from the dedicated knob selector.
Sync
Sync24 syncs any compliant drum machines or synth arpegggiators.
Memory
- 8 free pattern slots
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: (near) classic / sync
NOT : edit / no multi out / buttons reliability
"A near-classic! sound is vintage enough, no too punchy... but classy. Edit requires a bit of patience."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci