AKAI XR20 drum machine
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: V-XR20 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
The XR20 is a portable beat producer, equipped with sounds that are ideal for hip hop and R&B productions. More than 700 pre-programmed sounds and an integrated effect units for reverb, EQ and compression provide you with all the tools you need to make fantastic beats.
A built-in microphone input allows you to add vocals to your creations, while the pads of the XR20 follow the beat and light up when they're activated, giving you a clear overview. The drum machine offers both acoustic and electronic drums, as well as single hits and bass and synth sounds, allowing you to make fantastic mixes in no time whatsoever.
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Specifications
Product features
| Connector for external foot pedal | yes |
|---|---|
| Number of analogue input channels | 1 |
| Number of analogue output channels | 4 |
| Headphone output | yes |
| Built-in speaker | no |
| MIDI & other | MIDI in, MIDI out |
| MIDI controller | no |
| Standalone | yes |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 2,3 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 32,8 x 31,0 x 12,5 cm |
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Niet te moeilijk om mee te werken en veel toffe sounds.
Akai positioneert de XR20 als hiphop/afrobeat-drumcomputer. Klopt als je de presets gebruikt, maar er zitten genoeg sounds in om heel andere muziek te maken. Synthwave in mijn geval. Ik heb de XR20 via midi gekoppeld aan mijn synth (Roland Juno G) en samplepad (Roland SPD SX). Werkt perfect.
Het gebruiksgemak is echt ongekend. Zo simpel een eigen kit samenstellen, zo eenvoudig een pattern/fill opbouwen: ik heb het bij andere apparaten en software niet meegemaakt. Een song stel je ook zo samen. Voetpedaaltjes kunnen er aan, dus je houdt je handjes vrij voor andere apparaten. O, en ook 'on the flow' variëren op een pattern is heel eenvoudig, zeker met de Note Repeat-knop (leuke feature!).
Naast drums zit er o.a. ook een basssynth-sequencer in. Met iets van 100 geluiden die je nog een beetje kan tweeken. Heeeeel fijn en wederom: erg gebruiksvriendelijk. De XR20 werkt op batterijen, dus hij kan lekker mee in de trein of naar het park.
Minpuntje is dat je geen eigen samples kunt toevoegen en dat de reverb/effect-toepassingen wat beperkt zijn (je kan niet op 1 step een galm toevoegen, maar alleen op de hele kit). De keerzijde is dat het apparaat daardoor heel gebruiksvriendelijk is. En desondanks ontzettend veelzijdig met fijne sounds.
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