Another amazingly good, gear review! I live the way you take the time to explain things, like the midi connection you made here. That was just perfect.
Excelent review 19:45 tune reminds my Playahity - the summer is magic (and Nina, Alexia and so on excelent italian artist of that era) and my great childhood year of 1994-95. you make my day
It would be nice if they had more uniformity in getting across what type of of kits there are. Like is there a full 707-type kit? A full 606-type kit? I know it has a 909 kit, but some of the videos they made also don't clarify if these are factory sounds or anthology kits. It feels like kind of buying something blindly, as the actual company itself often seems vague about the details. I also had to look up if you could use it independently from a computer and a bunch of other things that they don't explain, which they should given that it is kind of a next-gen device.
Info on the libraries at this page www.ikmultimedia.com/products/unodrum/index.php?p=libraries . You can use the machine independently from a computer. You use a computer to load sounds and firmware in. The 606-type kit is contained in Anthology Library 5. You get all the Anthology libraries (and a few more) when you register your UNO Drum at the IK website.
Nice demo Paolo! I'm sure you know this, but for anyone watching who doesn't, you should be able to use a regular TRS cable to link the two devices via MIDI. It's tidier than using the two breakout adapters and a MIDI cable. I think IK Multimedia use 2.5mm jacks though so you'd probably have to buy one from somewhere as it's not a cable you're likely to have lying around (unlike the more usual 3.5mm).
IK Multi Media fucked me hard! I know they give out gear to influencers to gain positive reviews but here is my story: I went to Namm and was impressed by there tech with the IPad/iPhone the salesman informed that the sample tank was limited for iPad but purchasing it for the MacBook I could get all the features, I ended up buying SampleTank with all the premium sounds, the entire library which at the time was very expensive, I bought the iRig pro keys and I bought the iRig pro mic too. I travel allot for long periods of time so when my computer was stolen in India and it was the better part of year before I returned home. I went to download that huge library I had paid for and I was informed it had expired! WTF! There was no mention of expiration dates when I paid for all these sounds and I could get my sounds back for an additional fee per sound library that added up half my original purchase! This is how they treat their paying customers! Not to mention since my computer bag was stolen it had the propriety iRig pro keys cables in it, to replace those two cables, a usb and a lightning cost me 80 plus shipping for those proprietary and too short overpriced cables. I am glad you are having fun with the gear they supplied to you but I urge anyone and everyone to stay away from this company that is only out to take advantage of people and treats their PAYING customers like garbage. The customer “service” I.e. financial rape and disrespect has soured anything that this company will ever try to pawn off on the public. Buyer beware, know who you are dealing with. I recommend purchasing from more reputable companies like Arturia, Korg, and Roland. Even Behringer treats their customers better and is putting out better gear,
The only problem after I get it is the fuzzy noise coming out... tried batteries usb is still to loud the noise 🙁 now for the same price of both Il go for Roland Mc-101.
"USB power has inherent ground noise, so when connecting the UNO Drum directly to your computer via USB, you may hear more noise and interference than when the synth is connected to a USB wall charger or running via batteries. With the direct computer connection, you can reduce the USB ground noise and other interference by either using a USB isolator or a custom TRS cable into a balanced input on your preamp or audio interface where the ground is not connected at the balanced input side." From: www.ikmultimedia.com/products/unodrum/index.php?p=specs
Their very expensive here in Aus rrp $440 average a Arturia drumbrute impact was down to $400 just a while ago and the drumbrute is only $689? The new behringer 808 rrp is $669 but is unreleased , i just dont think its value for buck idk i prefer the po12 more as a portable light drummie or volcas at $220, but we are in the year pig so prices are high . Its just not something i want , if was same price as uno synth id prob get one .
Find it awesome ; still not cheap enough for something that doesn't have separate outputs ; but still great !! The world definitely needs more drum machine :)
Love to hear a collaboration between you and Doctor Mix. Pattern 25 is like a beat that was in my head even before I became a musician. Do you know if it’s got real analog circuitry in it?
