As one of the most popular drum machines ever made the SR-16 has been used by everyone from songwriters to live performers to remix engineers as their drum machine of choice. The reason is simple: it features a great selection of 233 realistic natural drum sounds offered both in dry form and sampled with the incomparable digital reverbs. The exclusive Dynamic Articulation feature enables a drum sound to change its tonal content as it’s played harder for truly realistic performances. The SR-16 features 50 preset patterns that were actually played in by top studio drummers not just programmed and quantized. You’ll find enough built-in rhythmic variations with A B and two Fill sections for composing complete arrangements and you can create and save your own customized patterns and songs. Plus the SR-16 also provides complete MIDI implementation a footswitch input flexible programming and editing features and velocity-sensitive pad buttons. Plus it’s so easy to use that you’ll be up-and-running and composing new music in minutes. Whether you need a songwriting partner or an accompanyist for live performance turn to the all-time world standard in drum machines: the SR-1.

Alesis SR16 16-Bit Stereo Drum Machine
$58.76