CR-78 FROM MARS

The Classic Analog Rhythm Machine The CR-78 is our favorite rhythm box, and has been used by everyone from Phil Collins to Blondie, Jimmy Edgar to Todd Terje, (and too many 90s Techno tracks to count). Metallic percussion, warm analog kicks, crisp 808-ish snares, and some of the smoothest hi hats of all time.  In addition to the sounds, the grooves in this machine are unparalleled. Combined with the right amount of accent they have a human like feel - as if a miniature drummer is playing groovy backbeats on a 70s analog drum kit. Especially when you start combining shuffled and triplet rhythms with straighter grooves, things get jazzy quick! These patterns lend themselves perfectly to layering with heavier beats, but they're also great on their own.  The Recording Process We've captured both the one hits and the patterns, sampling two different CR78s for added variety. The first CR78 was extremely clean sounding, almost as if it had never been used. We began by opening it up and dro