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Breathe new life into your drum machine, percussion
module or workstation. Drummer is an interactive drum pattern
sequencer that signals an end to the tedious chore of programming
each and every beat, without resorting to
stiff "Robo-Beats".
Drummer features one hundred drum "Patterns",
including user programs.Each Pattern can be
assigned one of 100 rhythmic "Feels", a tempo, time
signature. and one of eight "Extra Percussion"
settings, creating a Drummer "Preset". It is these "Feels"
that give Drummer its characteristically
human fiavor. Each Preset can be assigned to play one of the sixteen
programmable "Kits" in the
Drummer, used to organize the percussion and drum sounds in your
rig. Presets can be strung
together in up to sixteen full "Songs".
Like any good drummer, the Oberheim Drummer listens
and reacts to your playing. Dynamics, fills.
and other features can all be set to follow and respond to your
MIDI performance in one of the
unique Drummer "Jam" modes. Files can be saved and loaded
via MIDI. Four footswitch jacks
allow for real time performance control of the Oberheim Drummer.
The Oberheim engineers have designed the perfect
tool for creating drum pattems, rhythms
and fills to interface to drum machines and modules...the Drummer.
By adding the Drummer
to a MIDI setup, stilted mechanical drum pattems are a thing of
the past. The Drummer is easy to
use and makes drum tracks come alive allowing more time to be
spent on other aspects of the music.
With over 10,000 different rhythm possibilities, the Drummer has
just about everything needed to
expand drum programming. In addition, there is a built in sequencer
which will allow new patterns
to be recorded. Finally, if that was not enough. the Drummer has
an interactive mode called "Jam"
which will follow the tempo set by MIDI IN data (from a keyboard
or drum trigger).
The Drummer will become a valuable addition to
live performances. recording sessions and
compositions. Now everyone can have drum tracks that sound like
they were played by a live
drummer. Here are more of the impressive features of the Drummer:
· Randomized "human" drum fills
· 16 Programmable drum kits
· 100 Presets (Pattern and Rhythm)
· Song Mode (Preset chain)
· Programmable Fills in Song Mode
· Jam Mode (Drummer will follow playing styles)
· Supports MIDI Sysex for storage of Pattems and Songs
Four foot switch inputs (Start; Break; Add Percussion; Fill-In )
· Programmable Tempo and Time Signature.
List $249
"Drummer is great for songwriting and solo acts... a vast improvement on the standard drum machine."
- Craig Anderton