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Average rating:
4.4 out of 5
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great for the price. would prefer individual outputs, but thats too much for the bunch of dollars it costs. snares maybe weak, but bass drums are heavy. i would have liked a single delay per instrument per instrument (part) the audioinputs are really great and i have even directed de aoutput to the audio inputs and heard through de headphones. It was too much
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The Er-1 will be a sought after unit in about 10 years. I forsee about the same interest of someone looking for a Kaoss pad or a D2/D-beam device. It's unique!
Having said that- I wont even go into the limitations, becuase for less than 150.00, you get everything you would expect.
4 dedicated synth sounds: (I only use it for Kicks and hits) 4 sampled drum sounds: ohh,chh,clp,crsh Motion Seq. and a fucking awesome GLOBAL delay.
You can really make some nice sounds with the box, and it compliments my other boxes well via midi- mainly it's used as a synth percussion echo to my other drums and synths and gives tracks alot of depth.
I couldn't imagine someone using this solo though- That would be some linear as music production.
As much as I enjoy the unit I'm giving it a 3/5 because 2 sounds cannot be heard at the same time. WHAT KIND OF SHIT IS THAT? I thought it was pretty fuct that a drum machine couldn't hard pan a CHH and an OHH in different channels @ the same time. Again- something that makes the box unique.
Dont pay over 150.00 for it. If you see a deal- get it. It's fun stuff.
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Well I'm no aging vintage moron who can't stand any other clicks and bleeps than the ones on the holy 909, so I won't compare the two modules. This little box is so versatile... in just the two days I've had it, I've been able to emulate the drum sounds from some of my favorite groups like Prodigy and Acen. I read some reviews on Synth Site before I bought it used off Ebay... They accused it of having a weak sound, plastic-sounding sound, and cheap construction. The 4 oscillators plus the PCM sounds are more than adequate to produce a good strong beat. If the sound is a little "plasticy" it's nothing some compression in Cooledit (or on your favorite rack limiter) can't solve. As for people talking about it having a cheap, flimsy design, all I can say is they're wrong. The knobs are plenty sturdy, the box is not flimsy at all. It looks like it could take a beating. This is a drum machine not a battle tank... there are plenty of other drum machines out there with plenty worse construction. And I'm talking about a used module here. The sounds on it are very cool... there are plenty of combinations that can be expanded on using the motion sequencer. And the PCM sounds aren't too limiting when you take into account the ability to change their pitch and decay. It's so easy to use-- right out of the box I was making awesome sounding rhythms. The sequencer is a no brainer. I figured it all out pretty much in one night without touching the manual, and that says something about its interface considering the large number of cool features it offers. I would say that for any electronic music, this drum sequencer is a must-have.
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The strength of the ER-1 comes from the easily-tweakable and modulation-friendly synth percussion that you can get out of it. The sampled claps and hats are somewhat pedestrian, but this thing really shines when you get into the synth engine. It's simple, but you can get really extreme modulations with the twist of a knob. It doesn't really sound like FM or analog, it's got kind of a plastic squelchy sound that reminds me of a Nord modular or Absynth or something. If you played around with this for long enough, you could really make it sound like nothing else. It's perfect for abstract techno or ambient or whatever you do- if you're looking for weird sounds that change shape and evolve- you should really give this box some attention.
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Very cool machine, especially for what they go for now. What a steal!! No, it wont do everything, but it does have at least $150 worth of functions. That is not even debatable. What the heck else could you get for $150? not much. ...and to the 2 suckers below, dont spill your slurpees and put your kneepads on.
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