From analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Tue Mar 16 02:44:31 1993 Received: by quark.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (5.65/3.910213) id AA18448; Tue, 16 Mar 93 02:44:24 -0500 Errors-To: analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Sender: analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Received: from nic.lth.se by quark.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (5.65/3.910213) id AA18443; Tue, 16 Mar 93 02:44:22 -0500 Received: from axisab.axis.se by mail.lth.se with bsmtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #2) id m0nYWJj-000MTuC; Tue, 16 Mar 93 08:44 MET Received: by axisab.axis.se (/\==/\ Smail3.1.25.1 #25.6) id ; Tue, 16 Mar 93 08:41 MET Message-Id: From: ricard@axis.se (Ricard Wolf) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 93 08:41:17 MET X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.0.1 12/13/89) To: an excursion through technospace , analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: korg kpr-77 Cc: ricard@axis.se Status: OR > > > > > hey all.. does anyone know if a korg kpr-77 drum machine is worth buying for > $100?? Ahhhhh... The KPR-77. I have one. I don't use it a lot though. It's an analogue drum machine, Korg's answer to the Roland TR-606. It has bass, snare, two toms, open/closed highhat, accent and switchable cymbal/claps. (i.e. you can't use claps and cymbals at the same time). The user interface is better than the 606, but the sounds aren't. The 606 sounds cool (a bit like the 808), but the KPR-77 sounds _very_ analogue-drummy. It has 48 patterns of (max) 32 steps each. Each step can be 1/16, 1/8 or triplets of these. The patterns are grouped into three groups, A,B and C, and for each group you can have two songs. Not exactly a lot of memory, but the patterns can be saved on tape. Oh, and of course the memory is battery-backed-up, but you need to have 4 C-cells in the machine for this; the machine will also operate off these, making it battery operated. Interfacing is limited to audio out, DIN SYNC (48ppqn) in/out and trigger outs for the toms. There might be a seperate audio out for the claps or something, I'm not too sure. The DIN sync makes it synceable to other Korg (DDM-110/220) and Roland (TR-606/808/707/727) stuff, or to a sequencer if you have the required hardware. On it's own, I wouldn't say it's that useful, but together with another machine it can add some analogue sparkle to a mix. The claps are "a la Korg", i.e. sound more like a matchbox full of matches being tapped. You may love it or hate it. Dunno if $100 is a good price; I bought mine used quite a few years ago for $75, but that was over here in Sweden, so prices don't really compare. /Ricard -- Ricard Wolf / | \ / | /- email: ricard@axis.se Axis Communications AB /__| \/ | \__ uucp: axisab.se!ricard S - 223 70 LUND / | /\ | \ Tel: +46 46 19 18 63 SWEDEN / | / \ | \__/ Fax: +46 46 13 61 30 -- "Radio-activity - It's in the air for you and me" -- From analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Mon Mar 15 18:04:32 1993 Received: by quark.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (5.65/3.910213) id AA05013; Mon, 15 Mar 93 18:04:20 -0500 Errors-To: analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Sender: analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Received: from ACF6.NYU.EDU by quark.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (5.65/3.910213) id AA05003; Mon, 15 Mar 93 18:04:14 -0500 Received: from ACFcluster.NYU.EDU by ACFcluster.NYU.EDU (PMDF #2884 ) id <01GVUH1I7NRAG0UZVM@ACFcluster.NYU.EDU>; Mon, 15 Mar 1993 18:01:43 EDT Date: 15 Mar 1993 18:01:43 -0400 (EDT) From: an excursion through technospace Subject: korg kpr-77 To: analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Message-Id: <01GVUH1I7NRCG0UZVM@ACFcluster.NYU.EDU> X-Vms-To: IN%"analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Status: OR hey all.. does anyone know if a korg kpr-77 drum machine is worth buying for $100?? what does it do? what kind of sounds? what kind of interfacing? thanks.. >>taylor.trance From atteanwi@atc.mil.se Thu Nov 17 09:14:49 1994 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:20:26 --100 From: Anders Wikholm To: analogue@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: Korg KPR-77 drumachine >Geoff E. Rittmeyer writes: >I found an old and strange (to me) korg drum machine. It is a non-midi rig >set-up like a 606 with sync, hi/lo tom trigger out, and a mixer stage (i think!) >I messed with it a bit, and it sounds crappily cool with clean hissy hats and a >snappy snare. I think it is analogue by the sound, but it has a deceptively >tech lcd readout for programming. Is this thing junk or is it cool junk worth >the $40 bucks they want for it? If anyone has used one of these, or heard it, >fill me in on the Korg KPR-77 drum machine. Thanks for any help. > I've had a KPR-77 since they appeared on this planet (I couldn't afford a TR-808 back then). I use it frequently nowdays to make trigger patterns. Both toms have separate trigger outs. The sound generation is analog. With the exception of the claps I think the sounds are best described as awful. But sometimes one wants awful sounds... As an easy programmable trigger generator, or together with more generally usable drumbox it can be a bargain. I would certainly give $40. Nowdays I use a Korg KMS-30 to sync KPR-77 to MIDI. Previously I used to sync it to a SCI Drumtraks. It's the same sync signal, but DIN sync uses another wire to get start-stop info. Anders Wikholm aka MOULIN NOIR