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Thinking about getting a monotribe. Anybody have any insight? I have little to know drum machine/sequencer experience and would love to have something relatively simple that is still capable of a decent amount of things.

they're fun & sound fantastic. & i have a ton of drum machines & synths.

space6oy wrote:they're fun & sound fantastic. & i have a ton of drum machines & synths.

They Are Fun and Fantastic but it's more like an add on to a regular set up and not so much a first timers only synth type thing... The Drum sounds can't be changed but you can upgrade it to 16 step and add rolls so it can get funky... It's super hackable and really a joy to play with but if it's ALL you had you might get a lil board with it... The Sample and Hold feature is about all I play with now cause it's sooo fun to have R2D2 in a box...

Soooo, what might be something similar/better at a similar price?

One of the older Korgs or any of the Roland MC series... I Love my MC-307 and you can find 303's, 505's, and even 909's for cheap now, MC that is... Check for Groovebox or Korg or Roland and you should find something that'll help you get yo Techno Wizard on...

electribe electribe electribe
they are super fun, affordable and easy to use/learn on, but also full featured so u can grow into it.

maschine?

also, kind of random suggestion but if u have a nintendo ds...korg ds10 is an awesome synth/drum machine. similar but more flexible than the monotribe.

MC-303 - most annoying POS i've ever owned. if you want a lil' workshop with more options and without spending much more than a monotribe oughta go for an electribe. i never cared for the EA's but the EM-1 was a pretty sweet combo. ES's are great too.

There are a ton of great synths in the Milwaukee CL... Access Virus, Roland Juno 106 SH-101, Quasimidi and Moar...

303 RULEZZZ...

i had a mc303, i didnt like it cuz u had to stop recording to get into some of the other features. homie dont play that

Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D. wrote:i had a mc303, i didnt like it cuz u had to stop recording to get into some of the other features. homie dont play that

Oh Homie it's just a toy... Make a Beat, plug in a Midi controller, select one of the Roland Dance Sounds and Noodle Away All Day...

yea i hear ya soni. i bet its actually cool too. had a lot of decent sounds. i just didnt hold on to it for that long because of that one thing. its more a personal preference than a swipe at the boxes.

u know me, I LOVE TOYS. they are sometimes better and get more use by me than more "professional" products...
i record on a spongebob toy mic that i bought at toys r us.

You like Korg and I like Roland and that's all there is to that...

I have this on vinyl... At Home With the Groovebox...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNmug28onO4[/youtube]

haha. sweeet album cover

one thing i've always wanted....mc202. they skyrocketed in price tho

I have one... And I want a Monopoly...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWoyvFKo2CI[/youtube]

AIR CAN DO NO WRONG!!!

i have a monopoly. have had an MC-202, stuck w/ red SH-101 instead.