Drum-80 for Android

11 things about Drum-80

1. Many producers preferred to record the sound of electronic drums rather than acoustic drums because it saved time and money, avoiding having to mount microphones, find the right positions, spend hours equalizing and correcting the recorded material.

2. One engine recreates the sounds of the famous electronic drum module known as the Simmons SDS-V (very similar to the later SDS-8 model); at the same time, the exclusive GSi WLF Engine plays a multi-sample of real cymbals recorded exclusively for Drum-80.

3. We all know and use electronic drums today, but at the beginning of the 80's the first electronic drums were a real novelty that revolutionized not only the sound of music of those years, but also the workflow in the recording studio.

4. For this reason, the sound of real cymbals was recorded alongside the sound of electronic drums.

5. With an electronic drum set it was quicker: it was enough to connect the cables and maybe find the right sound for the song, which was a perfect scenario especially for many low-cost productions, for example those of pop music.

6. The first electronic drums were completely analog, they generated the sounds of the drums using only a few elements such as an oscillator and a white noise generator, plus a couple of envelopes and a filter.

7. The downside was that electronic drums could only generate the sound of drums but not cymbals.

8. The sound wasn't exactly realistic but it was peculiar, and perfect for creating certain sounds never heard before.

9. It contains two separate sound engines that can play at the same time.

10. It was common to see a drummer on stage playing the typical hexagonal pads but combined with a set of real cymbals.

11. 2) To play the cymbal samples, a separate download (free, in-app) of ~180 MB is required.