Maybe Korg got wind of another drum machine in the pipeline from another large manufacturer. I’ve been half expecting Novation to bring out a drum machine. The Drumstation was a winner and to my ear it has more weight than than the TR-8 or TR-8S. And since the Drumstation, Novation have developed sequencers.
Seems there’s definitely demand for mid-priced drum machines around the 500 $/£/ mark. E.g. 2nd hand Tanzmaus’ get snapped up quickly,. My guess is Arturia has done quite well with their drum machines, despite them sounding naff (In my humble opinion that is).
The open source Logue sdk is something elektron should take note of. It will keep these products alive for years beyond their shelf life and its basically “free” development from the community
People still use MNM and Machinedrum and they’ve kept their value in the used market, possibly even surpassing the original price if in mint condition. I personally don’t think that opening a synth up for software mods necessarily is the reason it stays in use or relevant for years. It’s a nice bonus for people into tweaking their synths, sure.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Korg could kill two birds with one stone and make an Elecrtribe on the Logue SDK. Some good, solid algorithms from Korg, then user replaceable algorithms for the rest. 8 tracks, freely assignable to Korg or SDK algorithms; effects, freely assignable to Korg or SDK algorithms; lots of knobs, etc.
No idea why they don’t leverage one of the coolest and most flexible IPs they have in their arsenal.
This looks great. And I am glad they dropped int the logue SDK. I think this will be fun, and I am always looking for more drum machines with assignable outs.
Now I just wish they would do a grown up version of the Volca Samples. Make it a similar size to this Drumlogue, same dirty sound as the Volca Samples, with the analog isolators, but…it actually samples, and more hands on controls.
YES!
Please. Get in touch with them now.
If you can’t get them to change the name to “Logue O’Rhythm”, then I’m sure Behringer will take it for their impending clone.
Please include midi thru for goodness sake. Drum machine at the end of a midi chain is a recipe for disaster. Korg products are the worst for midi headaches.
