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Average rating:
4.4 out of 5
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I bought the Er-1 a couple of month ago, and I must say I'm impressed. I think it's really a great little machine that boosts your creative power. The sounds are good, very electronic-experimental oriented, the sequencer does the job and the delay (the only effect) really rocks by adding a very spontaneous, though powerfull touch. I've downloaded a fun little software that can generate random settings for all the knobs, it might sound silly, but you really discover stuff this way. There are some limitations though: only two outputs, a certain lack of control on the distortion effect (only one knob), rethinking this part of the machine could make it better for fat techno kick sounds, and you can only record one knob movement sequence per part, which is a little frustrating. I rarely use the square and sawtooth modulation waveforms. By the way, can you give me a trick to get a fat snare sound or should I get a sampler? The rest of my gear is still in Europe, but I can't wait to try the Er-1 along with my Wavestation (another korg realisation) and my xr-10 sample drum machine.
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I've just have to say that this has to be the best drum machine in this price range Ive ever seen. (compare this to the digital shit boxes boss is offering) I own both an A and an R and the R is an unbelievably deep instrument. The interface is so easy to use that the creative juices just fly straight out of your head and possess this little red monster! Whether or not you want you want to sound like DJ trance-tastic or funkstorung, this is the afforable and best choice for you. Best feature: Side use as a tone generator , ring modulator on audio ins Worst feature: headphone output's non-sturdy ness becomes shady with a lot of use, needs flange chorus effect that the electribe A has. 4.5/5
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great little electro machine that creates what you want!!. More expressive then the over used 909/808 stock sound. but here's a short comparison kick - is really fucking good analog amazing, Snare - not as thick/strong as 909 do some layering, hihats -great, claps-weak as piss, distort them.Turn them into anything you want. Hook it up to rebirth and be a minialistic pig. Gobal delay is ace. Could have done with another two outs to destory the sounds though. Light, compact, cheap, simple and above all very interesting. Get it secondhand got mine for $240US
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I've had mine for nearly a year and its amazing, and orbital have dumped there 909 for it in their live set.
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i love my machine. with the delay feedback turned up and the time down it can flange!i dont get the gripes about construction quality. werent the 808/909 made of plastic? didnt the cost more than the er-1? the er-1 is not a 808/909, we all know that. but if anyone can get out of the 'i want to sound like_________' mentality, you can create some really good original patterns. i will say its got to be backed up with another drum machine to be a coplete set- ie snare/ hats. but just the kick/ toms/ claps/ and weird blips blops and pings make it worth the buy. anything else comparable is at least 200 dollars more and doesnt have a built in x0x style sequencer(drum station). people complain about the jomox not having enough polyphony and it costs more than twice as much. i like the jomox but if you cant afford a real 808/909 or a jomox or a machinedrum. its the only viable choice. if you buy new records regularly you'll hear it more and more on new songs- because i already have. people couldnt give away 808's/909's when rompler drum machines first came out so popular opinion means nothing to me.
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