Poll: Favorite drum machine

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What is your favorite drum machine?

Akai MPC series
5
9%
E-mu Drumulator
1
2%
E-mu SP-12/SP-1200
4
7%
Elektron Machinedrum/Analog RYTM
6
10%
LinnDrum
4
7%
Linn LM-1
7
12%
Oberheim DX/DMX
2
3%
Roland TR-808
13
22%
Roland TR-909
11
19%
Roland TR-707
1
2%
Roland TR-606
4
7%
Yamaha RX-series
0
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Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by VCO8 » Tue Nov 25, 2014 4:01 am

Sorry, the limit is 12 options. :cry:
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by Swayze » Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:42 am

Drumtraks ;)
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by synthroom » Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:47 am

Fairlight with Page R.
Fairlight IIx (Mid-Life Crisis - cheaper than a Corvette!)
Roland JP-8, D-50, S-50, S-550(2x), S-760(2x), JX-3P, JD-800
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by sequentialsoftshock » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:17 am

Oh come on. This is a bullshit poll !!!!

Samplers: MPC60 & Emu SP1200

Drum Machines Proper: CR78, TR606, Volca Beats, TR808, & Brooks MonoDrum

Sample Based Drum Machines: DrumTraks, TOM, TR505, and DMX
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by sequentialsoftshock » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:18 am

Swayze wrote:Drumtraks ;)

Seriously, how did you overlook the DrumTraks/TOM as part of it ?! =O
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by chimney chop » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:24 am

slightly off topic....anyone know what drum machine was used for Cocteau Twins Treasure?
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by monolith » Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:24 am

sp-12 turbo
808
Drumtraks

Honorable mention for the Korg ES-1 too!

I'd say SP 1200 but I've not used one.
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by ellaguru » Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:29 am

as sequentialsoftshock said, there are lot of samplers here, not only drum machines...
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by ppg_wavecomputer » Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:50 am

EKO Compute Rhythm
Roland CR-78

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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by madtheory » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:25 am

Bla bla everyone's a critic... Linn Drum and LM-1 could've been put together too, as you did with the Yamaha RX and Akai MPC. I like the poll though. Generally I think drum machines are awful. Just gimme the sounds. :)

TR-505? What a piece of s**t. Forget about it. TR-626 much better, if you like that sort of thing.

TR-909 FTW.

Especially a rack mount with MIDI controllable synthesis, no sequencer.
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by pflosi » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:06 pm

All drum machines are good drum machines :headbang:
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by madtheory » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:08 pm

pflosi wrote:All drum machines except the Roland TR-505 and the Zoom RT- 233 are good drum machines :headbang:
Fixed it for you :twisted:
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by Infinity Curve » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:20 pm

Machinedrum for sure
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by salwa » Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:12 pm

I love my TR 505. It's broken now, but I still love it.
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Re: Poll: Favorite drum machine

Post by tomorrowstops » Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:15 pm

My pal Jason, who I get to direct in the studio (on a real kit) anytime I want!
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