drum machine

wickerman

does asny1 know of an easy to use drum machine for a beginner to make drum tracks.i want a drum machine where i can make everything without using anything else such as a pc i want it to be all in1.my price range is up to £100,i will buy second hand.

guitar3456

ZOOM RT123, or the older RT234, Alesis is good too. Zoom's latest give you the option of programming intro's verses, fills, and endings which I find very useful in song creation. That's about all you'll find at that pricerange

jazzandblues

i have the boss dr-3 dr.rhythm it works well for me.you can use thier presets or make your own it also has midi.

0Dannyboy

Boss DR-3 is the way to go for me. I dont want to write freekin drum parts in detail for days like with my old sr-16... just wanna find a good rythm progression ...find the right tempo. then play/edit it back in the arrangment of my song. they are great for practise if you dont have a drummer yet too. Just my 2 cents lots of cool stuff out there but for me having one of those overkill drum machines that keeps you programing instead of playing is not for me.

wickerman

does the boss dr-3 allow u to program single hits as well as loops?

T3

Yes & yes.

GNX™

I was looking at getting the Alesis DM5 module and some triggers to create midi drum patterns to be used in the GNX4. As far as hearing it live, I've heard a lot of bad reviews about the Alesis saying that the internal presets sound too techno. Here is a sample of the Alesis DM5 module. The sound is very processed sounding.

I've also been looking at the DR-880 which sounds a lot better from what I've heard. Hear samples here.

The Boss DR-880 does a lot more. It's also a guitar and bass processor as well, but lacks the critical trigger inputs that the Alesis DM5 has.

Does anyone know if I can run a MIDI cable from the output of the DM5 into the MIDI input of the DR-880 and just use Alesis as a triggering module?

Thomas

They are all easy to use and everything has a leaning curve. With that said, I'd go with one in the Boss D series. Stay clear of the Alesis SR16!!! Easy to use, but the sounds are cheap IMO...