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Sly · 02-20-2005, 05:29 PM

My roommates birthday is coming up and I would like to buy him a drum machine to play around with, he's in a band but likes to play around on the side with his own music. Where's a good place online to buy music equipment and would would be a decent drum machine to buy him? Nothing "top of the line", but something decent so he can mess around and make some music.

mrthumbs · 02-20-2005, 05:34 PM

whats the pricerange?

jt420 · 02-20-2005, 05:34 PM

check out musiciansfriend.com, i cant reccomend a drum machine because i dont use one but i know my friends have been happy with the Roland brand.

Herb Kornfield · 02-20-2005, 05:40 PM

alesis - they make some awesome drum machines that you can use for jamming alone with, recording or live work.

The Alesis 4 is a very affordable model that he can enjoy forever

Jace · 02-20-2005, 05:44 PM

hey him this, it isn't top of the line, but I guarantee he will have years of fun with it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

roland mc-303 groovebox

Jace · 02-20-2005, 05:47 PM

or this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

that is the next roland one they made

the great thing about both those pieces is that they are drum machines and synths in one....you can make entire songs just with them
and the 505 takes memory cards to add more sounds

Sly · 02-20-2005, 06:10 PM

Is this a decent model? http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-ALE-SR16.html

Don't really want to spend more than $150-200. I don't really want to spend a ton of money, but at the same time I don't want to be wasting money on absolute crap.

Kroyrotica · 02-20-2005, 06:20 PM

This Alesis model is fine for fairly basic stuff, worth getting if he's semi-serious.
Also very popular are Roland's Dr. Drum products (http://www.rolandus.com/products/sub...d=2&subcatid=0)

Best option is to use software though. If he uses Steinberg's Cubase or most of the Cakewalk products he should already have options to play around with. Another popular one is Fruity Loops which is intended for electronic-type music but you can also get some sweet rock/metal drum settings out of it (with enough patience, that is.)

Hope this helps.

02-20-2005, 05:29 PM	#1
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,329	Question for the GFY musicians... My roommates birthday is coming up and I would like to buy him a drum machine to play around with, he's in a band but likes to play around on the side with his own music. Where's a good place online to buy music equipment and would would be a decent drum machine to buy him? Nothing "top of the line", but something decent so he can mess around and make some music. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

02-20-2005, 05:34 PM	#3
jt420 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: in the foothills of the mind. ICQ: 279561428 Posts: 2,479	check out musiciansfriend.com, i cant reccomend a drum machine because i dont use one but i know my friends have been happy with the Roland brand. __________________ I made my fortune selling pubic wigs! New program Merkin Money coming soon!

02-20-2005, 06:10 PM	#7
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,329	Is this a decent model? http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-ALE-SR16.html Don't really want to spend more than $150-200. I don't really want to spend a ton of money, but at the same time I don't want to be wasting money on absolute crap. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

02-20-2005, 05:34 PM	#2
mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	whats the pricerange?

02-20-2005, 05:40 PM	#4
Herb Kornfield Is on the 1 Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 4,996	alesis - they make some awesome drum machines that you can use for jamming alone with, recording or live work. The Alesis 4 is a very affordable model that he can enjoy forever

02-20-2005, 05:44 PM	#5
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	hey him this, it isn't top of the line, but I guarantee he will have years of fun with it http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW roland mc-303 groovebox

02-20-2005, 05:47 PM	#6
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	or this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW that is the next roland one they made the great thing about both those pieces is that they are drum machines and synths in one....you can make entire songs just with them and the 505 takes memory cards to add more sounds

02-20-2005, 06:20 PM	#8
Kroyrotica Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 174	This Alesis model is fine for fairly basic stuff, worth getting if he's semi-serious. Also very popular are Roland's Dr. Drum products (http://www.rolandus.com/products/sub...d=2&subcatid=0) Best option is to use software though. If he uses Steinberg's Cubase or most of the Cakewalk products he should already have options to play around with. Another popular one is Fruity Loops which is intended for electronic-type music but you can also get some sweet rock/metal drum settings out of it (with enough patience, that is.) Hope this helps.