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Re: Hardware Drum Looper Recommedations
This is almost the "exact" idea I am piecing together now. Only
difference is I own an older Roland MBD-1(bass/drum) module instead of
an Alesis. The one with Marcus Miller and some other famous jazz
types. The little SR-16 seems to always have a place even
after all this time. I should check out the DM5 to see how that compares
though to my Roland though.
On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 07:23:46PM -0800, loop.pool wrote:
> 1) Buy yourself a new ($150)
>
>http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Drums/Percussion/Electronic/Drum/Machines?sku=705531
>
> or used ($30 - $75 or a buy it now model in excellent condition for
>$100)
>
>http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=alesis+sr+16&category0=
>
> ALESIS SR-16 DRUM MACHINE
> This drum machine is a really good midi controller with touch sensitive
> pads.
>
> * note, these have been out since 1989 unbelievably and there are a
> million of them out there, many of them are thrashed with overuse.
> I'd recommend getting the Buy It Now model or the brand new Model (with
>a
> warranty)
>
> It's sounds, unfortunately suck donkeys (pardon my Amaraic)
>
>
> Soooooo, couple it with the purchase of:
>
> 2) a used ($170 or $245 buy it now price) (though none on Ebay
> currently used)
> http://www.prepal.com/data/Alesis.htm
> ALESIS DR 4 oone rack space DRUM MODULE with hundreds of sounds
>
> 3) or a used ($245 by it now)
>
>http://instruments.search.ebay.com/ALESIS-DM-5_Musical-Instruments_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8QQsacatZ619
>
> or a brand new ($349 with a set of five external triggers thrown in for
> free -VERY NICE for progamming your drum machine externally)
>
>http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Drums/Percussion/Electronic/Drum/Machines?sku=705523
>
> ALESIS DR 5 (18 bit drum module-----------the sounds are great in this
> box........everything from real to processed to electronic drum machine
> to electronic drums to synthesizer drums to percussion)
>
> 4) Control both with an inexpensive ONE IN/TWO OUT MIDI THRU box
>($28.79
> new)
>
>http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Recording/Computer/Hardware?sku=702507X
>
>
> If you want to get really hi tech about it, you could purchase a
>TRIGGER
> FINGER (midi finger styled controller for $199)
> to control the DM 4 or DM 5 and you'd have control over volume,
>panning,
> cutoff frequency, resonance, etc. of the sounds).
>
>http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Keyboards/Midi/MIDI/Controllers?sku=703614
>
> You could also go with just the Trigger Finger instead of the SR 16 but
> you'd lose the sequencing abilities.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Rick Walker
>
>