Mad Zach Reviews The Arturia DrumBrute

In this video, Mad Zach from DJ Tech Tools gives us a rundown of the Arturia DrumBrute, the new analog drum machine that has gained a lot of traction since its release in October.

Regarding the DrumBrute’s sounds, Mad Zach explains:

The kicks are both fairly simple; one is punchy and the second is more of an 808 sub. The hi-hat sounds metallic when you open it up – which might be desirable to some users, but also unique.

Features

• Analog: DrumBrute features 17 fully-analog drum and percussion instruments, including two kicks, snare, clap, open and closed hats, high and low toms and conga, maracas, rimshot, clave, tambourine, zap, cymbal, and even a reverse cymbal.
• Synth features: the main output contains Arturia’s two-mode Steiner-Parker filter, allowing the user to add dynamic frequency sweeps and bass drops. In addition, every drum sound has multiple parameters that can be tweaked to customize your kit.
• Easy to use, quick to learn: each one of the DrumBrute’s 64 sequences can contain up to 64 steps, and can be chained together in a song mode.
• No menus: every feature has its own dedicated button, knob, or pad.
• In-depth editing: DrumBrute offers Swing, Randomness, Step Repeat, Roller and Looper functions, and you can accent particular drum hits to add punch.
• Plays well with others: DrumBrute will work with modular, synth, and sequencing gear with its extensive connectivity and sync options, including MIDI, Clock, 1PPS, 2PPQ, DIN24, and DIN48.
• Amazing in the studio: DrumBrute features dedicated audio outputs for each instrument channel, expanding your options for external processing and multitrack recording; 3.5mm and ¼” headphone outputs; and it can act as a fully-fledged MIDI interface to control your DAW

You can go here to read Mad Zach’s full review.