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KORG DDD-1
PCM Drums

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About

KORG DDD-1 (Digital Dynamic Drums) is a 12-bit PCM drum machine with velocity sensitive pads and sampling capability (optional).


KORG DDD-1 (1986)

DDD-1 Overview

12-bit PCM, 8-polyphonic.
Pitch, Decay, Pan, and Velocity sensitivity can be edited.
14 velocity-sensitive pads..
6 individual outputs .
4 ROM card slots to expand the drum samples. KORG made over 50 ROM cards.
3.2 sec samples can be used with the optional sampling board.


KORG DDD Series ROM Card

Sound Examples

Here are some .mp3 examples of DDD-1. All sounds are recorded without external effects.

Fast (265KB)
Slow (352KB)

 

Related Models

KORG DDD-5 came out in 1987 with new PCM samples - it sounds more up to date with late-80s atmosphere. It has only two ROM card slots and no sampling expandability.

KORG DDD-5 (1987)

KORG DRM-1 is the rack mount version of DDD Series. It can use 4 ROM Cards. The remote controler is used to edit everything. Phase control of the samples is added.

KORG DRM-1 (1987)

KORG S3 is the 16-bit PCM drum synthesizer. The 8 velocity-pads seem to be inherited from DDD series, and its synthesis engine is the filter-less version of M1.

KORG S3 (1989)

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