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Inspired by the raw, punchy drum machines of the 70s and 80s, this fully analog beast delivers seven discrete voice channels built with through-hole components and OTA chips for that authentic, window-rattling tone.

Its sound palette centers on a dedicated bass drum, clap, open and closed hats with choking, plus three versatile generators that mix noise, tonal, and click elements through switchable low-pass/band-pass filters—complete with cutoff, resonance, sweep, and decay controls for everything from booming kicks and snares to toms, zaps, and metallic fx. You'll shape tones via 65 knobs offering one-per-function simplicity, no menus in sight, alongside a bottom-panel 16-track sequencer (16 banks of 16 patterns, chains, shuffle, and scales up to 279 BPM) with 16 step buttons, LCD, and transport controls. Connectivity shines with MIDI in/out, seven 3.5mm trigger ins, four trigger outs, stereo and individual 1/4" outs, USB, and clock options, all housed in a tight steel case measuring 330x250x140mm at 3.5kg.

Players love its tank-like build and hands-on tweakability for live jamming or modular integration, though some note minor audio bleed at hot levels and no velocity or analog clock sync—trade-offs for pure analog character.