Hi synthmania. You once mentioned on your synthwalk that your going to recreate the visage the damned dont cry sequence on the start. Piano or bass i dunno. Just wanna ask when its comeing up😊. Cheers Luka
You should try both, I think the QC on Behringer its better, I have a uno drum and It is glitchy, sometimes the sequencer stops or gets crazier, the clap pad doesnt response very well in comparision with the others, anyway it sounds quite good with Reverb, but the ground noise Man, it Is really loud, on the other hand I use to had a Behringer ms 101, love the sound of the machine, but midi sync and the ground noise annoy very much that I sold it to a friend, nowadays I am looking for a Roland tr 6s, am Akai xr20 o a Novation Circuit
You can count on SynthMania giving you the real dope..... :)z The only thing I don't like about new equipment is the absence of MIDI connections.. :(= But I noticed that that machine does have midi in and out via tiny midi plugs. they're using 3.5mm TRS plugs for Midi.. I like that. Peace Paolo!
From a user review on Thomann: Very noticeable background noise. A far too short USB cable, unusable. AC adapter not included. No information about the required ampere rating. Fresh batteries last only 2 hours. Bad metronome sound with no volume control.
"Very noticeable background noise." - I believe that it's a standard problem when using USB power. I have the same issue when using an iPad. I hear that a USB isolator adaptor cures the problem but they cost £15 upwards.It's annoying because it's an issue as old as the USB spec and manufacturers are passing the problem on to the user because it saves them money to provide hardware powered this way.
Marc Day try getting a ground loop isolator from Aliexpress, theyre really cheap and i use them when I power my Roland Boutiques from the same USB power source,
Yes but so what?? They already come in their boxes with provided 2.5 to MIDI breakout cables for free. Just use those. No need to go out of your way to go buy a 2.5 to 2.5 cable which nobody uses.
They beat Behringer to the market w/ their 808 clone. This thing is also about 300 Euro, just like the Behringer probably will be. However, no analogue outputs and it has an interface that is very hard to grasp if you ask me. If this thing was about 200 Euro's they might have had a winner. Good review by the way. To me it seems to be a bit of a Jack Of All Trades (808 and 909) but master of none.
interesting review. to me this machine sounds really awesome. cool crisp or clank hihats, wooden dry or fat deep booming kicks, all instruments sound very useable, a pretty wide range of sounds that fit my personal taste. as a next step please apply arturia impact´s sequencer in the next update and i would be totally happy about an ace drum machine ;-)
Well, this thing is very very entry level. This type of pads are absolutely unmusical thing. I have such a pads on my microwave and it also makes sounds and can cook and costs 3 times cheaper...
Another amazingly good, gear review! I live the way you take the time to explain things, like the midi connection you made here. That was just perfect.
Glad to help!
Excelent review 19:45 tune reminds my Playahity - the summer is magic (and Nina, Alexia and so on excelent italian artist of that era) and my great childhood year of 1994-95. you make my day
Thank you, that pattern is inspired by Rhythm Of The Night :)
I love your humanic style with reviews .
Good to have you back with another video
well done. A good first look and overview...
WOW l love these machines, Great Review 👍👍👍👍
it Looks very beautiful, very nice design!
7:58 BELL BIV DEVOE! (just needs the stabs!)
"That girl is Poiiii-sooooon!"
It would be nice if they had more uniformity in getting across what type of of kits there are. Like is there a full 707-type kit? A full 606-type kit? I know it has a 909 kit, but some of the videos they made also don't clarify if these are factory sounds or anthology kits. It feels like kind of buying something blindly, as the actual company itself often seems vague about the details. I also had to look up if you could use it independently from a computer and a bunch of other things that they don't explain, which they should given that it is kind of a next-gen device.
Info on the libraries at this page www.ikmultimedia.com/products/unodrum/index.php?p=libraries . You can use the machine independently from a computer. You use a computer to load sounds and firmware in. The 606-type kit is contained in Anthology Library 5. You get all the Anthology libraries (and a few more) when you register your UNO Drum at the IK website.
Hi. Do you think the PCM samples can make classic DMX and Linndrum style sounds?
Nice demo Paolo! I'm sure you know this, but for anyone watching who doesn't, you should be able to use a regular TRS cable to link the two devices via MIDI. It's tidier than using the two breakout adapters and a MIDI cable. I think IK Multimedia use 2.5mm jacks though so you'd probably have to buy one from somewhere as it's not a cable you're likely to have lying around (unlike the more usual 3.5mm).
