Feature:
believe for recording like i do its all you need to bring it on. click trax, kit edit, plenty of styles & pad sounds whatever style you might want to play.

Quality:
maybe shell could a little tougher, otherwise cosmetically & the lighted pads & ease of operationjust take care of it like you would your other instruments.

Value:
absolutely amazing for the features! other seem tio fall short.

Desirability:
outstanding!

Sound:
excellent sound quality convience user friendly leds are outstanding fast efficient for recording or live highly recommend for the price & facility!

Support:
not yet

Overall:
i would buy a another one if i wore it out, as a matter of fact i just might buy an extra this week !

Feature:
lacks a bass part but is rarely missed. useful is a tap to tempo function not found on other machines.

Quality:
well made for the studio and jam sessions a road musician better take a back up.

Value:
most bang for the buck and sound is far better than Bxss or Rxllxnd.

Desirability:
every aspireing musician should have one for practical music study. if you got no friend to drum for you only have to punch this thing once.

Sound:
The sound is one of the better mechines in this price range. I use both keys and accoustic guitar so the various kits is very handy. I wouuld have had a foot pad pattern selector to get more quickly to a pattern in live on the fly giging.

Ease of Use:
my kid sister could work it with out a manuel.

Support:
they got their hands into all kinds of gear I doubt they want to hear from the end users.

Overall:
satifaction is high I come back to this mechine over and over again. lent it to a friend and went out and bought another.

Feature:
Pretty irritating to get a new toy and not be able to plug it in. Most Zoom stuff I have got in the past had an adaptor with it but nope. Other than that, it has the option for a stop/start footswitch to connect so you can use it live. Not something I am interested in as this is just a studio piece for me, but someone may want to use it for live I guess. Nice that it's there though.

Quality:
I wouldn't go bashing this thing around, or stuffing it at the bottom of a box full of gear and piling stuff on top of it. It's plastic. Hard plastic but plastic all the same.

Value:
There's some really nice sounds in it and it's so cheap that just the programmability and touch sensitive pads are worth it. I'm sure that the higher end drum machines are easier to use, but for a bare bones get-the-job-done drum machine it's impressive for the price.

Desirability:
I love little boxes that do lots of things. I don't think drum machines get you any girls but that's why we have guitars. Drum machines aren't inherently sexy as lots of people think it's just 'faking it' but if you use it as part of a recording setup to make a nice sounding demo CD then it will pull its weight in the final mix. On its own though its isn't much of a groupie magnet. Nevertheless, I wanted it, and I am glad I own one. I had been eying this thing for a long time (2+ years actually) before I finaly ordered one.

Sound:
Well for starters, when I first used it, I was surprised that the velocity-sensitive pads actually changed the sound as well as the volume, making for a more 'realistic' feel if you want to simulate what you would be playing on a drum set for home recording purposes. I was surprised. There are (like all drum machines) plenty of sounds in there that you will never use. I use it to sound like the actual drum parts I would be playing along to my guitar parts if there were two of me, so I stick to the 'real' drums and have no use for the bongos and techno hits and such. There is a decent palette to work with - even two generic organ sounding chords (a Major 7th and a Minor 7th) which you can tune to different notes, but no bass. Hey its a hundred bucks, right? A tip for if you want to use it as a recording substitute for micing a drumset: use the 'dry' sounds and add room reverb through an effect send to an external processor if you have one (or even in-line if you don't have an effect send). Do this rather than using the sounds with built in fake reverbs in the actual sound. This way it will blend in with the other reverbs on other instruments in your mix so it all sounds like they are actually in the same room, rather than your guitar and bass and vocal all having one sound to their reflection and your drums having an entirely different one.

Ease of Use:
On the upside: When I first got it hooked up I had already programmed 2 drum kits and written a 8 bar pattern within about a half an hour. It's dead simple to learn. On the downside: Step recording is kind of irritating because of the way the display works. Hard to visualize where you are in a pattern. Bah. I just record it in realtime anyways. Also, there is no quick way to jump to a specific pattern or sound or drum kit, you just have to hold down the + or - button and cycle through every number between where you are and where you are going. Not terrible, but slows things down a bit waiting to get from 03 to 51 or whatever.

Support:
I haven't needed Zoom for this guy, but have for other Zoom stuff that has passed through my hands over the years and they are pretty accomodating and easy to deal with.

Overall:
It does the job well. You aren't going to compose any techno symphonies on it or anything but it's great for line recording drum parts if you don't have the good mics and mixer and sound booth to do the real thing.

Feature:
A bundle of pre-programmed patterns. You shouldn't have too much trouble finding something to fit your style. And, of course, you can program your own if you can't find anything suitable.

Quality:
The shell is made out of hard plastic so I don't think it would take a drop on concrete too well...

