mini shelter meet

[Martin Naef]

Gert van Santen wrote:
> It has been awesome to meet with them 
> again! We had a nice chat, some great 
> Z?ri-gschn?tzlets (if you're a 
> conaisseur), a couple of Laphroaigs and 

The food was excellent BTW - and it certainly tasted very authentic,
despite it being cooked by a Dutchman... ;-)

> Martin did some solo-jamming on my 
> spanking new Xbase 999. Man, does this 
> thing sound phfat! Glad to finally own 
> some real Jomox sounds again after I 
> sold my Airbase 4 years ago!

Jamming is a rather big word - merely just getting a first impression,
trying to create a nice drumset and pattern. I have to admit, though,
that the Xbase didn't really speak to me immediately. I didn't bother
checking any presents, just went straight in and tried to program some
cool sounds. I made quite a few stupid moves on the user interface that
brought me back to square one (if there's a big knob labeled TEMPO, I
expect it to change tempo and not the preset!!!), so I probably spent
more time finding my way around the UI instead of really focusing on the
sound. Nonetheless, despite a few 'duh' moments, it was easy enough to
get some sounds going and getting a first feeling for the machine. If
you're into that kind of drums, the Xbase certainly looks like a very
attractive option - I've only scratched on the surface. I'm sticking to
my V-Drum / Electribe combo, though.

Bye
Martin

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