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denver
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Hey my friend is looking for a drum machine or
beat machine or whatever, I guess pretty low-end
just checkin if anyone can recommend something,
one of those ones where they have the pads you press
probably, I'll do some research myself but I know
a few guys will know some stuff on here, mactac and
vegas j maybe if I'm thinkin right?
thanks,
Denver - Sun, 27 Aug 2006 1:15pm
The Box Drone
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Korg's electribe line might be a good place to start. They're relatively inexpensive & are of decent quality. If he gets one than can sample the sonic possibilities are pretty much endless. - Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:58pm
Gman
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Rebirth is now freeware. - Fri, 8 Sep 2006 10:51am
denverc
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thanks for the info. - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 1:54am
mactac
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acoustica has a product called beatcraft that has a pretty good working demo... it's easy to use, sounds good...
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... and best of all I did a lot of the drum samples for them ! :) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 9:37am
lonemonk
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Mac mentioned Acoustica, so I'll chime in with FruityLoops. Not sure what its like now, but always found it intuitive to run, use whatever samples you want. - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 8:41pm
ill S Preston, Esquire
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It depends on what kind of beats you're trying to make with it. You can by a drum machine with pre set sounds or you can buy a sampler/sequencer that you can sample and create your own drum kits. I use the Akai MPC2000XL to make hip hop beats. It's one of the best sampler/sequencers for your money. But there are several other models varying in price range to choose from. I prefer outboard gear too, I think software sucks, with the MP, you can bang on the pads till the cows come home it's practically indestructable. I prefer the hands on feel as opposed to the point and click. But to each his own. - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:33pm Edited: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:35pm
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