Trend price : 30-50€
Hand-held beat box with digital samples and minimal sequencer.
Overview
portable drumbox. Main panel features 7 pads with no velocities.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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1.5 mm jack out
Voice
DRP manages a single digital channel. Edit functions need some keytrokes combos using the pads.
Wavetable
there are 12 PCM waveforms split in 2 banks:
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BANK 1 is based on a acoustic drum set
- BANK 2
contains effects like barking dog or all-time favorite car horns
Sequencer
a single pattern can be recorder at 4/4 or 3/4 time signature, programming is in real-time mode with a click metronome and a kind of time quantizes.
Memory
RAM is volatile consequently patterns cannot be saved.
There are 8 preset styles rhythms like samba, disco, rock with fill-in variations mode.
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: portable / cheap /fun
NOT : no edit / limited / low output
"fun for live stuff or a good source for sampling. Sound quality is not low-fi as you can expected, however the output dynamic is pretty low and may need some preamp."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci