*jayrope (nprofile…vqle)
No favorite drum machine but also fascinated by early (half mechanical) ones like the Wurlitzer Sideman with a similar percussive sound.
My least favorite drum machine was the one built in the Yamaha Portasound 470 (and similar FM "entertainment"/toy synths). I could program my own patterns, ok, but the thin snare was super annoying. It's all (2 operator?) FM Synthesis, no samples, that's why.
Used it from 1988 til 1991 and found every trick there is to make the PSR470 sound cool ;) . As an east block kid this was all I could get, and I was very lucky to have it, but boy this snare!
Can be heard in AG Geige "Nasenwalzer" (Track 19 of Yachtclub & Buchteln, 1987, one of the weaker pieces on this album, still fun Text wise when understanding German). https://tapeattack.blogspot.com/2019/09/ag-geige-yachtclub-buchteln.html?m=1 (I couldn't find it anywhere else on the net right now, sry for the complicated link).
In this case it's one of the standard preset patterns, pretty sure.
But I came here to say: What a killer track you selected here!
Probably the first time I've come across this as the early 70s are still mostly a mysterium to me... this one is just sooo amazing!!
I'm a Sly Stone fan now, I guess ;) . Better late than never...
Herr Irrtum! 🔊 🏳️🌈
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