Drum Machine vs. Netbook w/ Ubuntu+Hydrogen

[Nyarlathotep]

I like the way Hydrogen can do crazy time sigs, and even has a "recording" mode (the drums can be triggered by keyboard input). You can still manually place the drum triggers tho. You can also string multiple loops into a song. And with net books you literally get a 9-10" screen

Im just wondering if there is any drum machine capable of what Hydrogen does, or more, for less than 300$ (the DR-880 from boss is like 5 to 600$)

[darranwil]

Being and ex IT guy, who LOVES linux and ubuntu, I hate to say it but just get a hardware drum machine. I've run nearly every software package in OSX, Linux, XP with an Akai mpd16 controller. I have a netbook that I use to run DMX lighting, Guitar rig, Amplitube, Reason, Audition, etc...

I go with the Unix philosophy on this one. "Do one thing, and do it well".

It'll only take once when your netbook freezes from bad power noise or someone spills a beer on it to wish you had a dedicated drum machine.


darran