The VXXY DCM8 – The World’s First Chip Music Drum Machine

Posted on May 17, 2011 by synthhead

This is a sneak preview of the VXXY DCM8, described as the ”worlds first studio production drum machine dedicated to chip music sounds.

The VXXY DCM8 will offer “multiple oscillators, numerous waveforms and modulation options, several noise types, digital filter, lo-fi bit reduction, DAC masking and clipping.”

Official details are to be announced. The DCM8 drum machine is expected to launch June 2011.

Images and demo videos of the DCM8 chip music drum machine below.

This video demonstrates editing patterns on the DCM8 chip music drum machine.

via vxxynet, vxxy on Flickr, vxxy.net, matrixsynth

17 thoughts on “The VXXY DCM8 – The World’s First Chip Music Drum Machine”

S42010 on May 17, 2011 at 12:51 pm said:

This would have been really cool in 1980
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AfroDjMac on May 17, 2011 at 2:04 pm said:

Wow so small, totally awesome!
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dez on May 17, 2011 at 4:03 pm said:

cool for a minute…then irritating ;p
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kid versus chemical on May 17, 2011 at 5:14 pm said:

Awesome. I hope it's not too much money!
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Del on May 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

Sounds cooool! i so want a DCM8
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Del on May 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

Sounds cooool! i so want a DCM8
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Del on May 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

Sounds cooool! i so want a DCM8
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Del on May 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

Sounds cooool! i so want a DCM8
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Del on May 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

Sounds cooool! i so want a DCM8
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Del on May 17, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

Sounds cooool! i so want a DCM8
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wesker on May 17, 2011 at 11:50 pm said:

well its got midi so y complain?
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@holotropik on May 18, 2011 at 5:05 am said:

Hmmm…Korg Monotribe and now this…a mini Live rig of bleepness
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Random Chance on May 18, 2011 at 6:25 am said:

I would love this thing with a more comprehensive user interface and direct control over 16 instead of just 8 steps.
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iMan on May 18, 2011 at 10:51 am said:

My thought exactly. I love the Electribe interface – they should just steal that!
That or have an iOS editor – but pure hardware people would hate that.
Looks pretty cool, though!
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Anonymouse on May 23, 2011 at 3:10 pm said:

Hmmm. It looks like it's got a single mono output. Asking for individual outputs is perhaps a bit much, but the lack of stereo is disappointing.
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Someone on May 24, 2011 at 12:21 pm said:

You can see if you watch the videos that it does in fact have 16 steps—you switch from the first 8 to the last 8 and back by using those directional buttons on the right.
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Ignat / Neotericz on May 30, 2011 at 3:14 am said:

what is 'stereo' anyway? disappointing : great !! we dont need so much musicians around btw
its a bit offending the word 'chiptune' exploitation !!! they need money to build the units btw more crap music with different sounds House music and teenage trends will be poluted of this btw , hahaha
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