Drum Machine

Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 8 Feb 2008 5:02 pm

What is the best, realistic sounding drum machine You have used?

Ken

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 8 Feb 2008 5:34 pm

I've only used an Alesis SR-16 (what I still use). It has real recorded drum samples, not MIDI generated drums so it's more realistic.

Alan Kirk · Post by **Alan Kirk** » 9 Feb 2008 8:12 am

There are many realistic sounding drum machines out there. Almost all of them these days use samples. But which one has the sounds that YOU would prefer is another matter. There are as many or more different styles of drum recordings/samples as there are genres of music. Get your hands on one or two or three or four drum machines and see which one grabs you.

I've owned the Alesis SR16, Yamaha RX5, Linn Drum (the first one), Zoom MRT-3B, and Boss DR670 (current). They all sound different. They all sound great. (Not a big fan of the Zoom, because the buttons go bad quickly. The Boss and the Yamaha seem to have better [more robust] buttons than the others, IMHO. I've owned two Zooms, and they both sent South much more quickly than I expected. Bad quality control on the button mechanisms.)

After a few years of working with one drum machine, I get tired of the sounds and buy a new one. With some of them (like the RX5) you are able to add new sounds. I wish I would have kept my RX5.

Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 10 Feb 2008 2:39 pm

Thanks for the replies, it has been my experience that the simpler the beat the harder it is to find on a drum machine. Listen to the simple beat on a John Hughey or Doug Jernigan recording.....just a simple boom cha and that seems to be impossible to find on a machine, anyway that is what I'm looking for..the Alesis seem like it might be the one..thanks again

Ken

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 13 Feb 2008 4:50 pm

With a computer and some software, you can record/edit/punch-in any kind of beat you need.

Jeff Hyman · Post by **Jeff Hyman** » 14 Feb 2008 12:33 am

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Jeff Hyman · Post by **Jeff Hyman** » 14 Feb 2008 12:33 am

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-BOS-DB90-LIST

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Sorry for the double post.

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 14 Feb 2008 5:04 am

Do a search on eBay for an "ION iED04". It's a drum machine with some sampled loops but you can also play it by hand or with sticks. They can be had new for around $100.

Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 15 Feb 2008 6:29 am

Wow, I'm learning about gadgets that I didn't know existed. Thanks, I really enjoy learning about new and different things.

Ken

Ernest Cawby · Post by **Ernest Cawby** » 19 Feb 2008 6:34 pm

with a Boss DR5 you can mutr the channels and just use the boom cha. and change the tempo real easy.

ernie

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