Value:
For this price, I was pretty amazed at what this thing can do

Desirability:
The picture showed a silver-colored exterior, however, mine came in black. I'm pretty glad it did!

Sound:
Sounds are the best you can get for this cheap. For best quality, run this through a mixer to bring out the cymbals and bass

Ease of Use:
Pretty easy to use, though it can be a little itimidating at first. I'd normally just dig right in to using things, but I did have to skim the manual for this one. Selecting patterns can be a little time consuming. By pressing '+' and then '-' and vice versa, while holding both buttons down simultaneously, will help speed up the selection process moving forward and backwards down the selection list.

Support:
Haven't had to deal with support yet...

Overall:
If it broke, I'd probably replace it. I haven't had a chance to wear it out yet so we'll see. If this is your first to buying a drum machine then this should be a good start for you. Considering the sounds and patterns, for the price, I'd say it's well worth it.

Feature:
Few if any accessories included. I'm running thru board or amp, so only input cable required. Would be nice to include AC Adapter.

Quality:
Worked right out of the box. I'm using batteries - one of the batteries leaked and the whole thing shut down. Took it apart, cleaned it out, and (believe it or not) it seems to be working fine. This is a "light duty unit" - not heavy duty or "road worthy".

Value:
In spite of short comings, it's well worth the money (under $100). For solo/small group use it is pretty neat, and comes in very handy. I'd buy another one.

Desirability:
I saw it and liked it right away. It's a cute little unit that will fit in about anywhere. Main "pad" buttons are good sized, however, some functions are pretty small. It weighs next to nothing, but needs to be tied down in a rack, etc. so that it won't fall.

Sound:
Good sound quality, however, only moderately expressive.

Support:
None required to date.

Overall:
For my use, it will serve it's purpose for some time. Sounds and variations are fully adequate for basement studio/band use.

Feature:
never tested its full potential, but it has a midi out which allows it to be controlled by an external sequencer.

Quality:
Excellent. The pads are real sturdy. You can easily carry it around in a bag and practice where ever theres an outlet. However, you can also use AA batteries. Ive never used batteries so I dont know how long they will last.

Value:
I seriously think this product is underpriced for the sounds it produce. I wouldnt recommend this instrument for modern hiphop/ rap tho. Maybe old school or miami bass music.

Desirability:
If I didnt have a Roland MV8000, I would def go back to this machine.

Sound:
this was my first drum machine. SOunds are excellent for a machine at this price. I have since moved up to an MV8000...

Support:
Never needed them, and I doubt you will...

Overall:
Its basic, has quality sounds, and best of all, its great for the newbie on a budget. If your new to music, dont become a gear smut. Start out with machines like this.. learn it, make good music with it, then upgrade... the more gear u buy and dont learn your craft, the less efficent you will be in your music.. trust me...

Feature:
I was surprised the power adapter was sold seperately.

Quality:
A fine quality machine.

Value:
Definitely the best sellling drum machine out there.

Desirability:
I simply love it. It is my little buddy.

Sound:
Many different drum kits to choose from. For recording it is great because you can MIDI to a multi track recorder. I havn't used it live but for recording I found using an effects processor to interface the unit makes it quite fun.

Support:
I rate it 10 because I havn't needed any support. That is the kind of product you want to buy!

Overall:
It is a very versatile little machine. If you are looking for a raw drum machine, this is definitely the one.

Sound:
The Zoom MRT3 is a pretty good drum machine for its price. I actually got it for less than $100 including shipping. The unit sounds good and has quite a few drum sounds with some special effects but there are a few drawbacks. The unit does not have any bass in it which is helpful in other drum machines. There is no jog dial or numbered keypad to choose the sounds so you have to hold down a + or - button until the number you want comes around on the display. That is time consuming. Also, there are no options to add delay, reverb or chorus to an instrument although it does have pan and level control. In short, I was making drum patterns with this unit within twenty minutes and it's pretty easy to use, the price is great, it takes batteries so you can carry it around as well which I cannot do with my old Boss 660 Drum Machine. In that sense it does have an advantage of battery use and it is small in size and can fit into my CD carry case that I wear around my neck. In light of the fact that this unit uses batteries, I wish Zoom hadn't made the machine pads light up when a rhythm is played using those pads, and the other buttons on the unit light up as well when in use. I think it's sucking up battery power to make all those lights work. The batteries will last you 15 - 20 hours though. You're getting a great deal for $94 and if you've never had a drum machine, you will hardly notice the shortcomings. It's good for beginners or those who don't want to carry around their expensive machine while on the go. Although it has some drawbacks which I mentioned earlier, what do you expect for the price of less than $100? It's a cute little machine, and it suits my purpose so I consider it a great value.

I bought just received this today from this company and I am blown away at the quality sounds and features for the small price I paid. Very easy to use!!!