Re: Hardware Drum Looper Recommedations

[rick <bs@tanawana.com>]

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
> 
>