drum machines

[Stiglar]

hi everyone ,

i can't remmeber whether this has been asked or not but what would you guys recommend in the way of drum machines etc ? ... one that's portable and i can carry around quite easily ?

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Rich

[CanyonCarver]

Hey!
I recently bought a used drum machine off of eBay for 60 bucks. It's a Boss DR550 and I'm very pleased with it. It allows me to compose and I use it as a metronome (sounds a lot better than one) for practice.
I don't know much about the latest models, but this one fit my budget and serves me well.

[TNVHFAN]

Rhythm Tracks 123

less than $200 and very portable..not overly difficult to use..sounds great.. Zoom Rhythm tracks

drop by a store and check one out.

[Perfect4th]

I bought a ZOOM MRT 3 in April and love it. You can use presets to arrange entire songs with intros, fills, etc. $99 new American Musical Supply. I also bought a power adaptor and they make a footswitch.

Its great for pratice and recording. It sounds realistic enough to work live, too, but a real drummer is really the only way to go live.

I have a picture of my rig in my sig. You can see the drum machine there.

Peace!

[Stiglar]

that looks awesome perfect 4th ,

thanks for the suggestions guys !

is the zoom easy to use ? .. have you done any recordings using the drums ?

RIch

[CanyonCarver]

I found free drum samples here . I listened to an mp3 demo and it sounds pretty cool.
Have at it!

[ericgtr]

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CanyonCarver said:
I found free drum samples here . I listened to an mp3 demo and it sounds pretty cool.
Have at it!

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I am definitely going to check this out dude. It is exactly what I have been looking for, I like the idea of playing the parts yourself. Thanks for the link.

[Perfect4th]

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Stiglar said:
is the zoom easy to use ? .. have you done any recordings using the drums ?

RIch

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Super easy to use. Just plug up and go. I haven't recorded with it. I don't really do that mauch recording.

Peace!

[Rob]

I use the BOSS-DR550 (mentioned above)!It's easy to use, has lots of sounds, drums,percussion, bass, piano, guitar and more! I actually used it at a few gig to accent the band one time!

[JoyBasu]

I used a 550 for a while. Yamaha QY series will give you drums and chords. Its portable too. Slightly higher in price though.

http://www.joybasu.com