Korg Wavedrum Oriental Dynamic Percussion Synthesizer
Expand your sonic library with sounds from the Orient. This drum accurately reproduces a variety of effects and tones from around the world.
Overall User Ratings (based on 2 ratings)
Submitted September 2, 2012 by Claxton Kent in Portland, OR
"Magnificent Tool with some small quibbles"
Everything great said here is fabulously true, do get this drum. But. Some small quibbles: 1) All those drum loops? You can't adjust the tempo. And it's not like there's a wide range of tempos. They're all mid tempo, far as i could tell. So if you're thinking of using those as a drum machine, think again. 2) there are right and left stereo quarter inch outs, but it's not specified whether the L is also mono. 3) the instructions are woefully skimpy, so good luck doing much beyond switching sounds and beating on it. Luckily that alone is worth the price.
Sound
Flawless sound. Great for recording, especially if you mike the pad. Even better live through an amp. I put it thru a looper live and no longer need a hippy to patter along with his bongwater stained dumbek and congas. (again i need the looper cos the included loops dont change tempo.)
Features
Least useful? The loops. Most useful? Everything else.
Ease of Use
Easy to get most of the best things going. But editing the sounds is much harder. Dont expect to do it on the fly at rehearsal, much less live. If you're wanting to craft custom sounds, you'll have to do some homework in advance.
Quality
Solid as a rock. Stylish too. Seems like a percussion instrument, not a toy or drum machine.
Value
Ive played both wavedrums and the oriental is definitely worth the extra sounds, if you're into that Peter Gabriel world percussion thing..
Manufacturer Support
No need to yet.
The Wow Factor
Its a time saver!/space saver. Who likes miking drums much less hauling them?
Musical Background:
Singer songwriter since '86. I play mutated basses and guitars for the masses, a few at a time.
Musical Style:
I play the authentic rock n roll of the american plains indian..
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