Beat Dis - RX-7

As part of my near constant eighties nostalgia trip, I developed GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome for
those of you non-synth geeks out there) for a Yamaha RX-7 drum machine. 

My first encounter of this machine was through my first keyboard a Yamaha PSS-680. The PSS-680 featured some low quality PCM samples taken from the RX-7. Listen to the album “Below the Waste” by The Art of Noise and you’ll hear these nasty sounds popping up all over the place. The real RX7 and its distinctive snare featured most prominently on the Bomb the Bass’s hit “Beat Dis” from 1988.  

I spent many months chasing these things on eBay only to baulk at high prices or dodgy sellers. I eventually acquired an RX-11 for £5: good, but not what I was after. Having given up on the real thing, I decided to perform one last search for samples on the internet. Wouldn’t you know it I found the full set of RX-7 samples available for free download. Having loaded them into my Fantom X8, I now have a virtual RX-7 and RX-11 at my finder tips. The internet really is great you know. Does anyone want to buy a RX-11 drum machine?