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I've been writing music on the DR-5 for approximately a year now. The DR-5 has both good and bad points. I'll start with the bad...
The DR-5 is extremely limiting as far as sound manipulation goes. There aren't any real snazzy effects (i.e. chorus, flanging, phasing, etc.) that the DR-5 makes available to the user (it includes reverb...). Some of the sound effects on the DR-5 are extremely lame. For example, all of the distorted guitar sounds (i.e. overdriven guitar, heavy guitar, distorted guitar, etc.) are extremely cheesy. The horn sounds don't sound like horns. The woodwinds don't sound like woodwinds (although they do make great keyboard effects).
The DR-5, on the other hand, does have some strong points. The drum sounds on the DR-5 are second to none (an industrial musician's dream, as it features TR-808 and TR-909 sounds that come out beautifully live). The bass and acoustic guitar sounds are indistinguishable from the real thing (excluding arpeggiating chords, as the DR-5 does not come with that capability). Some of the keyboard sounds; such as choir, strings, warm, orchestra, etc.; also come out beautifully (and sound really good live). The DR-5 is extremely easy to use, especially for a guitarist (being that the pads are made as if they were the frets of a guitar).
Personally, when I use the DR-5, I mainly use it for it's drum sounds (as it keeps perfect time, unlike some drummers...) and it's keyboard sounds, and everything else (bass, live guitar, etc.) is done by live musicians. I find that it works really well for that purpose and I would recommend it to anyone that was looking to use a sequencer for something similar. Oh yeah...my only other complaint is that it doesn't work as a sampler as well.
By the way...for anyone out there who can tell me how to use the DR-5 with my computer in any way, shape, or form: I would be really appreciative of any information on how to do such a thing. Feel free to e-mail me with any such information. Thank you.
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