Korg DDM-110 / DDM-220

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DDM-110 Super Drums

In 1985 Korg released two very simple and affordable digital drum machines, the DDM-110 (Super Drums) and the DDM-220 (Super Percussion). The sounds are slim pickin's and quite cheesy! It uses 8-bit sampled drum sounds which include kick, snare, hi/low toms, rimshot, handclap, cymbal, open and closed hi-hats. The sounds are anything but inspiring.

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DDM-220 Super Percussion

There are 10 buttons, an Accent control for each sound, and tempo controls. It stores 32 patterns and 6 songs. There is no MIDI, only DIN sync for external control. Definitely designed for practicing musicians, the DDM-110/220 has little use in modern day recordings unless you are looking for old, cheesy and lo-fi quality sounds.

13 Visitor comments
Jonathan Evans
November 13, 2008 @ 5:13 am
I bought one of these when they first came out (1986ish) and then returned it to the shop to replace it with a Roland TR606 - for the life of me I can't remember why now but it might have something to do with the double rate Korg sync and I had a Roland SH09 (still got it!) and a Roland MC202. I've just bought one second hand (don't ya' love ebay!) to relive my youth and the lovely lo-fi punchy sounds I remember from this unit.
karl
October 27, 2008 @ 8:12 am
The kick and the snare are very crisp and clear which is a must for any pcm drum machine. Editing on the fly is simple, pattern memory with a battery. And Dlate should sell me his
Gideon Bridgman
October 16, 2008 @ 12:09 pm
i've had one of these
and there great fun
except now its broken
:(
 
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    - Korg DDM-110 & KAOSS PAD2

  • Specifications
  • Polyphony - 8 voices
  • Sounds - 9 sampled sounds (8-bit, 15.6kHz): Kick, Snare, Low and Hi Toms, Rimshot, Claps, Cymbal, Open hi-hat, Closed hi-hat
  • Controls - Accent, Tempo
  • Patterns - 32
  • Songs - 6
  • Keyboard - 10 buttons
  • Effects - None
  • Control - 5-pin DIN Sync
  • Date Produced - 1985

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