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Drum machine t-shirt from ThinkGeek

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ThinkGeek is known for their wicked gadgets and they’ve even made some nice musical gadgets, but this one, the drum machine t-shirt is a little bit stupid, but nevertheless it’s funny and you will get attention if wearing (and using) this in public.

Though we think it’s stupid we kinda like it. The drum machine t-shirt is available now.

Product Features
Real Working Wearable Drum Machine & Looper
9 Different Drum Kits with 7 professional grade drum sounds each
ROCK DRUMS
RETRO 808
DISCOTEK
TECHNO PUNK
CLASSIC JAZZ
BASS INVADERZ
CHIPTUNE
ZAPF DINGBEATS
SCRATCHY
Records and Loops Your Rhythms
Record loops up to 3 minutes in length
Create a loop, then build and layer beats on top with unlimited tracks
Amazing 7-voices (you can actually hit all 7 drum pads at once)
Mix and match sounds from the different built-in drum kits in one loop
Working mini amp clips on your belt and goes to 11
Built-in analog audio output jack
Exclusive product invented and designed by ThinkGeek (Patent Pending)
Fully washable. Electronics and drum pads easily remove from shirt.
Requires 4 x AA Batteries (not included)

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Drum machine t-shirt from ThinkGeek

Roland CR-8000 modded version – JAS#009

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Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with our review series, JAS Review #009, this time we took one of our more rare drum machines – Roland CR-8000 modded by Gotharman. It’s pure evil!

This short review shows some of the capabilities within this fine piece of equipment. The Roland CR-8000 is a fine drum machine, no doubt about that, but with the modifications made by Gotharman it’s a completely new machine. Besides an evil filter there is a noise mod added to the clap (with attack possibility), tune on the kick and it’s possible to bypass all the modifications (plus some more additions that turns our Roland CR-8000 into one of a kind drum machine!).

Links:
Roland CR-8000 on Vintagesynth
Roland CR-8000 Service Manual, Owner’s Manual, & Voice Board Schematics
Gotharman

PS. We are currently working on a sample pack for you Roland CR-8000 lovers.

vxxy – DCM8

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The first chiptune drum machine they call it. We think it’s wicked and to be honest, this is one of the few products that has come out over the years which is some what different.

- 64 Patterns in 8 banks of 8.
- Selectable 8, 16 or 32 steps per pattern with half, normal and double speed timing scales.
- Adjustable instrument volume, decay and pitch on per step basis.
- Dual channel architecture with wide range of retro and unique preset sounds generated by a scripted synthesis engine.
- 255 digitally synthesized chip sounds, consisting of 223 presets and 32 user generated patches.
- 8 Levels of live undo on each pattern.
- 8 Songs with 128 pattern selections.
- Clear, Copy and Paste 8, 16 or 32 steps between patterns.
- EEPROM based storage of all patterns and user data, with SYSEX backup.
- MIDI input and output.




Link:
vxxy DCM8 drum machine

JAS-SP009 – Roland CR-80 samples

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JAS-SP009 – Roland CR-80 samples

Samples from a preset drum machine called Roland CR-80. The samples are 90′s 16 bit PCM.

We’ve included 8 drum sets for you.

Recorded using Presonus Forebox
Normalizing is added in the postproduction.

CR-80-brushes
CR-80-dry
CR-80-efct
CR-80-electric
CR-80-jazz
CR-80-metcm
CR-80-power
CR-80-room

24 bit
Wav
Mono

Link:
JAS-SP009 – Roland CR-80 samples

JAS – sample pack 008

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Samples from a simple drum machine called Roland TR-505.
well, ehh, 7 simple trashy loops, cut them and do what ever you want with it.

Recorded using Lexicon Lambda
No edit what so ever.

rolandtr-505-loop1.mp3
rolandtr-505-loop2.mp3
rolandtr-505-loop3.mp3
rolandtr-505-loop4.mp3
rolandtr-505-loop5.mp3
rolandtr-505-loop6.mp3
rolandtr-505-loop7.mp3

16 bit.MP3.Stereo.256 KBPS

Link:
www.justastudio.net/samples/jas_samplepack008.zip

Dave Smith and Roger Linn Create a Tempest

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Being a bit disappointed about what has been shown at WNAMM 2011, this drum machine from two of the best synth engineers (Dave Smith and Roger Linn) really took me by surprise. It looks and sounds awesome.




Each of the 6 analog voices has 2 analog oscillators plus 2 digital oscillators (with a large bank of included samples), Dave’s classic analog low-pass filter with audio-rate modulation, an additional high-pass filter, analog VCA with feedback, 5 envelopes, 2 LFOs, an extraordinary variety of analog modulation routings, and stunning sonic quality, warmth and punch. Although optimized for drum sounds, it excels at tuned sounds as well, and even doubles as a 6-voice analog synth. In addition to the 6 direct voice outputs, there are stereo mix outputs and phones outputs, plus 2 inputs for foot switches or expression pedals, MIDI in/out and USB.

“We’re very excited about Tempest,” said Smith. “It’s an instrument with a lot of personality and it’s great fun to play. It has been a long time since there has been anything new in the drum machine world.”

Tempest is expected to be available by June 2011 with a projected MAP of $1,999.00.

Link:

http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/news/tempest.php