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I've heard so many good things about the ALESIS HR16 I thought I'd revisit it and got my hands on this one from Perfect Circuit's used section on their website. I gave it a good go, but it's hard to use in a mix. Something like the Roland TR626 (I'd put it in a similar bracket) can fit in a mix easily and the sounds can sit there pretty much in their own right, unprocessed and sound like a finished track. With the Alesis HR-16, not so much.

I find most of the sounds too realistic, which I realise sounds an odd thing to say - but in most finished tracks the drums don't sound like they do in a rehearsal room or when sound checking. The sounds on the HR16 seem to need a lot more attention which defeats one of the joys of using a drum machine.

..so next up let's see what it sounds like emulating a Linndrum!


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   • From The Studio  

0:00 What is it?
0:57 Overview of Functions
4:35 Bad bit #1 Editing Interface
9:59 Bad Bit #2 The Sounds - are they too 'good'?
12:42 Mr WENDAL... Can it Sound Like a Record?
14:47 HR-16B for Electro and Techno
18:45 ALL the preset patterns - interesting stuff