From John Emond Sent Wed, Feb 21st 2018, 00:23
From John Emond Sent Wed, Feb 21st 2018, 00:23
I like the Bonky sound of the Roland Rhythm 33 that used to go with mom's L-= 100. I actually used it in one song. Monde Synthesizer gives you More www.mondesynthesizer.com > On Feb 20, 2018, at 7:15 PM, Stephen Watson <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > My experience with analog beat boxes is they have a life of their own but t= end to sound bonky and small. I think that's one reason electronic dance mus= ic took off with the advent of the 80s drum machines. Beat boxes are good if= you are into primitivism type music where the beat is front and center, lik= e today's music where the emphasis is on the kick drum. The only option is e= lectronic drums like Tamma Techstar or Simmons that can be externally trigge= red. That can be used for the kick mixed with beat box percussion, the analo= g beat boxes that have a trigger in or sync option.=20 >=20 > There's also the Arturia Spark that has many vintage drum kits, but like s= ampling it is digital. Static samples are good enough for most music purpose= s unless your music needs the electro intricacies of vintage analog. For exa= mple, If you want to make old Anthony Phillips 1984 then an analog poly synt= h over CR-78 sample loops will do or if you want to make Phil Collins ballad= =20 >=20 > Then there's vintage digital analog, like an R-8 with CR-78 or 808 kits, o= r R-70 that have that 90s hardware sound that may be a little punchier but s= till digital.=20 >=20 > Modern analog beat box type drum machines seem more stable like the Akai R= hythm Wolf and don't seem to have a life of their own as with the vintage va= riety. >=20 > A con with a lot of beat boxes is they are not syncable unless modified, s= o using real sequenced analog makes a vintage beat box less appealing since m= ost electronic music is sequenced versus traditional organ playing music.=20= >=20