Here's my review of the sounds: 1.)Bass Drum- sounds great especially when tuned anywhere from 3 to 9. When tuned down to 0 it makes this disgusting rattle that is AWESOME. This machine has a very good low end for it's price!

2.)Snare- sounds the best tuned to about 20-23. Play around with the volume settings and mix volumes in your patterns for some nice dirty breaks.

3.)Tom1- At 0 it sounds like an oil drum being hit.

4.)Tom2- Same as tom1 only a different tone. Love the Toms!!

5.)Closed HH- Sounds more like a staccatto "tink" than any cymbal sound I've ever heard. Goes very well with the other instruments though.

6.)Open HH- kinda like a splash cymbal if you tune it higher. Sounds great in the mid range.

7.)Crash- LOUD!!!! Turn the volume down on every time you mix this sound in or it'll drown out the other sounds way too much. Tuned to 0 it sounds like some kind of underwater gong. Perfect for dub-noise sounding stuff.

8.)Claps- What can I say? 80's as hell, and I hear Prince used them so I say buy the machine for this alone!!! Well, maybe not, but it's neat. Tuned up you can use it for a makeshift rimshot if you layer it with a snare(!) or just use it for some wierd ambient clicky sounds.

So that's about it. If I could give this bad bastard any better rating I would. Here's a summary of the tunings: Highest=ambient noise Lowest= MAD KUNG FU BEATS! BUY ONE AS SOON AS YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, does anyone have a copy of the manual that I don't have to pay $20 for? I'd love to program it further. email me.

After meeting a lot of other beat machines along the way, I still use the sound of TOM often, because he simply kicks arse. The snare sounds like nothing else on this planet - it´s electric!

Sadly, I have no manual so some things remain a total mystery, like the MIDI set-up. Also, my unit is unable to play songs - they get jumbled for no apparent reason. Still, the sounds are magnificent, especially when you´re r e a l l y tired of dem 909-house sounds. Bye.