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Alesis SR-16 | Studio-Grade Standalone Drum Machine With On-Board Sound Li-brary, Performance Driven I/O and In-Built Effects 100 patterns?
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I use an alesis sr16
But like $100 on the used market
A friend and I used to jam and he used one of these. It is relatively economical and sounded decent.
I'm slowly building my first rig real rig. I've got a microbrute synth, a midi controller keyboard, and a Beatstep Pro. I also have a laptop+interface loaded with Ableton 10 but I already use a computer plenty with work and other hobbies so I'm looking for a DAWless experience eventually. Eurorack fascinates me but probably not going to happen for awhile (cost prohibitive). My sounds are techno/ambient/synthwave and my aesthetic is knobs/sliders over menu-diving. Thanks to those who responded last week!
I need some beats! I'd like to keep it cheap because I'm also hoping to get a semi-modular synth (likely Behringer Neutron, Minibrute 2 or Mother-32) in the next couple months. In the meantime while I'm getting intimate with my Brute and BSP while using Ableton a bit for effects and basic drum/synth instruments. So what hardware drum machine should I get?
I'm looking at:
I figure this thing would make a decent jam-along-with basic drum machine for bass/keys for rock-type stuff and practice and hopefully with some effects I could make use of the default sounds in my own compositions. Also, I can load sounds to it so it could remain useful even if I get other drum synths down the road? Does anybody use one of these with a BSP? This is the cheapest option after software.
Somebody is selling locally on kijiji. Asking 400CAD including an Alesis kick trigger (which I'd have no use for). No onboard sequencer but I'm fine with that since I have the BSP. It's also mono-out which could be a bit limiting maybe? The sounds from this thing are great from my listening online but I worry that my money would be better spent elsewhere since I'm still a new resident to GAStown (wonder if I could find a used Nord 2 for similar price also).
Volca Sample and/or Beats (new or used) These seem to be the go-to "getting started" option and I'm fine with that. I'm not a huge fan of the actual sounds the Volca beats makes (bla bla kick bla) but at least it is analog so I should be able to knob-twist and add effects to get somewhere creatively? There was a guy on kijiji asking 760 for two samples, a kick, and beats w/ power adapters which seems pretty good if a bit more than I was hoping to spend on the drum end. However, sampler is probably the next purchase after my synth anyway. Why do people seem to "move on" from the volcas? Is it because of lack-of customizability or poor sound quality or what? The workflow seems popular if a bit fiddly... but then again my BSP can be USB powered so the portable aspect of these could be fun (I music festival). A single one of these would be the second cheapest option but the set is almost as much as a new digitakt.
Korg Electribe EMX-1 (used) Great aesthetic and sound from what I can tell from videos, I've been talking with a guy who is asking 450CAD for one. Seems in great shape, fully functional, etc. How dated is this thing going to feel in terms of connectivity and features (not so much the sound)? I'm not a fan of the menu-diving of the newer Electribes. Probably the most expensive option (not counting the 4 Volcas)...
Any other hardware drum synths that I should look at in the "cheaper the better" range? Not a big fan of the sound or aesthetic of the PO's.
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