909? - erutufon|nofuture

aleks · 24th March 2002

my friend wants to buy a 909, can anybody help out? if so, drop me an email...

Will O The Wisp · 24th March 2002

hmm.. Ebay??

Sheridan · 24th March 2002

hmmm a $1000 for a piece of equipment that
is really only worth about $250 - $300. is it worth it?

**emef** · 24th March 2002

mr_chombee · 25th March 2002

maybe not 1000$ worth, but an excellent machine anyway.
I have a special modification from the jomox guys: extra weird tuning for BD, HH & claps. won't live without that machine =)

aleks · 25th March 2002

i wouldn´t buy pay that much either and i wouldn´t buy it anyway...

mr_chombee · 25th March 2002

your friend might probably better go for an oberheim dmx.
hard to find, but kicks ass...

25th March 2002

To me 909 has alot more depth than a DMX without a prommer.
And it's got a familiar sound which can save you alot of time at first. But its big weakness is that it is so familiar and you can't change patterns while recording. This makes complicated programming best done over midi. At which point a software sampler is looking good.

The DMX is great if you want to jump on the new wave revival bandwagon (Its got that blue monday sound) but outside of that its just the first major sample based drum machine, its a limited, rare, and strange sounding historical oddity. It doesn't have as deep an interface as the 909. You've got voice volume on the outside and inside the case tuning that's it. The midi'd DMX's are even more rare. The batteries are also often an issue.

A machine drum (www.machinedrum.com) is what someone should get if they want a physical drum machine at this point. It does everything you'd want a drum machine to do with a much better interface than the classics (i.e. you never have to stop the machine not ever!). It's very deep and flexible with 5+ algorithms for most sounds. You can automate tweaks ,etc.

Price is of course a separate issue. If you are sensitive to price the software world is probably a better place to be.

Recovering Drum Machine junkie
Peter Tang

26th March 2002

some days i look at my 909 and tell her that she is adopted, usually right after i remind myself that she is just a dirty little slut.

namshub · 2nd April 2002

i look at my 909 and can't resist but to punch my distortion pedal...

ooooh yeh.....

actionjetzon · 4th April 2002

mmh the MachineDrum must be very very cool, but its fucking expensive. It´s nearly 1400 €!
Instead of a 909 I would buy the AirBase 99 by Jomox when you´re do not need a sequencer. Because you´ve got some of more posiibilities with the LFO and the different sampling formats like 808, 909, CR78 and that by Jomox

24th March 2002	#1
aleks what? Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,569	909? my friend wants to buy a 909, can anybody help out? if so, drop me an email...
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24th March 2002	#2
Will O The Wisp Sound Illusion Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Solar System.Earth.Europe. Poland.Warsaw.Mokotow Posts: 755	hmm.. Ebay??
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24th March 2002	#3
Sheridan Burnt out Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Druid Hills Posts: 8,799	hmmm a $1000 for a piece of equipment that is really only worth about $250 - $300. is it worth it?
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24th March 2002	#4
emef grinning Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fishing on't pier Posts: 12,731	no !
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25th March 2002	#5
mr_chombee drunken piece of shit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1,104	maybe not 1000$ worth, but an excellent machine anyway. I have a special modification from the jomox guys: extra weird tuning for BD, HH & claps. won't live without that machine =)
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25th March 2002	#8
Peter Tang Posts: n/a	To me 909 has alot more depth than a DMX without a prommer. And it's got a familiar sound which can save you alot of time at first. But its big weakness is that it is so familiar and you can't change patterns while recording. This makes complicated programming best done over midi. At which point a software sampler is looking good. The DMX is great if you want to jump on the new wave revival bandwagon (Its got that blue monday sound) but outside of that its just the first major sample based drum machine, its a limited, rare, and strange sounding historical oddity. It doesn't have as deep an interface as the 909. You've got voice volume on the outside and inside the case tuning that's it. The midi'd DMX's are even more rare. The batteries are also often an issue. A machine drum (www.machinedrum.com) is what someone should get if they want a physical drum machine at this point. It does everything you'd want a drum machine to do with a much better interface than the classics (i.e. you never have to stop the machine not ever!). It's very deep and flexible with 5+ algorithms for most sounds. You can automate tweaks ,etc. Price is of course a separate issue. If you are sensitive to price the software world is probably a better place to be. Recovering Drum Machine junkie Peter Tang
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26th March 2002	#9
stu pitaus Posts: n/a	some days i look at my 909 and tell her that she is adopted, usually right after i remind myself that she is just a dirty little slut.
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2nd April 2002	#10
namshub monster Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ashtraylia Posts: 1,057	i look at my 909 and can't resist but to punch my distortion pedal... ooooh yeh.....
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4th April 2002	#11
actionjetzon Registered Erutufon Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hannover Posts: 1,474	mmh the MachineDrum must be very very cool, but its fucking expensive. It´s nearly 1400 €! Instead of a 909 I would buy the AirBase 99 by Jomox when you´re do not need a sequencer. Because you´ve got some of more posiibilities with the LFO and the different sampling formats like 808, 909, CR78 and that by Jomox
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