cool trax. But if you ever have listened to Dancemania Records and

liked it, you would long for this box. But there is nothing more you

can do with the RZ1, than playing the really lovely samples (ahh the

hithats, claps, snares...."tok,tok!") and making samples which go like

"Work dat Motherf...". So you will be better off, if you sample these

sounds (using the Fast Tracker 2 for example, and even being able to make

shuffle beats with the sounds.

But some of you will probably want to have the original. I saw it for

$75 at the fleamarket.

results with time and patience. Full MIDI but using an external clock can prove

to be a bit problematic - works well as a master clock source with hardware sequencers.

Separate outputs and volume sliders were an inspired idea. Programming so easy a child

could produce something with it in minutes. All this packaged in a good solid casing.

A totally underated piece of kit which although has been superceded by technology,

I still find useful when I get bored with XG/GM drum voices. I'm still a fan!