drum machine

Jim Whitaker · Post by **Jim Whitaker** » 4 Jul 2002 6:24 pm

I would like to purchase a nice sounding drum machine with good shuffle ability that is easy to use! Man I don't want much do I?

any suggestions.

ps. easier the better

Wayne Brown · Post by **Wayne Brown** » 4 Jul 2002 6:29 pm

this is easy if you don't mind the older ones you can get a roland tr505 707 or 626 all of them are really easy to use and have great shuffles

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erik · Post by **erik** » 4 Jul 2002 6:46 pm

I don't think the 505 has shuffle. In any case don't pay more than $75 for any of these older Roland models. The 707 is more because it is used to sync old Roland synths. All these older ones are 8 or 10 bit and sound "80s".

Other, more modern machines with shuffle are the Boss 660, 670, 770; Yamaha RY20; Roland R5, R8, R70. You can even use a Yamaha QY100(sequencer/module) and plug your guitar right in and play along. ZOOM makes a machine with shuffle.... and there are others.

Jim Whitaker · Post by **Jim Whitaker** » 4 Jul 2002 6:58 pm

I think I would like to have one that the sounds are pretty current (sound like todays sounds)!
Keep the suggestions coming

Jim

Joe Smith · Post by **Joe Smith** » 5 Jul 2002 2:57 am

Jim, I have a Roland DR660. It's easy to use and has good sounds. Roland now makes a newer model(the DR 770) that has more patches. If I were going to buy new I would get the DR770.

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Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 6 Jul 2002 6:33 am

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good all-in-one rhythm (drum/bass) machine? I've looked at the Boss JS-5 and, from the users forum on them it seems as tho most of them complained that the sounds were "cheesy".

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 6 Jul 2002 8:04 am

I would forgo a drum machine and go right to Band-in-a-Box. It has next to everything.
Erv

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 6 Jul 2002 10:08 am

I've considered that but havin problems editing the drums

Tom Jordan · Post by **Tom Jordan** » 6 Jul 2002 11:10 am

Jim,

I don't know of a real easy one but I have been real happy with the bass, drums and acoustic guitar (steelguitar2)samples on my DR-5. It does great shuffles via a "swing" setting and allows you several settings for pushing the beat.

Draw backs, is that storage is low. It advertises 20 songs in memory but that is not quite correct...you build your own 4 bar patterns to make a song (similar to BIAB). These patterns also use the same memory that the song storage uses.

Like you, I wanted control over the drums and bass so I use the unit as "key board" for recording sequences track by track onto my MC-50. I then play back through the DR-5 using the MC-50 as a sequencer.

I know, not easy and its taken alot of patience and energy to make a full nights' worth of music but it works for me. I'm able to store about 50 songs per floppy.

The MC-50 is good for live performance because it lets you build you sets in what ever order you want and stores them on the floppy. You can have the songs start automaticly with a pre determined delay or choose to start them manually.

I'm still looking for the "easy" way but for now I can practice or play live with this set up and have the songs built note for note in a way that works for me.

Tom Jordan