{"product_id":"oberheim-dmx-the-8-bit-heartbeat-of-hip-hop-and-new-wave","title":"Oberheim DMX: The 8-Bit Heartbeat of Hip-Hop and New Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1980s Oberheim took aim at the Linn LM-1 and built a drum machine that quietly ended up on more classic records than almost anything else of its era. The DMX doesn't sample politely; it punches. Those crunchy 8-bit kicks, snappy snares, and that unmistakable handclap became the literal backbone of early hip hop and 80s new wave. New Order built \"Blue Monday\" on it. The Police used its kick on \"Every Breath You Take\". Run DMC, Prince, and the Thompson Twins all leaned on it. Twenty-four sounds across eight voices, each with its own tuning and output, plus swing, flams, and rolls to keep things human. This one has been serviced and sorted, ready to put the phattest drums in the room back to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThat DMX Sound:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crunchy, punchy 8-bit samples that defined hip hop and new wave. Instantly recognisable, endlessly sampled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e24 Drum Sounds, 8 Voices:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eleven sampled instruments expanded to 24 tunable sounds, with true 8-voice polyphony, one voice per card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual Tuning Per Voice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dial in the pitch and character of every drum, the trick behind countless signature kits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 Separate Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Send each voice to its own channel for proper mixing, outboard processing, and re-sampling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwing, Flams and Rolls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built-in humanising tools that keep programmed beats from sounding stiff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Sequencing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 100 sequences and 50 songs on board for building full arrangements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eServiced and Sorted:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gone through with fresh diagnostics and EPROMs, playing exactly as it should.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Order, \"Blue Monday\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Police, \"Every Breath You Take\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun-DMC, \"Sucker M.C.'s\" and \"It's Like That\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadonna, \"Holiday\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbie Hancock, \"Rockit\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhil Collins, \"Sussudio\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavy DMX (\"One For The Treble\"), plus Prince and the Thompson Twins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Synth Explorer calls the DMX the original drum machine of hip hop and rap, the punchy heart behind records by Run DMC, Prince, and New Order. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/oberheim\/dmx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Vintage Synth Explorer\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced 1980, produced into the mid-1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e programmable digital (sample-based) drum machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSounds:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 drum sounds derived from 11 original samples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyphony:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 voices, one per voice card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 individual voice outputs plus mix output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSequencing:\u003c\/strong\u003e up to 100 sequences and 50 songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTuning:\u003c\/strong\u003e individual pitch control per voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterfacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oberheim Parallel Buss (pre-MIDI); later units and retrofits add MIDI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal list price:\u003c\/strong\u003e US$2,895 (1980)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Oberheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49708385698031,"sku":"379","price":75000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_8302.jpg?v=1780999699","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/oberheim-dmx-the-8-bit-heartbeat-of-hip-hop-and-new-wave","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}