Totally awesome 80's drum set - Time Waster
You've never seen anything as tubular, funky or mondo as this web-based drum set from RonWinter.tv, loaded with awesome 80's sounds. It's got kicks, snares, a few vocoder-ed out vocal bits, and everything else you need to annoy the crap out of anyone in listening distance with your latest jam. The drum set is keyboard-controlled, so you don't have to let clicking on things slow you down.
On top of the retro sounds it makes, this drum set is also laid out like a garish rainbow keyboard that would make contemporary hardware designers nauseous just to look at. It also has what appears to be a Transformer in pink sunglasses at the top, which I'm going to assume is the 80's seal of approval. The only complaint I have about this otherwise amazing Internet sound machine is the lack of any kind of "save" feature, which means you'll never hear the amazing beats I made on it.
On top of the retro sounds it makes, this drum set is also laid out like a garish rainbow keyboard that would make contemporary hardware designers nauseous just to look at. It also has what appears to be a Transformer in pink sunglasses at the top, which I'm going to assume is the 80's seal of approval. The only complaint I have about this otherwise amazing Internet sound machine is the lack of any kind of "save" feature, which means you'll never hear the amazing beats I made on it.














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Subscribe to commentsJonMar 2nd 2009 3:57PM
Pressing "V" 4 times and then "N" .. Is NSFW : )
shaneMar 2nd 2009 6:02PM
Anyone have any idea what the song is that the transfomer guy plays? It's on the tip of my tongue!
DachMar 2nd 2009 6:02PM
Neat, but the keyboard lag needs to be fixed. I tried to keep the beat with a song playing on my ipod, and it kept falling behind. The sounds are neat, but for a drummer, not being able to keep time makes it pretty useless.
BranfeastMar 9th 2009 8:49PM
Could someone adequately describe the sound on "I" so I can search for it? I'd quite like to get a sample of it without having to faff with Audacity etc.
VotreMar 11th 2009 10:12AM
I'm with Dach. It doesn't respond in real time well enough to be useful. Still, it's probably an excellent tool for aggravating everyone within earshot after about 3 minutes.
imtigger2Mar 20th 2009 2:55AM
Shane... it's from Milli Vanilli "Girl you know it's true"..
I ahhhhh... was ahhh... told that it was that particular song from my... FRIEND! Yea, that's it... my friend!! He's right here with me! The dork...
;)
pennyMay 11th 2009 11:18PM
I tried to keep the beat with a song playing on my ipod, and it kept falling behind. http://www.ipodconverter.com Nice article.