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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

766.0. "Korg DDD5 Drum Machine" by JON::ROSS (wockin' juan) Wed Apr 22 1987 14:49

    
    Well, here is the rumor:
    
    	Korg DDD-5 drum mach. 
    
    	lower cost version $~300 range.
    
        Details probably in a few days.
    
    	anyone know specs? I didnt even see this in the NAMM review...
    	
    	sposed to be a killer ({yawn, sure, what isnt})
    
    ron
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766.1Fight Rumors with RumorsDRUMS::FEHSKENSWed Apr 22 1987 16:4817
    Have heard about the DDD-5 (latest Electronic Musician?), it's to
    a DDD-1 like a Roland TR505 is to the TR707.
    
    Anyone heard rumors about a TR1010?  Roland better get a new drum
    machine out or Korg/Kawai/Yamaha are gonna eat their lunch.  The
    guys at EUW know from nothing about a TR1010.  They also say Roland
    will never rack mount the S50.  Bummer.
    
    Anybody actually own a DDD-1?  Sure looks like a neat machine.
    Anybody used the sampler option?
    
    I was doodling the other night and with 2 megabytes of RAM you sure
    could build a neat sampled drum synth.  20 voices, disk based samples,
    up to 4 second samples (halfway decent cymbals?), etc...
    
    len.
766.2DDD DD DD DRUMSMINDER::KENTThu Apr 23 1987 11:456
    
    Yes I have A DDD-1 with the sampler option. It works. It works very
    well. What else would you like to know ?
               
         				Paul
766.3Casio RZ-1 firesale at Sam AshDREGS::BLICKSTEINDaveThu Apr 23 1987 17:2119
    Note that the Casio RZ-1 also has sampling.  A friend of mine picked
    up an RZ-1 for the amazing price of $219 at Sam Ash in NYC recently.
    
    At that price, it's an AWESOME deal.  We're talking about a machine
    that has:
    
    	o Separate volume controls for essentially each "instrument"
    	o Separate outputs         for "                           "
    	o Sampling up to 800 ms
    	o Lots of memory for both songs and patterns
    	o Complete MIDI implementation (only 3 velocity levels though)
    	o Very easy to use
    	o Sounds good
    	o Comes with an audio tape with about 90 percussion sounds one
    	  can sample
    	o Stores pattern and song data to audio cassette tape
    	o Stereo
    
    	db
766.4REGENT::SCHMIEDERFri Apr 24 1987 16:0118
Roland had better do something FAST!

After checking out RX5 at LaSalle yesterday, I'm sold on it as an expandable 
drum machine that is quicker to use in real-time and in innovative ways.

For instance, program the buttons to go up in pitch at a programmable interval 
from one pad to the next.  Real fast, get down and dirty and just make some 
music!  Great sequencer/mixing capabilities.

Whole different beast than what else I've seen, including new top of line Korg 
and Kawai.  Much more modular approach from what I see, more oriented towards 
performing musicians and stage setups.

This is sloppy because I've been out sick, am worried about moving and have a 
million things I'm behind on right now.


				Mark