Boss DR 770 Drum machine (Updated August 2010)

This is a handy little box with pretty good sounds. I've used a lot of drum machines from the Linn to the Alesis and back. Zoom, the old boss machines (tr808) - which became retro hip. (as in hop), and so on. The Dr Rhythm is techno oriented and has a lot of affected sounds. Clangy and boomy and so on. But - the clean samples are nice, and usable. I use it for writing and sometimes a track makes it on to a finished part. For an all around writer's tool, its just fine, and decent for the money. Boss always knew how to make a drum machine and this is no exception. I don' like the midi implementation too much. I won't go into it but I've had frustrating times.

Don't expect fancy. Expect clean sounds. The reverbs are nice. The programming is ok - for my money about the same as the Alesis hr16 or sr 16. Songs and patterns. Its got its little quirks but after a while you can move fast. A nice little drum machine worth the money. Tedrank ****. Cheap, does a thing well.