Korg KR-55 Demonstrated By Anjelicas Baby

[luciana141000]

i Have a Korg 55 Like New !!! i can send photos ,its have all complete with footo pedal to !

Its the first made !!! 78 i think !

My price is 700 eur

Regards

[rokomane]

@luciana141000

700€???? you must be crazy, he mentioned he got it for 150£

[weatherkop]

These old analog machines are a must for any real music producer that wants these sounds. Sampling them is an after thought for me because the original rhythms in the box are just as important as the sounds themselves.

[Audionized]

I forgot to say; nice demonstration! Thanks for the video (:

[Audionized]

Cool little drum machine, but not programmable. I got a mint one for free a long time ago and sold it in 2007 for like $90 to a collector. No individual outputs, no MIDI of course in 1979. I could see giving $50 for a nice one but $300 is pure madness. It has a nice sounds though. I use samples from it in the MPC.

[multipengo]

thanks for this demo. i bought a kr55 and sync it with my sh-101 .. but i have a problem there: the tempo is synced, but the sequence is not on the piont, it is not exacly layerd. may it's because roland and korg does not reallly fit together, is it possible that is has to do with the voltage value? its 5V from the kr55 ...anyone has an idea 'bout that?

[TR0jAX]

is it possible to programm own beats ?

[774434]

lovre the transitoions and fills and wat not. great video!

CHeers

[SPAZZOID100]

the 55B version has twice the patterns

[hustletv]

nice swing!

[phfrixion]

I'm selling mine on Evilbay now...shedding some tears 'cause I really dig this sound...soooo dry and powerfull instant electro; just added some FX (Roland RE-501 chorus echo or vintage Ursa Major Space Station) and it went crazy! *LOLZ*

Cool demo video.

[AnjelicasBaby]

@phfrixion

[AnjelicasBaby]

@phfrixion

[JulianGibbs02]

What a great demo!!

I'm sure some of the experimental artists (e.g. Klaus Schulze/ Richard Wahnfried) used these sometimes...

I just found one of these machines yesterday, with the foot pedal.

It's going to be fun now, to try to use it, to decide if i want to keep it or sell it!

I'm not a musician!

[elsongs]

Depeche Mode used this on their "Speak And Spell" album!

[Straessers]

Bobby O used this machine a lot in the 80´s.

[AnjelicasBaby]

I didn't know that. I am not sure if it's the same guy but didn't he help the Pet Shop Boys record their first demos of West End Girls in I think it was his studios in New York.

[gramon125]

hey dude were i can get one of those is really cool here were i live is really dificult to get some equipment like that

[AnjelicasBaby]

Keep looking on ebay, search for Korg kr-55 or Korg KR55. Look for a sellor who will send it out for international delivery. They do come up for sale sometimes. I paid 150 british pounds about 2 years ago.

[thrcman]

most of the sounds (kick, snare etc) sound the same. No way you can tweak them?

[AnjelicasBaby]

You can tune the pitch of the drums. However, LOL you have to do it from inside the machine. I've never tried it myself. Based on this, you may be able to do other adaptations to the sounds from inside the machine but don't quote me on that. I just record the sounds and beats into a DAW software software programme. Once you have done that then the sky is the limit. The hardware machines are great for getting the creative flow going before getting down to serious work on the computer.

[AnjelicasBaby]

As I write my PC has crashed again. Ya don't get that with my old retro gear LOL. I hope this is of some use to you. Regards Paul

[farlich]

My bought me one in a garage sale, yesterday! That's so nice! Haha! Because I will buy my Microkorg in 2 months! Microkorg+KR-55=<3

[AnjelicasBaby]

Well done you LOL. I always hope I will find some jjucy bit of retro gear at a British carboot. Never found anything yet, how crap is that. Did you get it really cheap?

[farlich]

50 cent! (y) Hahaha!

[downburst]

I have one of those :)

[AnjelicasBaby]

Well your lucky then, they seem to be getting rare these days. So if you like it hang on to it. It might go up in value over time.

[downburst]

OH YA IM KEEPING IT :)  its such a fun tool to write with.. I think I will put a demo of me using mine up here soon!!!

[pmsan29]

amazing they had this technology way back in 79.

[AnjelicasBaby]

Just goes to show that new gear is not always better than old gear in the long run

[Thalassa77]

Hello, I've posted this video on switchedonsynthesizer.blogspot . com

[AnjelicasBaby]

Thanks for that

[alaggan]

Jean Michel Jarre used this drum machine in his 'Magnetic Fields' album. Good demonstration.

[AnjelicasBaby]

Thank you, I didn't know he had used this on that album

[reginaldbowlsiii]

kr-55 b