Trend price : 100€
Italian analog drum machines with preset rhythm patterns. CRB Elettronica was based in Ancona, a famous zone for some electronic instruments productions during the seventies.
Overview
Main panel features 14 buttons and 2 knobs for volume and tempo setting.
Back panel terminal connectors:
- mono jack out
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switch input for START / STOP
Voice
board generates 7 analog percussions (names are guessed): kick, snare, tom (2), hihats and cuica.
Patterns
there are 12 presets patterns : waltz, bossanova, samba, slowrock, march, chacha, beguine, shake, tango, rhumba, rnb and foxtrot.
Memory
all sounds sequence are stored into a pretty old ceramic 250 ROM- 24 pins. Had serious issues with that one - never fixed.
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: sounds nice / analog
NOT : no edit / no sync / limited
"Fun usual drum machine preset, does not sound bad. This one is a bit hard to find, but there are many alternatives if you're into preset drum vintage"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci