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AiRBase99 - Discontinued
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X-Tended Kai Roeske Berlin

or

Werkstatt Matlak Chiemgau

In the studio, many musicians and producers like to use their familiar and proven software sequencer systems to create drum tracks. Integrating an analog drumcomputer into modern equipment is often a hard job. On the other hand, nobody likes to miss the powerful sound and the presence of such a real analog machine. And sampled drumsounds are mostly not a satisfying choice...

Right here comes the JoMoX AiRBase99. It is not a dedicated vintage drum machine but a powerful, modern sound tool that features absolute authentic true analog sound in a state-of-the-art package. The AiRBase99 is a 19" rack mount (1 RU) drum module that offers all needed features of midi equipment and especially meets the sonic performance that you would expect from such a machine.

The sound generation is based on the JoMoX XBase09 which has become some kind of #+*#cult#+*# in recent years.
The AiRBase99 is able to produce 9 drum- and percussion sounds simultanously.
Actually, the AiRBase99 is an analog synthesizer! All parameters have a wide range, so that it is possible to create sounds effects, far ahead from usual drumsounds.

* Bass Drum

The bass drum is completely true analog generated. Featuring 10 parameters, most powerful killer-bass drums, ultralow subbasses down to 25 Hz, or tonal sounds like walking-bass-like sequences are right on your fingertips.
* Snare Drum

The true analog snare offers 7 parameters to create everything from nasally noisy character up to cutting-the-edge bangs.
* Hi Tom / Low Tom

To expand the range of sound again, there are two independent true analog tom toms with fat and powerful sound in the AiRBase99.
* HiHat and Percussion Section

The hihat and the percussion section incl. clap, rim, crash and ride, is based on original vintage 6-bit resolution samples with true analog sound processing. This means powerful and cutting electronic percussion instead of polished hifi sound.
Every instrument features four samples plus an additional analog noise generator: TR909, TR808, CR78, and the JoMoX natural sample. To create a wide range of unique sounds, the samples can be reversed and processed in various ways by a superfast true analog three stage envelope and a true analog resonant 2 pole filter.
* LFOs

The AiRBase99 features two LFOs with flexible routing capabillities to every important sound parameter. The LFOs can be synced. Add subtile sound nuances or drastic modulations to your drum and percussion tracks.
* User Interface

The AiRBase99's clearly arranged front panel has three lighted menu and two cursor buttons for easy and fast parameter access.
The AiRBase99 can be completely controlled via midi. All parameter values can be sent and recieved as midi controller.
To make editing the AiRBase99 really easy, mixermaps for the most important software sequencers are included. Besides that, there is an application for Emagic's universal editor software 'SoundDiver' available.
* Sound Storage

The AiRBase99 internal memory keeps 256 RAM and 100 preprogrammed ROM sounds for each of the 9 instruments plus the LFO settings. Makes a total amount of 3204 different instrument settings. These instrument sounds can be arranged in 1024 different drumkits, 256 of them in the ROM.
* Connections

There is a stereo output and a separately adjustable headphone output on the AiRBase99. Besides that, you have ten individual outputs, one for each instrument seperately, including open and closed hi hat. So you have all possibilities for expert sound finishing in your studio.

© 2004 JoMoX GmbH


Specifications
Instruments Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Hi Tom, Low Tom, Hi Hat, Clap, Rim Shot, Crash, Ride
Presets 768 User RAM, 256 ROM
Sound Generation BD, SD, HITOM, LOTOM: fully analog like XBase 09 HH, CLP, RIM, CRH, RID: ROM sample with analog envelope
Envelopes analog for ROM-Section with attack, peaktime, decay for each ROM instrument
Number of Voices 9-voice polyphonic, hihat open/close with separate outs
Filter The hihat can be routed into an analog filter. ROM or noise signal can be the signal source; 2-pole resonant with high- / lowpass, each as individual parameters
LFO's 2, assignable to different parameters
Display LCD 2x16 characters
Midi Midi In, Midi Out, Midi Thru
User interface 1 data wheel, 6 illumiated buttons
Outputs 10 individual out, stereo mix, headphone, all 1/4 inch jacks
Output Level about +4dBu on all outputs
Power Supply external wall socket adapter 12V AC/AC
Dimensions 19" 1 RU
Weight about 4 kg
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