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The magazine for producers, engineers & recording musicians | 04 July 2009


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FXpansion DR-008 VST2 Virtual Drum Machine

If you’re into sequencing drums you’re going to love the DR-008. Daniel Duffell takes a quick tour...

Price: £99.00
Manufacturer: FXpansion
Website: http://www.fxpansion.com

The DR-008 is a modular rhythm programming application which combines sample playback and drum modelling modules plus a set of tools aimed specifically at live performance together with hardware controllers and automation. It’s a PC-only plug-in instrument requiring a VST2.0-, RTAS or DXi-compatible host.

Score: 9

This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 04
Filed under Sampling Instruments, Software

 

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