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The Doctor Is In the House! The Funky Drummer? Sweetwater has a whole army of funky drummers, capable of playing any kind of rhythm in any kind of time in any groove style you can come up with! Theu're all in the DR-202, a.k.a. the Dr Groove. The good Doctor specializes in groove music production; it's many features and capabilities are all geared towards one thing: making the crowd move. And how does it do this? The DR-202's massive waveform memory incorporates 24-voice polyphony, with its 207 drum and 49 bass samples arranged into 128 Preset drum kits. Alongside these fresh rhythm sounds reside more than 400 Preset patterns ready for instant triggering or for turning into new User patterns. From Hip-Hop to Acid Jazz and Latin, practically every genre of Groove music is represented in these Preset patterns--all with street-level authenticity thanks to their legitimate DJ and dance music programmers. There's a 3-track sequencer with a 13-part drum track, a dedicated bass track, and an external source track for triggering external MIDI gear like samplers and other instruments. There are a variety of real time controls including tap tempo to help make things happen on the fly. More than enough to make a DJ's fingers twitch! Compact, easy-to-use BOSS rhythm machine developed exclusively for groove/dance music production: Hip-Hop, Techno, Jungle, Drum 'n' Bass, Trip Hop, Latin and more Features 24-voice polyphony, 256 drum and bass sounds, 128 Preset drum kits, 400 Preset patterns, 64 User drum kits, 100 User patterns Onboard sounds include classic TR-808, TR-909 and TB-303 sounds, vinyl sounds, Lo-Fi drum samples, various synth basses, sound effects and more Authentic groove music patterns can be used "as is" or broken down and incorporated into User patterns User-friendly design incorporates intuitive 3-track sequencer: rhythm track, bass track, external source track for sampler or other MIDI device Rhythm Mute function allows easy break-downs and drop-outs of any instrument Reverb/Delay and Flanger knobs for realtime effects control; Cutoff, Resonance and Decay knobs allow for instant tweaking of individual instrument sounds Tap Tempo control for realtime BPM adjustment; built-in Low Boost/Low Cut control Roll button allows users to select from 68 different drum roll types--very helpful for Drum 'n' Bass programming Control changes can be output via MIDI; can also be used as 24-voice MIDI sound module Battery or AC powered
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