RD Drums by ZARG announced!

elektrolurch · Post by **elektrolurch** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:15 am

http://www.zargmusic.com

fidox · Post by **fidox** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:02 am

hi,

isn't this announced already some time ?

matej

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:27 pm

looks cool. When will we be seeing this?

krizrox · Post by **krizrox** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:10 am

I don't know. I have my eye on this instead:

http://www.prodikeys.com/products/prodi ... ms_Low.wmv

Joxer the Mighty · Post by **Joxer the Mighty** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:28 am

That guy can jam! LOL The keyboard's actually a pretty good idea.

fidox · Post by **fidox** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:31 am

hehe, this was really funny one,
at the end, when he speeds up the rhythm

Stubbe · Post by **Stubbe** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:09 am

"this is rok'n'roll" - my favourite quote of teh week

Johns kit looks great, wonder when we get to hear mp3 samples from this device

krizrox · Post by **krizrox** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:37 am

Yeah - on the first and turd beat

petal · Post by **petal** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:48 am

johnbowen · Post by **johnbowen** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:52 am

Whoa!!!

I haven't 'officially' announced that this product is ready to go!

I have been offering some 'teaser' screen shots on the site for several weeks now...but no actual announcement of a release date yet.

(But thanks for the enthusiasm!!)

cheers,
john bowen
zarg music

DJ Mosley · Post by **DJ Mosley** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:17 am

is this a sample based instrument, or modeled?

fidox · Post by **fidox** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:39 am

johnbowen wrote:

"I haven't 'officially' announced that this product is ready to go!"

please , do so !!!

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medway · Post by **medway** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:09 am

Looks really cool John can't wait for more info.

johnbowen · Post by **johnbowen** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:28 am

Hi again,

For more detailed info on the RD Drum, please check this page on planet z (where the idea first got started):

http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... 30&start=0

In answer - it can play back samples or use synth modules...the RD Drum is an 'empty shell' like my Red Dwarf synth (hence the 'RD'), with slots that the user populates from a selection of modules.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:45 pm

I would rather hear it than see it. In any event I am leaning towards more exotic electronic and ethnic sounding drums. We all have enough and have heard enough of the standard sounds.

Post by **hubird** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:54 pm

as on http://www.somafm.com, try Groove Salad, or http://www.radioioambient.com ,and others

It will never reach the charts, but it's great music

And there's a lot more on the net

JD · Post by JD » Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:54 am

Murd Der

Looks like he has been incorporating the step sequencer after all. that pretty much seals the deal for me when it gets released.

http://www.johnbowen.com/nss-folder/pic ... %20Seq.jpg

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:52 am

On 2004-09-29 19:45, braincell wrote:
I would rather hear it than see it. In any event I am leaning towards more exotic electronic and ethnic sounding drums. We all have enough and have heard enough of the standard sounds.

John Bowen wrote:

"In answer - it can play back samples or use synth modules...the RD Drum is an 'empty shell' like my Red Dwarf synth (hence the 'RD'), with slots that the user populates from a selection of modules."

so it can sound like anything you want, right?

...so it's a way to control the triggering of sounds? Doesn't that make it a sampler?

R

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:24 pm

Doesn't that make it a sampler?

If made from Stereo Effect shell, one input could serve as trigger, the other as velocity. What is done with these inputs depends on the insides of the module, be it a sampler or a synth...

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:50 pm

Ah!

Went to the website and read about Red Dwarf, now I get it.

Cool concept. Wish I had a more powerful Pulsar card so I could run these things.

R