DrumBrute

[wiss]

So, the DrumBrute arrived this weekend.

The Flaws:
1. The power chord was a little short for my preference.
2. The outputs are 1/8 ,not really an issue. The main output is 1/4 though.
3. I wish the tom's were more editable.
4. The buttons, not sure if they will last 5 to 20 years.

Overall, I do not think there is a drum machine on the market that gives you more bang for the buck.

I have owned almost every drum machine every made. I will say without a doubt this is my favorite, purely based on the power of the sequencer and the ease of use. The sounds are great, at first I didn't feel the high-hats but they are different and different is good (tr-606 high hats are my favorite). The snare isn't my favorite, wish there was more oomph to it, but it's not a deal breaker. The tambourine is fabulous and will be used often.

[commodorejohn]

Can it get very far outside the TR-x0x range of drum sounds? That was all I heard on the intro videos, but that could just as easily be omission rather than an actual limit for all I know.

[wiss]

Can it get very far outside the TR-x0x range of drum sounds? That was all I heard on the intro videos, but that could just as easily be omission rather than an actual limit for all I know.

I personally don't think it has an XoX sound. The "909" kick, it's not really a 909 kick. The "808" kick sounds nothing like the 808 kick. The high hats have great character to them, much more interesting than any of the XoX's. There are familiarities with in the sounds but it's far from a clone. It has it's own character and really feels like an instrument.

[griffin avid]

Nice. Mine should arrive tomorrow.

Yeah, it's strange that I didn't notice the 1/8 outs for the individual parts until this week. Mind you, I've watched the review videos and don't know how I missed that. So It'll be funny to re-hook everything rack-wise back up to run this through it. The last thing I want to do is worry about doing too much right from the machine. I'll probably leave it alone raw and process in the DAW.

I am worried about the build because, if this goes- it's not like there's another one to be had in better condition.
Used is used...

Additional questions...
1) How is it in DIM light- or late night studio conditions?
2) The only sequencer part I saw noodled with was off-beat. Any hopes of the sequencer effects staying on beat and not throwing off the whole drum track?
3) Sync it to anything else yet?
4) How loud is the output? Every youtube video has been relatively low in volume....

P.S. Let's get it going in the gear p**n section or share here. Let's see where you got it. lol
Getting this had me very tempted to get a mini brute. It was $200 and I was sooo tempted- especially since I paid $157 for a Volca. But I'd be buying just because....not very smart.

[wiss]

Additional questions...
1) How is it in DIM light- or late night studio conditions?
2) The only sequencer part I saw noodled with was off-beat. Any hopes of the sequencer effects staying on beat and not throwing off the whole drum track?
3) Sync it to anything else yet?
4) How loud is the output? Every youtube video has been relatively low in volume....

1. You can not play it in the dark, you need light over it, or maybe until I know where all the controls are.
2. You can make stiff beats if you like, I think all the off-beat stuff was to demonstrate that each drum sound can have its own clock.
3. I have slaved it and mastered it with a different drum machine via midi. I have not used the clock out/in yet
4. The main output seems a tad low, this is the only thing that reminds me of the 808, everything sounds "louder" through the individual outputs.

[stf-ran]

I got mine Friday but haven't got to play with it much because of the holiday weekend. To me, the individual outputs are the main reason to get this machine. I made a basic beat with all the parts going separately into my UAD Apollo with their plugins doing all the processing(compression, eq, reverb etc...). Magic.

[griffin avid]

You can make stiff beats if you like, I think all the off-beat stuff was to demonstrate that each drum sound can have its own clock.

It's whenever they use the seq effects and 'stutter' or repeat sections of the sequence.
When they release the effect, the drums have lost their place.
So it seems instant or real time, like it's not triggering on the next 16th etc, but soon as you hit the button.
And cutting the effect off (or lifting your finger) doesn't RESUME your drum track in it's original time/place.

I don't mind the idea of catching it on beat to start, but I'm concerned if- every time I trigger an effect...my drum track resets itself to the start of a drum sequence.

Hope it doesn't do that.
Even their dance video promo- with the dude in the subway was off-beat.

[ninja6485]

The beatstep pro allows you to use a software editor to alter parameters pertaining to how the sequencer behaves. I think one of them might be to change how the stutter thing behaves... I know it at least lets you change whether the pattern changes immediately when you hit the next pattern button, of whether it lets the pattern play through till the start of the next pattern. The drumbrute probably has a similar page in the editor with its own changeable parameters, possibly including the stutter strip.

[griffin avid]

Good news is that it does NOT reset the sequencer once you release the effect buttons.
My fears are not an issue.
So far, no sound is CRAZY, but it does sound good.

[MANG]

This little box looks fun. I plan on giving it a go next week. I'm guessing build quality is comparable to minibrute?

BTW, this is Bhrama. I was gone for many moons, and lost my access to this thread. Glad to be back.

[supermel74]

Got mine today and it's defective. Power cycles on it's own after about 5 minutes after powering up and every minute or so after. Sounded good and seemed well built but I doubt I'll get another after the initial negative experience.

[griffin avid]

I would obviously contact Arturia about this first and see what they say/recommend.
They have a forum too...
http://forum.arturia.com/

[supermel74]

I would obviously contact Arturia about this first and see what they say/recommend.
They have a forum too...
http://forum.arturia.com/

thanks. Registered and posted problem over there. Hopefully I get a quick answer/solution because I already printed the return label
UPDATE: The problem seems to have sorted itself out. May have been a bad connection with the lego block power supply.