Alesis SR16

[Ferryman]

If you want to hear what the SR18 sounds like, check out my first serious BR recording, Unicordia, in the "Post Your Work" section. This piece was inspired by one of the pre-programmed SR18 patterns, which I played live (using the fill and roll features to give some variety). The SR18 is an amazing piece of kit (although I wouldn't rely on the bass too much as that's a bit of a pain to program, sounds are quite good though).

Like you, I wanted more drums than the onboard drum machine in the BR and if you are considering getting a drum machine, teh SR18 is a serious contender.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Glenn Mitchell]

Have you tried recording the MBR rhythm tracks and switching from say, Intro to V1, F1, and back etc, only in real time rather than programming?
IOW as you record you punch the value +/-
It only takes a little bit of practice (you have to do the changes a bit ahead (usually 4 beats) for example).
It works kind of slick.
I tried the programming thing and it was a pain.

[SteveB]

A friend of mine has recently purchased the SR-18, and from what I've heard it's as capable as any similarly-priced dr/mch on the market. The point is that with the introduction of the BR-series etc, and drum machines and all the other modern musical paraphernalia available to each of us as One Man/Woman-Bands, the onus is on us to tame these beasts and manipulate their sonic potential for our own purposes.
Well it saves on trying to persuade a human drummer not to do so many fills.