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I have a little different perspective than most users in that I have more drum machines than I know what to do with. I own the DD-50 MIDI drum sets. I own a PMA-5 with hundreds of presets. Any percussive backing that I want to use can also be easily created with my workstation which has a builtin database of everything needed to build a unique drum pattern from the ground up.
So then, why the DR-202? For the sounds and the filters. There are a lot of 90's type percussion sounds. Really low fi and dirty drums - some useful sound effects - awesome filters.
Since I am a good musician, but an amateur drummer - this helps me create and explore some percussive patterns that I may not have considered otherwise. You can create a simple drum pattern - then modify it with any number of groove templates that will give it a different feel. This feature alone is enough to cause me to think about different phrasings in the music that I create.
The layout is intuitive. I spent an hour with it before I opened the manual and was able to take it to its linit without having to open the book - which is always a good thing.
Some people love the 202, others can't stand it. I think its fun.
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