A little demo of the MFB-522 analog drum machine

[djphineart]

Wow who put it in the wash too hot?

That is TINY

Could start a new genre

DOLLS HOUSE

[ThePellerhead]

to get this into propellerhead record is it easy to do?

[GoldbabySamples]

@ThePellerhead  I don't have Record... however I can't see why not...

[PaulskiMusic]

got any BPM controll ?

[GoldbabySamples]

@PaulskiMusic  The big knob is tempo.... and it can also be synchronized to incoming MIDI-clock.

[PaulskiMusic]

@GoldbabySamples great ! but you cant actually see in what tempo you are in, apart from being synchronised with external Midi ?

[GoldbabySamples]

@PaulskiMusic Correct. There is no tempo displayed...

[gwugluud]

You have to have this hooked up to a computer to use it, right?

[GoldbabySamples]

@gwugluud No you don't... it is a stand alone drum machine...

[gwugluud]

@GoldbabySamples Good...I was thinking Boss and Alesis were the only ones still making HETEROsexual drum machines...Kuel, Thanks!

[LKJDFDG]

sweet sound real old school

[tropicaltom303]

Lovely little machine! Fishtank don't worrt about space, it's TINY!!!

I made a video jamming my 522 through some Filter/ Octave Fuzz and Reverb Pedals, see my videos

Goldbaby, I heard some of your sample packs and they are AMAZING!!!!

[FishTankFrank1]

I could do with one of those but i just don't have the space....

[superpizzaboy7]

i have f*king huge hands BUT I NEED THIS!!!! lol

[TheOneMasaki]

the rimshot sucks

[PulseWidthM0d3r]

@GoldbabySamples The controls seems kind packed not very good with large fingers I bet?

[GoldbabySamples]

@PulseWidthM0d3r Yes they are a bit fiddly. It didn't bother that much though...

[calaverasgrande]

Does anyone else besides analogue haven carry these? They are out of stock.

[GoldbabySamples]

@calaverasgrande You can buy them directly from the maker: mfberlin.de

[djgoziggaga]

cool mpc 60 tabel :D

[synth77]

I like it but playing downtempo the sounds are rather bare.For the price its great if you just want an analogue drum machine.I think i'm gonna go for the modular one.

[therealKINDLE]

@synth77 A Modular Drum Machine? Wow! I didn't know such a Thing existed! Any idea of the Details so I can have a Butchers Hook? Thanks

[GoldbabySamples]

@therealKINDLE Check it out....: Google search: Schlagzwerg

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

@synth77

"I like it but playing downtempo the sounds are rather bare."

That can be easily fixed with compression, reverb and the copious use of dub echo.

[luchomolinarixxx]

i love this gadget

[GoldbabySamples]

It has a sound that hints at an 808. I wouldn't call it an 808 clone...

[ClarkTrentMusic]

How does this compare to a real 808 Hugo?

[SPAZZOID100]

@ClarkTrentMusic

No comparison

[squeakD]

Can this be purchased in the USA.., and if so.., how much does it go for?

[GoldbabySamples]

@squeakD  You could try Analogue Haven.

[phobik2000]

That's some phat low end. Is this DIY?

[GoldbabySamples]

@phobik2000 No it is a commercial drum machine made by MFB.

[GoldbabySamples]

I don't think so...

[TheMilford]

Can it do odd time signatures?

[SYN7HOR]

Just ordered this. It sure sounds good, but it looks like shit. I just hope it isn't buidl as poorly as it looks...

[GoldbabySamples]

@SYN7HOR I think for the price it is pretty good!

[SYN7HOR]

@GoldbabySamples Yeah, it doesn't feel so bad. I actually like it's small shape. Very nice for making beats in the couch.

[SYN7HOR]

@GoldbabySamples Yeah, it doesn't feel bad. I actually like its small shape. Very nice for making beats in the couch.

[offroadrc]

why is this machine so small and the 808 so big?

[GoldbabySamples]

@offroadrc  The TR808 was designed 30 years ago... The MFB-522 is only a couple of years old...

[GoldbabySamples]

@offroadrc  The 808 was designed in the 1980s the MFB-522 was designed very recently...

[rudyvanos]

Sounds awesome, better then mine... Did you add any compression/effects?

Did you run it through a mixer?

[GoldbabySamples]

@rudyvanos No... just through my Metric Halo ULN-2 converters...

[petersedin]

hi mr goldbaby love your samplesets! how do you compare the bassdrum with the 808? goes as deep?

[GoldbabySamples]

@petersedin Thanks! I don't think it has the same boom.  The 808 has a slight pitch bend down that really gives it weight. However I still like the MFBs BD....

[DvonKron]

could i control this with ableton?

[GoldbabySamples]

@DvonKron It has Midi in... so I don't see why not...

[kellyssa3]

Yeah, this little baby sound really good. Nice demo, thanks for posting ;-)

[kellyssa3]

Yeah, this little baby sound really good. Thanks for posting ;-)

[GoldbabySamples]

@kellyssa3

Sounds better in person... LOL. Youtube audio sux!

Hugo

[DemonWTF]

its so tiny LoL

[9JohnSmith9]

Good demo, is it possible to do other than TR 808- like stuff with this?

[GoldbabySamples]

@9JohnSmith9 - 808ish sounds are really what it does. You are not going to get it sounding like a 909 for instance...

[AMOKIAN]

How much are those little things?

Cool, dr.rhythm TR/ boss sounds.

[GoldbabySamples]

@AMOKIAN I bought it for 255 euro.

[kr61ab67]

I've just ordered one !! Sounds good ! Now I hope it comes in good conditions (i've read is a little flimsy). Thanks for this demo.

[kkswedeman]

I'm planning on buying this drummachine is it worth it? One more question: Can you plug it into a stereo and/or Hi-Fi system?

[GoldbabySamples]

If you want a cheap analog drum machine... then yes it is worth it. Yes you can plug it into ya hi-fi. However it is designed to be plugged into a mixer... as it has multi outs... and the main stereo out panning is hard left or right for some of the sounds...

[kkswedeman]

Ok thanks for telling me :)

[snolan1990]

I still want one, Cymbal, Hats & Snare are super tight I should be picking up a TR-909 next week but you can never have too much drum machine especially when its analog. Whats the sequencer like on it?

If the exchange rate was a bit better (I'm from the UK) then I would snap one up straight away.

[GoldbabySamples]

The sequencer is not to bad. Kind of TR like. Easy to use...

[mutantmoments]

I've had one for a few months and it sounds stunning, one or two sounds are a little noisy, but for the money its a bargain.

[GoldbabySamples]

It certainly is a bargain!

[VibeRibbon]

i got mine today but my hihats are panned hard left on my stereo out is there any way to change the pan settings

[GoldbabySamples]

Not as far as I know. It does have 4 separate outputs for the HiHat, BD, SD, Clap though.... so you can bring up the HH on a separate channel of you mixer and pan it how you like.

[VibeRibbon]

thanks for the reply, i got it sorted out,it was just a bad cable , still a little puzzled as to why it only happened to my hihats . . .?

[resonantfilterblog]

Sounds good thru my speakers ;-).

[GoldbabySamples]

It's actually a really nice sounding analog drum machine...

[GoldbabySamples]

I uploaded this video again with a different audio compression rate. Still sounds like puss! I'm guessing YouTube has compressed it more... it sounded fine before I uploaded it!