drum machine with built in rhythms?

[Mikeus]

does anyone know of any good drum machines that just have tons of built in rhythms?

I dont want to have to program anything, just push a button and get a rhythm.

Also to be able to change tempos and time signatures.

 

[singlemalt]

Just about any of them. Check out the boss dr rhythm machines or the Alesis.

My dr 660 has enough basic beats and drum kit sounds to do most anything.
Not great for odd times or 3/4, but strong on 4/4. Dial tempo changes.

You should be able to find one that meets your needs for under $100.

The programing isn't that hard either.

 

[Inconnu]

Have you tried looping softwares? If you use a Mac, there's plenty of samples you can use in garage band. Otherwise, if you use a PC, I think there's a free demo version of Acid Loops you can download which would also do the trick (you can loop just about any wave file with that software, and there's plenty of royalty free drum loops available for free on the Web). Just an idea.

But if you need a machine, I pretty much like my Zoom RT-223. They are cheap, even more when you find them used, and there's plenty of sounds in that little box.

 

[guitar<bass]

Amazon.com: Yamaha DD20 Touch-Sensitive Digital Drums: Musical Instruments

A friend of mine bought this at a garage sale for 2 bucks. I asked him if he had anything with a standard instrument cable output that I could run to one of my unused channels and play beats through it. For what i needed, this is great. It's a lot smaller than some of the others I have seen and it has all the basic features you could ask for like tempo adjustment bla bla bla.. also it has like 4 different modes of metronome. very useful for someone like me who is completely unfamiliar with anything but "ONE two three four ONE two three four.."

g<b

 

[darkstorm]

Ive been using the Zoom Rt234 for many years and still like it better then the competition. The still available rt223 looks to be the closest equivalent. Other units that came out after the 234 lacked the ability to stack patterns for voodoo like drum ensemble.

 

[LennyPenny]

You could try the Korg Pandora mini. I used to use one as a headphone amp before I got a real amp. Tons of rhythms, from simple metronome click to drum beats of all kinds of genres.

 

[ahiddentableau]

Have you looked at Steinberg's Groove Agent? It's basically what you're asking for: a machine that produces a number of fully orchestrated drum and percussion patterns according to whatever of the various available styles you choose. I have a little bit of experience using Groove Agent 2, and it was pretty good for what it is. Works especially well for practice or when you need a kind of placeholding percussion loop when recording. The downside is that it is quite expensive -- I don't know how much it costs now, but I know that before it was more money than I was willing to pay (I think it was in the realm of $200 or so). But IMO it'd be worth your time to check it out, especially if it turns out that the price has been reduced.

Best of luck in your search,
J

 

[ERIC31]

+1 =)

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[guy n. cognito]

Boss DR-880. They are expensive, but they have a ton of preprogramed rhythms and work great.