KORG DDD-1 factory patterns and songs

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[@timothydahlin5321]

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[@korolchukpp]

it's my favorite of drums machine 80s

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Cool

[@petercarrington948]

A classic and very underrated drum machine, my friend had one in 1987 and it was just fantastic! I'd buy one in a heartbeat! Even it's little brother the DDD5 was good.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Rock on!

[@pjm8779]

Great 80s drum machine! Thanks Paolo!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you, P!!

[@DarrenLandrum]

I started singing "Take Me to the River" to that first groove.

[@mu_zines]

Crunchy but pretty advanced for its time. Fun to hear the original patterns, and a few bits of pretty nice programming..!

[@Gluttonite]

I love all drum / rhythm machines

[@LesDeuxLoveOrchestra]

Still have mine. Bought it new in the 80s. Have some cards also, Latin and another one as well. It had an optional sampling card, but I never got that. If I recall it could output each drum to a different midi channel, and also record the drum tunings in real time, which was a nice effect.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Yes, really amazing features for 1986.

[@lostboyz6454]

I got the DDD1 a few years ago since its a great alternative to a linndrum and the behringer wasn't out then. Now that you got one too I'm even more proud to have one

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Actually I've had it for years, but recently sold it. I don't have the DDD-1 anymore.

[@lostboyz6454]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Oh now Im sad(joke). But its understandable since you got a real linndrum. But a great feature is the assignable outputs for people like me wih a small mixer becauzse you can send all the instrument for which you want to apply the same effekt tru one output and the rest tru another

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

@@lostboyz6454 I've had (still have) many of the classic drum machines through my life journey... the DDD-1 indeed is a good one. But now, at 55, I'm getting older now, and collecting a huge amount of gear like I did before (and having to manage it, move it, service it etc.) doesn't come easy to me anymore - as it was much easier when I was in my teens/20s/30s/40s. So it's time for me to start downsizing, consolidate to a reasonable amount of gear, and also start embracing more digital / software / plugins etc. :^)

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Now I need to get one for my alesis mmt8 sequencer

[@davidhayes8883]

The great thing about this drum machine is that I can use the individual toms outputs to trigger my Simmons SDSV. Never got to experience the sampler option (DSB-1) but the Korg SQD-1 syncs with it and is a good midi to din-sync converter and it can trigger the arpeggiator on my Poly 61 too for that authentic 80s feeling.

[@rodrigolemosdj]

Muito, muito legal. Eu reconheci os timbres mas nunca havia visto esta bateria eletrônica. Thank you very much, Paolo.

[@pawel7654]

Dzień dobry. Dziękuję za prezentację wspaniałych urządzeń ubiegłego wieku. Pozdrawiam serdecznie z Polski.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you, Pawel

[@simonpetersen4438]

Cool feel on that machine. Thanks

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thank you for watching!

[@cactusrider7686]

listening through headphones and the stereo panning around 4:24 was nice

[@DannyLyriCa]

Would love to own one of those!

[@briancoyne6700]

I literally JUST got this drum machine. Wow! I didn't know there was a tape. Paolo, is there a way to mute, or volume adjust individual drum parts (voices) on the fly while it's playing? Or do I have to stop the pattern and then do it? Thanks!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Not sure there is... I converted the cassette tape to .wav, I'll post them soon in a dedicated DDD-1 page at my HTML website

[@briancoyne6700]

@@SynthManiaDotCom Well, it's still a great sounding drum machine. I love the sensitive drum pads. So much life. Thanks, Paolo!

[@frankzelazko]

Cool vibes

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Indeed

[@5argetech56]

Nice demo inna Synthmania stylee! How are you Paolo? I just watched your Roland Jupiter 80 demo. I had no idea the unit had such lush realistic patches!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Never better, how have you been, 5arge? :^) Yes, the Jupiter-80 is a fantastic , very lush machine, their flagship back a few years. Layers and Splits. Jupiter-8 style, but with modern sound... it was the dream machine of the founder , Kakehashi , before he passed away.

[@5argetech56]

@@SynthManiaDotCom I will have my first hip surgery (left hip) on Tuesday the 17th of this month! Hope to be walking much better after that!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

@@5argetech56 Awww, man! Good luck with it, Wishing you the best... my neighbor had her hip replaced too last year, she was out of commission for a little bit, but now she's better than ever and she also walks much better!

[@londonroulette]

I bought this drum machine new (maybe late 80s), not cheap £800 odd pounds but you could buy sound cards with Roland drum machine sounds which I did and was awesome. But listening to the Korg now sounds good

[@Zalanes]

I so wanted one back in the day, but was sadly beyond my pocket

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Did the DDD-1 predate the TR-707? I’m curious knowing how Roland’s research and development resisted switching from analog to digital.

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

I'm pretty sure I was using the TR-707 (that belonged to the uncle of one of my bandmates - Gianmarco - back then) in the year 1985. The DDD-1 came out in 1986, so I think the TR-707 predates the DDD-1 by one year, but I might be wrong. Also, I don't think that Roland R&D wanted to "resist" switching from analog to digital. By 1984 they already had the TR-909, which was a hybrid between analog and digital...

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

That’s altogether fair, Paolo. Thank you for your response.

[@dav1dbone]

Possible use on Eddie Grant's electric avenue?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

That is not possible. Electric Avenue was recorded in 1982. The DDD-1 came out in 1986. The snares, toms etc in Electric Avenue sound more like standard acoustic drums to me

[@CaseJams]

Drum roll is all U need🎉!

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Great feature

[@DarrenLandrum]

Also, I have one of these, and it has a high-pitched whine on the output. Some research suggests I need to replace the display with a modern LED-backlit one. Has anyone done this?

[@massebassepearpung]

It¨s a cool machine but I think the kick sounds kind of weak. I would love on with a Linn or TR-707 kick but I don´t have the sampling option for mine. Anyway... I chose this one over the TR-707 thanks to more features. One can always use EQ and compressor ti get it more punchy. Does anyone know if a DDD-1´s sync out can be uset to sync the arpeggio on a Polysix och a Mono/Poly? Thanks for the demo 🙂

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Well, the DDD-1 has two kicks: a "hard" bass drum, and a "soft" bass drum sample in stock memory. If you don't like either of them, you can also buy the DDC-series cards, especially since the sampling board is probably hard to find these days.... they have different bass drum samples. Yes, I'm sure you can use it to trigger out, you just might need the usual clock translators to make it go in perfect timing, since at that time pre-MIDI all the manufacturers used different trigger / divide systems

[@massebassepearpung]

@@SynthManiaDotCom I had another DDD-1 15 years ago or so . I got it with some ROM cards but as i remember they sounded quite cheesy. I had a Roland R-8m then (still got it) and it sounded better. Today I use software for drums but I find old drum machines quite fun to play around with from time to time. Tonight i fired up DDD-1 and had some fun 🙂

[@stewiegriff893]

Yes early 80s sounds more past less future

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Aka the feeling of nostalgia

[@marvinjones4415]

Thats definitely NOT the stock clap sound

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

That IS definitely the stock clap sound.