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Yamaha TMX Drum trigger module (1993)

Roland TR-606 drumatix

Trend price : 50-100€

Rackmount Drum brain based on PCM samples with analog triggers and Midi control.

Overview
Main panel features a 40 X 2 LCD display, 13 push buttons and headphones.
Back panel terminal connectors:
- 9 inputs for analog triggers (including hi-hat)
- Midi interface
- main out
- aux out
- hihat pedalswitch input for hihat control
- program change pedalswitch input



Voice
a 16 bits DAC based on a custom YM3029. Sound edit is limited to 3 main parameters:
- gain
- pitch tuning
- pan position

Wavetable
internal ROM contains 245 samples split in 6 famility categories: kick, snare, cymbal, tom , percussion and effects

Trigger
signal input gain and threshold can be set manually or automatically using the AUTOSET. Special crosstalk rejection function manages possible false hits.

Envelope
4 different preset velocity curves

Memory
- 25 ROM kits
- 8 RAM kits
- 32 performances



Audio demo:


Video Clip:

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Review
OK: cheap / many sounds
NOT : obsolete / limited sound edit
"decent 90' drum brain. Nothing too impressive but ok at fair price"

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