Boss DR-01S

If you play acoustic music and want to jam with acoustic grooves, check out this Boss DR-01S Rhythm Partner. It's a rhythm machine designed specifically for acoustic musicians like you. In addition to acoustic drums, it's packed with amazing, organic percussion sounds, from congas and cowbells to tambourines and bongos.

Load patterns for any style and tweak them in real time. Convenient inputs/outputs let you connect your media player or send audio to a PA, for example, and you can connect pedals for on-the-fly control.

Sounds for acoustic music
Unlike most drum and rhythm machines, which focus on electronics, Boss designed the DR-01S Rhythm Partner entirely for acoustic musicians. Basic sounds include, for example, shaker, maracas, conga and cajon, in addition to acoustic drums. And you can count on excellent sound quality, because these sounds come directly from Boss / Roland's top products.

Flexible patterns on board
Most rhythm machines are quite inflexible - you either play the pattern or you don't. Boss has some extra room to adjust with the DR-01S. It's super easy to call up simple patterns, complete with cool variations to fit just about any acoustic style you want to play. Plus, you can remove or add instruments from the mix to change things up. Volume and tempo controls are just a push of a button away, and there are additional functions on board for count-in and metronome modes.

Packed withuseful inputs and outputs
Want to jam with your favorite tunes? No problem. Just plug the DR-01S into the aux-in jack and you can play backing tracks from your media player. You can also connect it to a larger PA via the line out jack. Another nice feature of the DR-01S Rhythm Partner is the ease with which you can configure it with external footswitches. With a set of footswitches, you can control start/stop, tap tempo and sound triggering on the fly.

Boss DR-01S features:

• drum machine designed specifically for acoustic musicians
• full of natural and organic percussion sounds
• sound sourced from top-of-the-line Boss and Roland gear
• flexible patterns to add or remove instruments
• metronome supports 4 common time signatures
• aux in and line out let you integrate external gear
• footswitchable start/stop, tap tempo and sound triggering on board

Boss DR-01S specifications:

• drum computer
• maximum polyphony: 24 voices
• tempo: 40 - 300 BPM
• time signatures: 3/4, 4/4, 6/8
• power: 7W
• speaker: 4 inch
• display: LED, 7 segments, 3 characters
• DA conversion: 24-bits
• nominal input level: aux in -20 dBu
• input impedance: aux in 22 k ohms
• nominal output level: line out -10 dBu
• output impedance: line out 1 k ohms
• recommended impedance: line out 10 k ohms, or more
• AUX in: stereo 3.5 mm jack
• Line out: stereo 3.5 mm jack
• power supply: AC adapter (included) or 6 AA batteries (sold separately)
• power consumption: 330 mA
• expected usage time with batteries: approximately 10 hours
• comprehensive manual (English) included
• dimensions: 210 x 143 x 127 mm
• weight: 900 gr.