Korg M3 Classic Beatboxes is a new sample library from Kid Nepro.

The new sample kit contains sounds from the TR808, TR909, CR78, Linn Drum and Simmons Drum Kit.

via KidNepro:

A demo from our M3 Hit Factory sound collection featuring our “Classic Beatbox” Drum Kit.

Beats from the combi titled “Retro Beatboxes”. No multi tracking. Everything was played live into my DAW.

Interesting Note: I filmed everything with my right hand while playing the pads, switches and sliders with my left. Now try that sometime!

Music & Video – Steve Proto ©1984-2009 – Kid Nepro Productions

More info on all our M3 sounds at: www.kidnepro.com

This is a quick demo of the Music And More (MAM) ADX 1,  a compact and inexpensive drum synthesizer.

It has 5 voice channels: Bass, Synth, Snare, Hi Hat and Metal (in ascending order on machine).

via zibbybone:

One cool feature about this machine is that the Snare and Hi Hat channels feature both “open” and “closed” variants. You can here the “closed” snare on notes 5 & 13 (on a typical 16th note Roland x0x style pattern) and the “open” snare on note 8 (same note step I have the “synth” sound programmed on). Only real compaint I have with this instrument is that the MIDI note numbers are fixed and cannot be reassigned. The MIDI Channel is assigned using 4 dip switches on the rear panel. The rear panel has stereo outs (which I used with the front panel pan pots in this demonstration) and individual outs for outboard processing and/or mixing. The LED for the Metal channel is out on this particular unit. The sounds are sequenced via Roland TR-909 External Instrument mode. If you”re craving some fresh drum sounds and cannot afford the Vermona DRM-1, this is a great alternative. The bass on this demo is pretty low and cannot be heard on my crappy lap top speakers. Enjoy and be sure to check out my other videos of synths, drum machines and effects.

In my periodic Newsletter you can get a variety of examples (patterns). 
I have combined a lot of information about the following VST-Plugins. 
You can use our pattern in your Sequencer (Internal mode or via MIDI-Files). 

- TR-808 (AudioRealism DrumMachine and Nepheton) 
- TR-909 (Drumazon) 
- TB-303 (Phoscyon and AudioRealism BassLine2) 

- NEW! ReBirth RB-338 (ReBirth RB-338) 
- NEW! d-lusion Rubberduck (d-lusion Rubberduck) 
- NEW! Patterns in Standard Midi File Format!

via a comment on an earlier post

David at Hobnox sends word that they’ve updated their browser-based virtual studio, AudioTool:

Just a quick note that we just rolled out an update of the Hobnox Audiotool. As promised the TR808 is now online, along with two new stompboxes (Compressor and Bitcrusher) and some enhanced functions. Saving is still not possible yet, we’re working hard to make it happen for the next update.

It’s great to see AudioTool develop. Saving and offline use are probably critical, though, to AudioTools gaining acceptance.

This gets my vote for the coolest thing you’ll see this weekend.

It’s a live performance using the Hobnox AudioTool – the new browser-based virtual studio – using a MIDI controller and Percussa AudioCubes.

See the tutorial at the Hobnox site, too!

Joa Ebert & Kai-Phillip, via David

Image: fibra

Nice panel design for Divius – Roland TR808 clone.

I’d love to see a full kit for an 808 clone – but something tells me it might cost more than buying a used 808.

An introduction to the MIDIbox 808 project – a DIY Roland 808 clone & sequencer.

Looks like a great companion to the x0xb0x.

Instead it mutated, and one of its mutant offshoots is House Music. House music retains much of the heavy regular beat of disco, but tends to be more electronic, with drum machine rhythms and synthesized basses. The music is song based, and draws on a variety of influences, including Latin, jazz, soul, gospel and reggae.

House music grew up in the early eighties in Detroit and Chicago clubs that appealled to poor and disenfranchised populations, especially the gay community. The music incorporated the Roland Rhythm Section, TB-303 Bassline and TR-909 drums. There’s both instrumental and vocal house music. Vocal house rarely focuses much attention on actual lyrics, instead trying to deliver an intense hook that will get people dancing. C+C Music Factory’s “Everybody Dance Now” is catchy as hell, but doesn’t try to be anything more than a call to dance.

One of the most notable early house cuts was Rhythm is Rhythm’s “Strings of Life”. House grew in popularity as mainstream artists like Madonna gave it more of a pop twist. Even though house music is twenty years old, most club-oriented dance music that is played today is still a variation on the formula created by early house musicians.

The best known early techno producers are Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson, sometimes known as the Belleville Three. They made music for clubs that was a urban take on the music of German musicians like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream were making. While Techno made it to the clubs in Chicago and New York, it was a largely underground style throughout the eighties.

What is Techno?

Techno is pure electronic music, originally designed for dances, that combines the sound of classic German electronica with an american Urban feel. The music emphasizes the machine sound of electronic drum machines, especially the Roland TR-808, and often is based around repetitive riffs played on bass line sequencers like the Roland TB-303.

The history of techno starts in Detroit. The style emerged there when musicians took cheap, used electronic instruments and abused them in ways never intended by their creators. Early techno artists drew on science fiction and futuristic themes in their music. The techno sound depicted a place unlike the aging Detroit city where it was born. The music and the themes of the songs were intended to sound like something from the future. “It’s an attitude to making music that sounds futuristic,” according to techno pioneer Juan Atkins, “something that hasn’t been done before.”

One of the best known early techno songs is “Alleys of your Mind”, by techno artists Cybotron. Works from Atkins, May and Saunderson didn’t make the charts, but were very influential because they were played in major clubs in the US. In 1988, a compilation called Techno! The New Dance Sound helped define the style.

In the 90’s, artists in Europe began to take the Detroit sound of early techno songs and morph it. New variations were created, including acid, ambient techno, hardcore, and jungle. The techno style has gained more popularity in Europe than it has in the United States, because electronica has been popularized more in Europe than in the US.

Techno has been associated with raves since the nineties. The idea of a rave is just a techno party where like-minded techno fans can get together and dance to continuous dj mixes of electronic music. These have been particularly popular in Europe. In 2000, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival became one of the largest and most significant electronica events in the world. It was free and attracted hundreds of thousands of techno music fance from all over the world.