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The Midium

Nystrom Instruments Crum Drum 4-voice generative FM drum synthesizer and sequencer

$349.00

READ THE OFFICIAL OWNER'S MANUAL HERE.

 

PLAY RHYTHMS AND SOUNDS BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION.

Either as a studio instrument, idea machine, generative sequencer, sample source, or spontaneous rhythm section for your mobile setup, Albert Nystrom's Crum Drum 4-voice generative FM drum synthesizer and sequencer partners with you to produce the percussive sounds and beats you seek for your most abstract works.

Connect its clock sync out and trigger an external synth's sequencer... play another instrument manually over its evolving rhythms... turn a knob and add effects to Crum Drum's FM percussion... change probabilities with the turn of a knob and get variations that trigger your imagination... move past writer's block by pressing play and guiding its rhythms in a direction that inspires you... the possibilities are indeed endless!

 

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE.

In the Nystrom Instruments Crum Drum, you have:

  • WYSIWYG interface for quick and inspired edits
    • Edit each sound individually by selecting the active instrument
    • Edit all sounds simultaneously by applying the panel to all instruments
  • 4 instruments
    • Kick
    • Snare
    • Hi-Hat
    • Bass (used for crafting bass lines and melodies)
  • 8 sound parameters per instrument
    • Volume
    • Frequency/Pitch
    • Decay
    • Filter Frequency
    • Tone (function varies from one sound to another)
    • Probability
    • Type (switches between three different types of the chosen sound)
  • 4 effects
    • Overdrive
    • Reverb
    • Delay
    • Swing
  • CV connectivity
    • Receive CV to control sound parameters
  • Sync connectivity
    • Send and receive analog clock via Clock Out and Clock In, respectively
    • MIDI clock via USB
  • MIDI sequencing
    • Use the sequencer to control external synths and drum machines via USB
    • Record sequences into your favorite DAW or external sequencer
    • Send and receive MIDI sequencing
  • Randomized and probability-based sequencing

 

THE INVENTOR'S TAKE.

As Albert Nystrom himself puts it:

The Crum Drum is a 4 voice generative rhythm machine that sparks creativity and new beats.

Its generative beatmaking offers a fresh perspective on beatmaking, allowing you to quickly experiment with different beats and sounds.

The randomized aspects of the Crum Drum creates musical dynamics and variations and inspires you to always create and find new kinds of music and beats.

Master controls lets you quickly go from one sound-palette to another within seconds and keeps you inspired to find new sounds.

Each of the 4 voices (Kick, Snare, Hihat, Bass) has 8 sound-shaping parameters which allows for a wide sound palette.

Each voice can be controlled separately or all together at once, which allows you to quickly go from one mood to another and instantly experiment with new beats and sounds.   

The Crum Drum is small and powered via USB which allows for a travel friendly beat making companion on the go.

It can send and receive analog and midi clock to interface with other gear.

It can also recieve CV to further shape the sound.  

 

INCLUDED IN THE BOX.

1 x Crum Drum unit