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Sequential Circuits • DrumTraks

The DrumTraks is a very programmable classic drum machine from the eighties. While its electronic drum kit sounds may not be as popular today as the TR-909 or TR-808, the DrumTraks exceeds them with superior editing capabilities. Thirteen drum sounds all with programmable tuning and level control. Extensive editing with copy and paste ability. There's even a mixer section for individual sounds, six individual outputs, one mono mix output, and cassette in/out for offline memory storage.

Pretty basic and easy programming, record a couple patterns and link them into a song. The DrumTraks can send Roland sync/clock to control a TB-303, TR-909, TR-808 or TR-606. It is also fully MIDI capable and syncable. This makes it very easy to use with old analogs and new MIDI synths and sequencers. If your looking for classic eighties electro beats and the vintage instrument that generates them then look no further than the DrumTraks. It is used by Orbital, Freddy Fresh, and Prince.

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Chris

Posted 159 days ago

Moonboy - an Oberheim DMX was used by The Sisters Of Mercy on their "First And Last And Always" album, not a Sequential Drumtraks. See:

http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/ tech/doktors.htm

just wondering

Posted 212 days ago

is it used by simian mobile disco?

MOONBOY

Posted 265 days ago

also for goths used by sisters of mercy for all of first and last and always lp

jc

Posted 277 days ago

simian mobile disco also use this :)

Brad

Posted 285 days ago

The Drumtracks was also used by Vince Clarke during his Yazoo days ("Ode to Boy").

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