” Joe Mansfield : Beatbox Drum Machine Obsession “

As a member of VINYL REANIMATORS, Joe Mansfield had a hand in creating some top notch productions in the 90’s….Now he steps up to the plate on the writing tip with the release of “Beatbox Drum Machine Obsession”…

The bundle pack comes with the book, a 7inch, and even a cassette to rock out with….DONT SLEEP..

Peep this breakdown of some of his favorite drum machines…

Roland R8
I picked this machine up when it was released in 1989. The R8 is special to me because I used it on Ed O.G.’s Life of a Kid in the Ghetto album. I sampled the jazz snare drum on the song “Be a Father to Your Child,” and I used the tambourine sound for “I Got to Have It.” I still think this machine has one of the coolest-sounding tambourines.

Yamaha RX5
This was the first brand-new drum machine I ever bought, in 1986. After a trip to Looney Tunes, a great used record store in Boston, I went next door to E.U. Wurlitzer Music and ended up walking out with the RX5. After having the machine for a few weeks, though, I remember thinking it wasn’t a great purchase and I wished I had saved my money. I got bored with the sounds pretty quickly. A couple years after that, I soured on it even more after it was used extensively on M.C. Hammer’s first album.

Wurlitzer Side Man
I found my Side Man in Detroit, on a record hunting trip back in 1993. While I was on the way to our first record store, I spotted a cool-looking second-hand store. In the back corner, mixed in with vintage stereo equipment, was the Wurlitzer Side Man. At first, I thought it was an old cabinet stereo system, but upon further inspection I noticed the sound trigger buttons, and I knew it was something more. I think I spent $25 on it. The shipping back to Boston was considerably more than the machine itself!

Roland TR-808
This one, along with the Oberheim DMX, is a quintessential hip-hop drum machine. The 808 was the first drum machine I ever bought, so that makes it very special to me. I love the way it looks–it reminds me of a vintage computer. The light show you can get when you play back a rhythm on the 808 can’t be beat. Each one of the red lights beats in time with the track. It’s pretty amazing to see in a dark room.

Oberheim DMX
This machine is the backbone of some of the greatest hip-hop songs ever made. The DMX hand-clap was a hip-hop staple in the early-to-mid 80s. I also love the tight bass drum and sharp hi-hat sounds. I have spent many, many hours using this machine to recreate all of my favorite hip-hop tracks.

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