The LDB-1 Drum Machine

The LDB-1 “Little Drummer Boy” is an analog drum machine with loads of features.

The drum sounds use totally analog circuitry, not samples. Our goal was to recreate the warm sounds of the classic analog drum machines of the 80's, like the Roland TR-606, TR-808 and TR-909. The circuitry of the LDB-1 uses the same principals as the classics and produces a very similar sound. The brain of the LDB-1 is a powerful microcontroller that provides the programmability and connectivity and triggers the analog drum sounds. That brain enables us to cram a lot of features into a small package.

Features

• Eight Analog Drum Sounds
  
• Eight voice polyphony
  All drums can be played simultaneously, including open and closed high-hat for a super punchy cymbal
• Play Modes
  • Individual Drums
  • Patterns Including Chaining up to 8 Patterns
  • Songs with Pattern Fills
• Programmability
  • 32 User Patterns - plus 32 Built-in Patterns
  • 16 Songs with 448 patterns total for all songs
  • Configuration Options (MIDI channel, trigger modes, etc)
  • All data is retained without battery power
• Connectivity
  • MIDI Input for playing individual drums or for MIDI clock/start/stop messages
  • DIN Sync Input for both clock and gate (start/stop)
  • Analog Clock Input
  • Analog Gate Input
  • Analog Trigger Output on selected steps and/or instruments

LDB-1 Demo

In the above demo, you will first hear each of the eight drum sounds, then you hear some sample beats: ump-tss, We Will Rock You, Sunday, Bloody Sunday and the classic Amen Break.

Coming Soon

The LDB-1 is currently in the hands of beta testers, and we are finalizing the manuals.
The kit will be available before the end of April and the assembled version in a custom enclosure about a month later.
Watch this space for continued updates!