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Average rating:
4.4 out of 5
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I like my XR10. It got it's own sound and cuts trough the mix. Sounds are kinda acoustic and present but outdated in some way... but hey, they say 80's are comming back, right. To start with this thing is easy, but deep programming without a manual is almost no-go. Midi is also limited as it can't sync to midi in basic pattern mode... it acctually forces you to start building your song in song mode so you can sync it with other MIDI equipment. Sequencer is cool. Output needs preamp, pads seems to be good, all working flawlessly after 20+ years.
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Got mine years ago, and only know how to use the very basic presets. I didn't get a manual with it when purchased....Does anyone know where to get one! I like what I hear, but I'm limited. Thanks if you can help!
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XR-10 is my favorite drum computer the best house drums and very easy to create patterns-songs...the only with tribal preset!!!
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Akai XR10. Brilliant. I got mine from a music shop who had it from new and only used it occasionally when needing a drum background for jamming against. Got it last year for £100 and It's fab...
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Is this a sample disc with a built-in sampler, or a sampler with inbuilt sounds? I'm not sure yet.
I do know that it is a fun and very usable box with great sounds. It must be a predecessor of the MPC, the way it works and can be programmed is similar: both step and real time programming, by hitting the pads.
In any case, compared to other old drum machines it is riduculously cheap (got mine for $60 incl. shipping). Much more value than a tr505 or a tr707: it has much more and (to my ears) better sounds that can be edited as well, and a very groovy sequencer. It comes closer to the Linndrum or the Oberheim and SCI drumboxes. The sound as well. However, perhaps it is a little less user friendly than those.
The sounds are classics - i'm sure I heard them on many a hit - and tweakable and somehow cut through the mix very well.
Use the groovy inbuilt sequencer, or just play it through midi and use your DAW's sequencer. In both ways you'll get lots of satisfaction from it. Buy one before the rumor spreads...
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