Drum Machine

[Billy Henderson]

Please! Would like the same sound, or as close as possible, as those used on most rhythm tracks. What is the most bang for the buck in a nothing fancy drum machine? Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

[Larry Beck]

Aleisis SR-16's can be had on Ebay for 100 or so. Boss DR-5s have bass part that you can turn off or on and change chords.

For new units, try the Zoom 123 or 232. They have some nice shuffles.

[Jerry Hayes R.I.P.]

I have the Alesis mentioned but they don't have any waltz (3/4) time in the presets and the programmable ones are all 16 bit measures so you'd need a 12 bit to program a waltz in one of these.....JH

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[Bobby Lee]

Moved to "Electronics" section.

A lot of people use Band In A Box, a computer program, to make their rhythm tracks. It's quick and easy.

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[Shaan Shirazi]

No wonder I can't figure out how to do a waltz on my BOSS DR 550 MK II, it's 16 bit too.

It's not a bad little machine for about $50 at a pawn shop but don't pay much more than that.

Shaan

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[Billy Henderson]

Yep!! You all, BoB is right again! I have a BIAB but never knew I could mute everything except the drum. Dumb me. Thanks for saving me mo' money!

[Matt Steindl]

All the Zoom boxes sound great, are inexpensive, and let you program bass tracks too. Super easey for techno-idiots like myself.

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