Novation DrumStation
DrumStation tech specs
Novation DrumStation
- Released: 1996
- Company: Novation
- Type: Drum synthesiser
- Audio out: 6 + stereo pair
- Control: MIDI
- Size: 1U
The DrumStation was a rackmounted, MIDI controlled drum synthesiser made by Novation in 1996.[1] It clones the sounds of Roland's TR-808 and TR-909, including the ability to slightly tweak them, but eschews their internal sequencers in favour of external control.
Compared to the real things, it takes up far less space, and even the 808 sounds can now be triggered via MIDI (and hence easily swung, for instance). Compared to samples, twiddling knobs to tweak the sounds is quicker and more intuitive than browsing lists of samples. I think it's a pretty underrated machine.
See also
Notable users
- Massive Attack[2]
- Underworld[3]
References
- "Novation DrumStation" Paul Nagle, Sound On Sound, Jul 1996
- "Massive Attack's New Studio" Sue Sillitoe, Sound On Sound, Oct 2005
- "Underworld: The Making of 'Everything, Everything'" Paul Tingen, Sound On Sound, Dec 2000
External links
Reviews
- "Novation DrumStation" Paul Nagle, Sound On Sound, Jul 1996
Downloads
Note names
Drum synthesisers: Novation DrumStation | Pearl Syncussion-1 | Roland R-8