The DX was a lighter version of the classic DMX drum machine. In fact its look, features and programming method are basically the same as the DMX. The DX has individual tuning knobs for the drum tones and an external trigger input. Its sounds are sampled recordings of actual instruments. The DX only has 18 drum sounds and the DMX has 24. Both drum machines have a number of human like feel effects such as a great swing function, rolls, flams and other weird time signatures and grooves. Best of all it's easy to operate. There are also 6 individual outputs like the DMX for easing studio use. It has been used by Hip Hop artists since the very beginning of Hip Hop! It has been used by Apollo 440, Daft Punk, and Jimi Tenor.

elroy weebler

March 28, 2013 @ 2:35 am

no need to be so pedantic... i meant that the DX was relatively less popular than other drum machines of the era. LM-1, linndrum, DMX, drumulator, 808/909...I have heard scores of hit songs featuring each of those machines. but the list of famous records recorded with the DX just isn't as long. no fault of its own though, and i know i've spent hours and hours of quality time with mine.

I SATELLITE

March 18, 2013 @ 10:22 am

Elroy Weeber said: "The DX really didn't get used by pop/rock stars."

Right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pv-e0nbc4U

elroy weebler

March 8, 2013 @ 1:31 am

i dunno about the Blue Monday video or any of the various remixes (only familiar with the original song as heard on the 12"), but on the original 1983 version (along with "The Beach") it's clearly a stock DMX they're using. the main giveaway is the snare. the DX has a less staccato but fairly realistic snare sample (and it's not as good as the DMX's snare, i say). the hi-hat and claps are also a bit different between the two machines... DMX has a much different envelope for the closed hats, the DX has a different clap sample altogether... no doubt it's a DMX on there. you heard it here, folks.

Discokat

February 28, 2013 @ 2:47 am

a lot of new wave was made using the oberheim DX, blue monday was supposedly written with one, and then they used the DMX in the videos. the beauty of this gem drum machine that most people dont know is you can get eproms and put in any lindrum sound you want and customize it, i have every linndrum eprom and only pop in the ones i like, oh the best part? real time tuning on every part and a very simple but awsome sequencer. love this beatbox, Linndrum is way too big and heavy, this thing is light!

elroy weebler

January 27, 2013 @ 6:18 pm

so much misinformation in these comments. Michael Jackson never used an Oberheim drum machine. Thriller and Bad are slathered in LM-1 and Linn 9000, respectively. "Blue Monday" and "Holiday" are DMX. sorry. Dee Dee Ramone did use a DX on his rap album though. i totally understand why people constantly get these machines mixed up with each other; they really all sound quite similar. the Linn/Oberheim machines all share a distinct, punchy sound and it can be tricky to spot what was used on a particular track. but the DX really didn't get used by pop/rock stars. it's still a great machine though.

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