JOMOX XBase 09....for sale!

Up for sale is my Jomox XBase 09.
This drum machine is in as new condition. It looks like it just left the factory!!
It comes with both German and English manuals and original box

Heres what Vintage Syth have to say
The XBase-09 is serious about emulating the Roland TR-909. Like the 909, it is an analog drum machine, and it sounds just like the 909, and more! It offers the same types of analog controls that the TR-808 and TR-909 did such as tuning, level, decay, snap, etc. However it provides more of these controls for more sounds than the originals ever did and has MIDI implementation and Patch memory making the XBase-09 a much more versatile machine than those originals.

Kick and snare are true analog, not emulation and not sampled. The Hihats, cymbal, ride, rimshot, claps and noise sounds are samples but are still quite tweakable. All your edited sounds can be stored into the 100 patches of memory. Use the built-in LFOs to modulate the Bass drum pitch, Snare Tune, Snare Snap, Snare Noise Tune, HiHat Tune or LFO 2.

The XBase-09's built-in sequencer is also more advanced yet faithful to the style of its mentors. Step or Real-Time programming just like it's done on the 909 and 808! However, on the XBase, any edits to the sounds will also be stored with the pattern or song! This really liven's up your beats and allows you freedom and control to do things not easily possible on the original beat boxes! There's also an extensive Shuffle mode. Of course the XBase-09 is also happy as a simple drum tone module, with all editable controls accessible using MIDI. The controls also send MIDI data when tweaked so you can record real-time edits into your external sequencer. If you're looking for the TR-909 that should have been, here it is! Authentic sounds with more functionality and modern MIDI specs make this the perfect 909 for the 90's and beyond. Its only limitations are 3 voice polyphony and it's expensive. The AirBase-99 is a cheaper rack-mount alternative with added Toms.

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JOMOX XBase 09 arrives in america...97!

The XBase-09 analog drum machine from Jomox (Germany) is now available in the United States. The machine made its United States debut (in prototype form) at the Winter Namm show in Anaheim, California in January of 1997.
This truly analog drum machine features greatly improved sound generation parameters. As with the original Roland 909 and 808 drum machines, the kick and snare sections are true analog sound generators, however the XBase-09 also offers digital saveable and midi-adjustable controls for all parameters. In other words, drum sounds can be stored as "drum kits" (100 memories are available for drum kits), and called up at a later time.
For enhanced sonic manipulation, the bass drum section features eight parameter controls (yes, actual knobs!):
Tune (identical function to the original, however the range has been improved)
Pitch (alteration of the bottom tuning. Sub basses down to 25Hz or Piccolo flute tones are possible)
Decay (identical function to the original, however the range has been improved)
Harmonics (alteration of the upper tones of the VCO's)
Pulse (alteration of the pure pulse part of the attack...extreme kicks are available)
Noise (alteration of the pure noise part of the attack)
Attack (identical to the original)
EQ (filters the bass drum output and smoothes the bass...good for soft 808 kicks)
The snare drum section includes the following controls:
Tune (identical function to the original, however the range has been improved)
XSnapp (comparable to an extent to the 909 snappy although has more effect on the overall snare volume)
Decay (identical function to the original, however the range has been improved)
Detune (detunes the two oscillators...capable of producing cowbell sounds)
Noise Tune (tunes the noise filter of the snare)
The HiHat section includes controls for Tune, Decay, Balance (between Open and Closed Hats), and Open Hat Decay. The OpenHat and ClosedHat pads can also be used to control 909 Rim/Clap or 909 Crash/Ride.
All of the controls transmit midi data in real time for editing in a sequencer or for use within the internal sequencer. Because of this, no other analog drum machine in history has had the midi capabilities offered by the XBase. In their review (7/97) of the XBase-09, Sound on Sound magazine says "The XBase-09...has one of the best implementations of MIDI I've ever seen in a drum machine."
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