The DR-2 is a 6 instrument digital DSP drum synth, with a built-in 128-step drum sequencer. At first sight, it will feel recognizable in some ways. There are sounds that will remind you of the good old classic drum machines, and the step sequencer will get you building drum riffs from the first second you touch it. But Modor uses digital sound synthesis to get beyond the possibilities of a classic drum machine, and the step sequencer does more than just hitting drums... First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory. Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not built to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound. The most important new feature of firmware upgrade OS013: bassline synthesizer models! You could say the Modor DR-2 is no longer purely a drum machine, it's also very suited to create basslines now! New firmware upgrade ready for the DR-2: OS013! You can find the download link here. This upgrade: improves synchronisation when slaved to an external clock source makes it possible to enable/disable instrument tracks using Midi notes and/or controllers adds a Global accent level [ACC+VALUE] enables longer bars, with more than 16 steps per bar But the biggest novelty: it introduces BASSLINE MODELS!
