Mike Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) # Hi guys, a nice little practice aid here. Zoom 234 drum machine. I used it for practicing, very versatile bit of kit. Here's some info I found. 124 drum kits including world percussion rhythms and a wide range of contemporary styles including thrash, metal, punk, industrial, hip hop, funk, ska, R&B and more 297 rhythm patterns (preset 99/user 99/preset groove 99) 50 bass programs 99 songs, 13,000 notes maximum 13 velocity-sensitive pads 32 voice polyphony Sound Jammer controller for special effects Synchronized play using MIDI IN Basic drum kits: 00-09 Live Rock: 10-19 Studio Drums: 20-29 Standard Kit: 30-39 Funk Trap: 40-49 Epic Rock: 50-59 Ballad Set: 60-89 Modern Drums: 70-79 Rap/Hip Hop: 80-89 Techno Beat: 90-99 Percussion/SFX: 100-123 [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Keyboard+And+MIDI/product/Zoom/RhythmTrak+234+Drum+Machine/10/1"]Harmony Central Reviews[/url] [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/relatedDocs/rt234.pdf"]PDF Manual[/url] [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/relatedDocs/RT234_demo.mp3"]MP3 Demo track[/url] More Info: [i]Definitely not your ordinary drum machine, the new RhythmTrak ... 234 from Zoom includes over 100 distinctive drum kits and 50 bass patterns, easy to use real time recording, a bunch of special performance features, General MIDI and more. Destined to redefine the category, the RhythmTrak starts with drum sounds loaded with character and attitude. The sampling sessions for these sounds were done using vintage pro equipment, famous drum rooms and many different types of drums for the rock, studio, funk, hard rock, acoustic, ballad and modern kits. Plenty of mic positions were also captured and the resulting room ambiences were carefully mixed. The machine sounds (rap, hip/hop, techno) were sampled, tweaked for more punch and optimized entirely in the digital domain. Most of the snares are true stereo, and the sample rates of all the main drums are full bandwidth (44kHz). The percussion sounds are also exceptional: In addition to the traditional Latin rhythms, there are Middle Eastern, Indian, Celtic, and African drums as well. Ultimately, with variations and stacked combos, over 100 kits are available. The RhythmTrak also has Bass. It's a rhythm section or a garage band in one box. The pads sustain for as long as you hold them in bass mode, and you can tune up any scale you want, up and down three octaves. The 50 Bass patches include all the most popular instrumental sounds and combinations. For more excitement in live performance, the RhythmTrak has a "SoundJammer" slider and a Repeat button that let users put down a closed hat part w/repeat, jam volume with the slider; do trendy Techno effects like adding super fast snare or kick or weird stuff like caking any sound down up to two octaves and other functions not found on drum machines. EZ RealTime recording lets everything can happen while the beat is up: You can erase on the fly, punch in and out of record, change settings, change sounds, etc. A special Groove Play feature lets you play back drum/bass patterns by hitting the pads and holding them. Then you can try out the pads - there's a default selection of grooves already there - it's easy to DJ together a musical thing right on the spot. Also, you can use your own patterns and experiment with Song forms. The RhythmTrak also features a General MIDI Module with a connection that turns the RhythmTrak into a plug & play GM expander along with a full complement of practical features. The amazing RhythmTrak ... 234 drum machine has an MSRP of $329. [/i] No PSU with it, but I was using just a cheapy "everything" one from Maplins with no problems whatsoever. Shipped for £35 , picked up for £30 from Chelmsford, Essex! Edited January 11, 2008 by Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Thou has PM, Sire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Expect a reply post-haste, Sir Muppet of Huntingdonshire! I won £100 in a bet once, thanks to people in Huntingdonshire not accepting that legally it's not a county anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='Mike' post='115946' date='Jan 7 2008, 11:38 PM']Expect a reply post-haste, Sir Muppet of Huntingdonshire! I won £100 in a bet once, thanks to people in Huntingdonshire not accepting that legally it's not a county anymore![/quote] Mike If Steve doesn't want this, I'll have it Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Wilco, Beedie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='Mike' post='116315' date='Jan 8 2008, 04:33 PM']Wilco, Beedie.[/quote] Thought I was second in the Queue Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Academic I'm afraid as I've paid up! Huntingdonshire only now exists now as an administrative area. Cambridgeshire is the legal entity, so I'm glad you won your bet, Mike. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='BassBunny' post='116371' date='Jan 8 2008, 05:43 PM']Thought I was second in the Queue Mike [/quote] To be honest, Muppet had already said he wanted it and was ready to pay, so I was merely acknowledging Beedster, knowing I would have to email everyone who was interested and let them know it had gone. So apologies, but just a question of semantics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 [quote name='Mike' post='116534' date='Jan 8 2008, 08:53 PM']To be honest, Muppet had already said he wanted it and was ready to pay, so I was merely acknowledging Beedster, knowing I would have to email everyone who was interested and let them know it had gone. So apologies, but just a question of semantics.[/quote] That's why I always express any interest in the thread and then follow up by PM, it avoids any confusion Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='Beedster' post='116771' date='Jan 9 2008, 08:40 AM']That's why I always express any interest in the thread and then follow up by PM, it avoids any confusion Chris[/quote] Good point Chris, I flirted the PM off pretty rapid and forgot to register interest via the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 Thanks for all your interest, and my apologies for any confusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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