MikeT156 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yeah, the drums that are in my Motif ES8 sound great and are easier to integrate into sequences. I Also like the ability to have individual drums on separate tracks. Mixes are easier to do and quality dynamics are easier to achieve. Back in the day when the Roland R8 and R70 were introduced, they were great drum machines at a decent price. Cheers! Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I am thinking of picking up a drum machine module to jam with, and possibly use it for composition down the road. While I will eventually use it to punch in my own beats, I think initially it should have lots of pre-programmed patterns. Any recommendations? I've read through the excellent recommendations but it would help to know what kind of KB(s) the OP has already. A dedicated drum machine might be redundant. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konaboy Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 start by downloading the samples of 200 classic drum machines here: http://www.hexawe.net/mess/200.Drum.Machines/ Load into Ableton, or your favorite software DAW, or cheap hardware sampler and you're good to go! YOu'll have to program your own beats though! hang out with me at woody piano shack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahinty Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 My local chain music store have discounted the Korg Electribes and they're getting their last ER1 MKII in from another store for me to try out. I like how the Electribes don't try to sound like real drums. It knows what it is. I like how it's kind of analogy and synthy with real-time filter sweeps and things. Anyone else had any hands-on experience with these? My blog Nord Electro 2 | microKorg | Casiotone MT-65 | Hammond XB-2 | Korg Electribe-R ER-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 The Nord Drum isn't really a drum machine, right? It's a drum synthesizer, or to be more precise a virtual analog drum trigger sound module. I don't think it has any patterns and fills, like a traditional drum machine. Though, a bit hard to say since the full specifications aren't published yet. http://www.norddrum.com/ It's really heavy though: WEIGHT 350 g (40.3 lbs) KLONK And Nord's leaving us guessing as to which jacks are innies and which are outties! Tom http://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord%20drum/images/nd-connections.jpg "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrVegas Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 I am thinking of picking up a drum machine module to jam with, and possibly use it for composition down the road. While I will eventually use it to punch in my own beats, I think initially it should have lots of pre-programmed patterns. Any recommendations? I've read through the excellent recommendations but it would help to know what kind of KB(s) the OP has already. A dedicated drum machine might be redundant. Prof is psychic. I was just wondering about my S70xs. I am very lazy and have only played the patches with beats, do not have any idea how to use it / program it to do drum patterns and create songs? _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Kronos 88, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha MOXF8, Ventilator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I like how the Electribes don't try to sound like real drums. Me too. I don't have an Electribe, but I apply the same philosophy to programming my own drum parts - don't try to make a drum part that a good human drummer can do better, do something else instead. I've accumulated several hours of just listening to the hundreds of preprogrammed beats on my Korg M3. The funny thing is, when I program my own, I end up using the keyboard instead of the nice pads on the M3, because half the time, the patch programmer(s) decision on what drum sounds to map to the pads vs. the keyboard doesn't match what I want from that drum kit patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahinty Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I picked up an original Electribe R ER-1, second-hand the other day. I really like it. Sound source (for up to four parts) is a VA analog synth + it's got a couple of PCM sound sources (cymbals, hand-claps). It has a built in step sequencer (like on the Roland TR-808 and 909), which I find really intuitive to use and way easier than either real-time sequencing (because I'm a bit of a spaz) or programming. Ticks a lot of boxes in terms of having lots of knobs and real-time control and a lack of menus. It does not sound like real drums, nor does it try. So if you want a real, decent sounding snare - do not buy this. I like it though. It has heaps of possibilities and invites use and tweaking, as opposed to my last drum machine (a Zoom - I know, lame) which was a real chore to use. The kits on that machine tried really hard to sound like something else, and in the end just sounded like a pale imitation of the real (and unreal) thing. I had to refer to the manual everytime I came use it (which wasn't that often because I hated using it). The user interface is sooo important! So the Electribe seems like a step in the right direction, for me at least. My blog Nord Electro 2 | microKorg | Casiotone MT-65 | Hammond XB-2 | Korg Electribe-R ER-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I liked the sounds on the Zoom RT series (and have one). Inexpensive and very good sounding. I also have the Akai XR20 which is more of a hiphop machine but the sounds are very editable and there are 700 or so including basses, vocal hits and the like. Seen them used for $150 and it has quite a bit of memory for songs. "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakari lindhen Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 The Nord Drum isn't really a drum machine, right? It's a drum synthesizer, or to be more precise a virtual analog drum trigger sound module. I don't think it has any patterns and fills, like a traditional drum machine. Though, a bit hard to say since the full specifications aren't published yet. http://www.norddrum.com/ It's really heavy though: WEIGHT 350 g (40.3 lbs) KLONK there is a mistake there... 500 grams is just over a pound. so 40 lbs is a typo. NORD STAGE 2, IPAD 2 with lots of soft syths Roland td9 expanded Guitars, basses, Pod Xtl, GT-10b Garritan, Reason, Symphonic Choirs , Cubase, Sibelius Three shelter cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 The Nord Drum isn't really a drum machine, right? It's a drum synthesizer, or to be more precise a virtual analog drum trigger sound module. I don't think it has any patterns and fills, like a traditional drum machine. Though, a bit hard to say since the full specifications aren't published yet. http://www.norddrum.com/ It's really heavy though: WEIGHT 350 g (40.3 lbs) KLONK there is a mistake there... 500 grams is just over a pound. so 40 lbs is a typo. Aaaaaah yes. And therein lies the humor in my little post. Stick around, Sakari Lindhen. I'm just getting started. Tom Is There Gas in the Car? "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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