Thank you and yes, the MIDI jacks are 2.5mm - I don't have any 2.5 cables myself, but I'm sure you can get them online.
Hey Paolo, you should do a whole set on this
Thanks, Paolo
Good job man! Thank you!
Thank you
IK Multi Media fucked me hard! I know they give out gear to influencers to gain positive reviews but here is my story: I went to Namm and was impressed by there tech with the IPad/iPhone the salesman informed that the sample tank was limited for iPad but purchasing it for the MacBook I could get all the features, I ended up buying SampleTank with all the premium sounds, the entire library which at the time was very expensive, I bought the iRig pro keys and I bought the iRig pro mic too. I travel allot for long periods of time so when my computer was stolen in India and it was the better part of year before I returned home. I went to download that huge library I had paid for and I was informed it had expired! WTF! There was no mention of expiration dates when I paid for all these sounds and I could get my sounds back for an additional fee per sound library that added up half my original purchase! This is how they treat their paying customers! Not to mention since my computer bag was stolen it had the propriety iRig pro keys cables in it, to replace those two cables, a usb and a lightning cost me 80 plus shipping for those proprietary and too short overpriced cables. I am glad you are having fun with the gear they supplied to you but I urge anyone and everyone to stay away from this company that is only out to take advantage of people and treats their PAYING customers like garbage. The customer “service” I.e. financial rape and disrespect has soured anything that this company will ever try to pawn off on the public. Buyer beware, know who you are dealing with. I recommend purchasing from more reputable companies like Arturia, Korg, and Roland. Even Behringer treats their customers better and is putting out better gear,
Question is: Does it have a clock? Playing it with internal clock is pretty useless if you want to use synth with it.
18:41
The only problem after I get it is the fuzzy noise coming out... tried batteries usb is still to loud the noise 🙁 now for the same price of both Il go for Roland Mc-101.
"USB power has inherent ground noise, so when connecting the UNO Drum directly to your computer via USB, you may hear more noise and interference than when the synth is connected to a USB wall charger or running via batteries. With the direct computer connection, you can reduce the USB ground noise and other interference by either using a USB isolator or a custom TRS cable into a balanced input on your preamp or audio interface where the ground is not connected at the balanced input side." From: www.ikmultimedia.com/products/unodrum/index.php?p=specs
@@SynthManiaDotCom thank you I will try the usb isolator 🙌🏻
Their very expensive here in Aus rrp $440 average a Arturia drumbrute impact was down to $400 just a while ago and the drumbrute is only $689? The new behringer 808 rrp is $669 but is unreleased , i just dont think its value for buck idk i prefer the po12 more as a portable light drummie or volcas at $220, but we are in the year pig so prices are high . Its just not something i want , if was same price as uno synth id prob get one .
Find it awesome ; still not cheap enough for something that doesn't have separate outputs ; but still great !! The world definitely needs more drum machine :)
Lol
it’s only $200
@@ZombieLincoln666 still I can't use drum machines that don't have separate output.
In my country it's still 269 euros right now
@@LouisSerieusement Oh ok, fair enough.
Hi, do you hear noise from USB power when using the UNO drum? Thank you for the great videos!
Love to hear a collaboration between you and Doctor Mix.
Pattern 25 is like a beat that was in my head even before I became a musician.
Do you know if it’s got real analog circuitry in it?
ShreadTheWeapon He said multiple times in the video that it has analog and digital sounds. Did you watch the video?
I wonder if the stutter generates midi out hmmm
Hi synthmania.
You once mentioned on your synthwalk that your going to recreate the visage the damned dont cry sequence on the start. Piano or bass i dunno. Just wanna ask when its comeing up😊.
Cheers
Luka
Would you rather have this, or new Behringer RD-808? Why?
You should try both, I think the QC on Behringer its better, I have a uno drum and It is glitchy, sometimes the sequencer stops or gets crazier, the clap pad doesnt response very well in comparision with the others, anyway it sounds quite good with Reverb, but the ground noise Man, it Is really loud, on the other hand I use to had a Behringer ms 101, love the sound of the machine, but midi sync and the ground noise annoy very much that I sold it to a friend, nowadays I am looking for a Roland tr 6s, am Akai xr20 o a Novation Circuit
You can count on SynthMania giving you the real dope..... :)z
The only thing I don't like about new equipment is the absence of MIDI connections.. :(=
But I noticed that that machine does have midi in and out via tiny midi plugs. they're using 3.5mm TRS plugs for Midi.. I like that. Peace Paolo!
