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Well, its not as bad as the reviewer says... but it is pretty cheezy.
You CAN tweak the sounds - you just have to open it up to do so. There's lots of little pots to twist and turn.
The bass drum on mine is actually a hearty "BUMP" - but then again... when I bought it the bass didn't work, so I opened it up. By randomly shorting stuff I was able find a way to get it going - I think I caused the bass drum oscillator to be routed through the snare drum envelope generator! Because, before I could tweak the snare (white noise, pink noise, attack, decay, etc) but now its always just a strange blast of white noise! (Fine by me!)
Also, contrary to the reviewer's remarks, it will send trigger out on the whole, half, quarter, eighth, or sixteenth note, as well as on the bass drum hit. This can be handy: run it through heavy flange, then trigger the flanger's lfo with the trigger for some wacky fun.
Yes, it swings on the WRONG note! This is also crazy. But if you crank the tempo and the swing, you get this ultra-speed-freak-flam-action, which is also pretty wacky.
No, you can't sync it - so just sample it and go nuts.
To fatten it up, try running it through a resonant filter (Peavey Spectrum will do). Nice wiggy acid sound.
As to what Korg was thinking when they made it: this was one of those 1970's organ-top beat boxes. Think "Rhythm Ace." That should say it all.
P.S. Regardless of its poor quality, this thing IS a collector's item. I've seen people pay upwards of $200 for these things! So if you can get one in good condition for cheap (~$20) consider it an investment. Otherwise, buy it anyway for some ultra-cheesy beats!
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