Kawai • XD-5
This is an awesome drum synth module that has 256 waveforms, four of which can be combined to create a drum sound. It also has great resonant lowpass filters and envelopes for shaping the sounds and is excellent for techno, electro and industrial drums. For effects, a delay type effect is possible as well as a ring-modulator. It also has stereo outputs plus 6 individual outs for the studio pros. Mouse On Mars might use it.
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It was needed because it could produce better sounding 909 hats than my Roland DR-660. It was used for Random Access, Reggie R, No Down Payment, Vitamin C, Bizzy B, Jackstreet Inc, and DJ Tools tracks and songs way back in the day. I still have it. It was also very very tunable.
It was needed because it could produce better sounding 909 hats than my Roland DR-660. It was used for Random Access, Reggie R, No Down Payment, Vitamin C, Bizzy B, Jackstreet Inc, and DJ Tools tracks and songs way back in the day. I still have it.
I'll grant that the construction leaves a little to be desired--it has a PLASTIC FACE--on a damn rackmount box! PLASTIC POTENTIOMETER HANDLES, ugh! But it seems solid enough, the plastic is still pretty thick and you'd need real effort to break it especially in a rack. Features more than make up for this small weakness though--I'd recommend it to anyone.