Drum Machines J - Q

Linn, Maestro, Mayatone, Memphis, Monacor, MPC, MXR, Multiclone, Multi Vox
]Music People,Oberheim, OK Drum, Olson, Paia, Panasonic, Pallard International, Palm Tree, Paragon, PR Series Percussion, Pulse One, Quasimidi

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KORG

Pictured above is the Korg Minipops 3 and a Korg built Univox. They are identical.

Korg is one of the giants in the history of the drum machine. Here is but a scvant sample of what Korg had to offer through the years. More Information to follow!

Korg Minipops Junior Picture #1 Korg Minipops Junior Picture #2 Korg Minipops Junior Picture #3

Korg Minipops 20 picture #1 Korg Minipops 20 Picture #2 Korg Minipops20 Picture #3

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Linn

This is a famous Linn Drum. Very popular in the 1980's and still very sought out by studios and collectors.

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Mayatone

In the family tree of musical instruments and related gear, there are always a few branches that are off by themselves and lead to nowhere in particular, and such is the case for the Mayatone.
Information about this unit is scarce, parts and service manuals even more so.

The preset rhythms are March, Fox Trot, Swing, Tango, R&B, Rock, Bossa Nova, Samba, Mambo, Cha Cha, Rhumba.
The most interesting feature is the sustain knob on the front panel. Also on front is a volume and tempo control.

The Mayatone has good sounds for it's time, and the pre-set rhythm patterns are good, but nothing spectacular.
The model above is the MT-31 and it was designed to be sold in an organ shop. The unit sits on top of your old organ that didn't have a built in rhythm section. This was a good idea and many units of all makes and models were sold for this purpose.

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Maestro

Maestro MRK-2

Maestro was company owned by Gibson of guitar fame. They offered a real good line of effects and drum machines.
In the early 1970's the MRK-1 set new standards in the industry. These machines are still well respected and can be found in several major studios. They are widely sampled.

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Nomad

Nomad Rhythm Maker 12
This machine was built in the early 1970's and has 12 built in rhythems.
They include march, cha-cha, sambo, rhumba, tango, swing, foxtrot, bosa nova, slow rock, rock-n-roll and waltz.
It has tempo, tone and volume knobs as well as a music stand on top. The music stand is missing from the one pictured.

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Olson

Olson XX100 Made in 1973

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PAIA

PAIA Drummer Boy

The beat patterns  include:

Waltz, Vienna Waltz, Jazz Waltz, Polka, Foxtrot, Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, Cha Cha, and Tango

Snare options: Woodblock, Clave, and Conga

Drummer Boy measures approx. 10.25" x 8" x 5.5"

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