Yes, they are 2.5mm. It's no big deal to use the provided breakout DIN cables - many manufacturers currently do this.
@@SynthManiaDotCom thanks for the answer Paolo. I kind of don't like that, 2.5 mm plugs are very fragile. I've broken so many. I wish they were 3.5. 😐
From a user review on Thomann:
Very noticeable background noise.
A far too short USB cable, unusable.
AC adapter not included.
No information about the required ampere rating.
Fresh batteries last only 2 hours.
Bad metronome sound with no volume control.
Thanks man
"Very noticeable background noise." - I believe that it's a standard problem when using USB power. I have the same issue when using an iPad. I hear that a USB isolator adaptor cures the problem but they cost £15 upwards.It's annoying because it's an issue as old as the USB spec and manufacturers are passing the problem on to the user because it saves them money to provide hardware powered this way.
Marc Day try getting a ground loop isolator from Aliexpress, theyre really cheap and i use them when I power my Roland Boutiques from the same USB power source,
66 is the best swing. Triplets. Yeah. Is uno drum as noisey as it sounds in the video? If it's analog there is not much headroom in the signal.
Thank you Paolo, thank you IK, but all the sounds seem saturated and coarse. Is that intentional?
yo dont need the provided midi cables and a third midi cable to connect the UNOs. You just needed a 3.5 male to male mono cable
Charlie Angel well, with your comment it’s obvious that you do not know much about the UNO. They do *not* use 3.5 cables for MIDI.
@@SynthManiaDotCom sorry, man, thatwould be 2.5 male to male. and yes, it works.
Yes but so what?? They already come in their boxes with provided 2.5 to MIDI breakout cables for free. Just use those. No need to go out of your way to go buy a 2.5 to 2.5 cable which nobody uses.
@@SynthManiaDotCom it was only a suggestion so you dont have to use a third bulky midi cable.
Charlie Angel Yep, i understand .
They beat Behringer to the market w/ their 808 clone. This thing is also about 300 Euro, just like the Behringer probably will be. However, no analogue outputs and it has an interface that is very hard to grasp if you ask me. If this thing was about 200 Euro's they might have had a winner. Good review by the way. To me it seems to be a bit of a Jack Of All Trades (808 and 909) but master of none.
How many sounds at once?
interesting review. to me this machine sounds really awesome. cool crisp or clank hihats, wooden dry or fat deep booming kicks, all instruments sound very useable, a pretty wide range of sounds that fit my personal taste. as a next step please apply arturia impact´s sequencer in the next update and i would be totally happy about an ace drum machine ;-)
Where to buy.it
249 for a brand new analog drum machine.. im sold.
This is your hobby right? All these synths
More than a hobby, it's a passion that I've had since the age of six years old
Sounds lo-fi but not the good lo-fi.
doctor mix did a better sounding video. don't knock the machine...
Disagree. This drum machine sounds quite good. IMO the results are much more musical than any other modern drum machine (e.g. the Arturia Drumbrute).
Better than volca beats/drums
This thing sounds surprisingly bad.
not for me.. sounds weak..
MFB Tanzmaus is Better plus you load your own samples!
Lmao it’s a lot more expensive as well. Not really comparable.
IK have a free sound library or pcm expansion packs
its like a pocket operator but ten times worse
To me Its sounds ten times better that any pocket operator toy.
Nothing is worse than a pocket operator.
My PO12 sounds amazing thru my Zoom MS70...
It sounds really bad.
Well, this thing is very very entry level. This type of pads are absolutely unmusical thing. I have such a pads on my microwave and it also makes sounds and can cook and costs 3 times cheaper...
As a drum machine maybe not the best choice, but perfect as a white noise generator, seems noisier as my 30+ years old drum machines.
im not that impresed
Sounds like a toy. Soul is missing. The sound is totally anonymous
2019 is so boring year for synths :(
Lol not at all.