![]() With the Six-Trak and it's sequencer, and the Drumtraks in mind, it is easy to see why one of those advantages is the universal synchronization between pieces of gear. But, you won't be surprised to learn that I love this report mostly from reading it from an historical perspective.įor example, at the time this report was written it was still the early days of MIDI, and the introduction of the two-gear report focuses on two advantages of this rather new standard. As far as keyboard reports go, all the basics for each piece of gear are covered. The report, written by dashing Dominic Milano, runs about two and a half pages, with a shared introduction before separating into the two reviews - first focusing on the Six-Trak, and then the Drumtraks. And for all you 37+ year old ladies out there, yes, that was the issue with Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes on the cover. So, it makes sense that Keyboard Magazine would wrap the two up into one large Keyboard Report in the May 1984 issue. Also like twins, SCI paraded them around the playground that is Keyboard Magazine, whether promoting them together in the same centrefold ad, or side-by-side as a pair of ads in the centrefold space. But the two wooden-sided synths look so good next to each other that they pretty much had to have popped out of SCI's birthing canal one right after the other.Īnd like many actual twins I knew and grew up with - Karen and Sharon, or Tim and Tom - SCI even kind of gave them similar names. I should have left Dave's name out of it. Okay, that actually sounded a little creepy. Two eggs from the same father (Dave Smith!), fertilized at the beginning of the MIDI era. They were fraternal twins at the most basic level. ![]() So, as you might have guessed, it wasn't by mistake that the Six-Trak and Drumtraks ended up, more often than not, included in the same sentence. Two totally separate and independent ads, in the centerfold. And even better - they were centerfold ads. What makes it unique is that it appeared opposite the SCI Six-Trak advertisement that also appeared during the same period. This Drumtraks advertisement appeared in Keyboard Magazine from June through December 1984. How awesome is that! I'm gonna have to remember that one. And SCI has a word for them - gorilla claps. I don't know whys, but I love songs with pitched-down drum sounds. 13 digitally recorded sounds with programmable pitch and volume. And may be kinda ballsy if they did it on purpose.īut what I know is ballsy is the amount of power this drum machine had under its hood. Usually there is some kind of cool or witty ad-title - or at least a subtitle. Drumtraks drum machine self-titled full-page colour advertisement from page 55 in the June 1984 issue of Keyboard Magazine. All switches were taken apart properly burnished and cleaned.Sequential Circuits Inc.Software was upgraded to the latest OS ROM 0.5.Power supply caps replaced with high-quality Nichicons.Original Sequential factory data cassette.Custom DIGI DRUMS chip set, if you want to experiment wit h alternate sounds: Electronic Snare, Electronic Tom 1, Timbale, Noise Burst 1, Space 1, Space 2, Conga, Conga Slap, Agogo Bell.Price reflects the many hours that went into the repair and restoration of this back to perfect working order. We will provide a 90-day warranty on work that was done. Previous owner took really good care of this gem. Buttons are nice without any yellowing and numbers are clear and easy to read. The wooden ends are beautiful and face is mostly mint, with only some slight wear on the DRUMTRAKS logo. Like all Sequential Circuits products, this drum machine was ahead of its time and still kicks ass in the 21st century! This drum machine sounds every bit as good as an LM-1 or DMX. ![]() Sequential Circuits Drumtraks Vintage Drum Machine Ĭlassic drum machine from the mid 1980s in perfect working order.
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