i’m in the market for analog drum machine.
does anybody hv a thought about Analog rytm or Jomox?
thanks.
When you can afford AR you can try a jomox box.
I have an Xbase-999. For all it’s good points, I’m afraid I can’t recommend one given it’s price and especially in comparison to the Analog Rytm.
Now, the AR isn’t out yet, so take this with a pinch of salt.
$2K AUD — same price as the AR — gets you the Xbase-999, only four analog channels, with the rest being samples. The sequencer is nowhere near as good as Elektron’s. The user interface is awful; a two line character LCD which is often crammed with confusing labels/values. The general build quality is high, but with some odd choices. For example, the knobs feel weedy, despite being nutted to the case. The buttons are tiny and don’t feel satisfying to use; short travel and a hard ‘click’.
It sounds like I completely hate the Xbase, but I don’t. The analog channels are amazing. The bass kicks like a horse! The analog filters on every channel — inc sample channels — are really good sounding.
The bottom line is that the Xbase has some good points, but in the end I think it’s under-cooked, old-school — in a negative sense — and disappointing.
Ive owned 999 and have now 888,love the sound of the jomox it mostly dose 909 and 808 sounds. from what i hear AR will have tons of variation.
like the last post said AR sequencer will blow jomox’s sequencer away. the jomox also has tons of bugs pretty sure AR will have very few.
I suggest getting the AR and you can add mbase 11 or 01 for the great jomox kicks.
I’ve owned a Jomox XBase999.
I sold it because the sequencer had severe limitations.
e.g. 32 step maximum patterns with no pattern chaining…
RYTM will not have that problem.
That’s not even mentioning the easy sample support.
If, for some reason, you NEED that Jomox kick, there’s the MBase…but my question to you is, why live with such a limited sequencer and tedious sample engine? The choice is clear…
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I got an x base 09 and love it. Got it on the bay years back for five bills. It is monster. With that said I’m frothing at the mouth waiting for the rytm. Rytm is going to be baller status.
Jomox Airbase is quite nice, and you can use whatever sequencer with it. Cirklon and Octatrack work great. That said, I’ll be adding an Analog Rytm, and deciding whether to keep both after I get it.
I had an 999 for a while which basically can also be turned into the 888 by using another OS (to have the additional parameters from the 888 like metallize on snare etc.).
I really liked the kick (it’s so huge) and the hats - but not so much the sounds of the toms. I would say for that you should wait until the AR is finally available to make a comparison and see what fits you best.
In fact I sold my 999 because I was very unhappy with the OS and the limitations of the sequencer. As already stated here it was quite buggy (but that was maybe 3-4 years ok - don’t know if/how it improved in the meantime). Anyway the elektron sequencer is on a totally different level as the jomox
the jomox 888 and 999 os is still really buggy!
Had 2 888s in the past and loved it but was frustrated with the workflow and sold it twice… That said I always forget what my original beefs where and start wanting another… It won’t happen again tho unles there’s a mk2 with a propper screen and pro written OS… Ohh yeah.
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thanks for replay…i think i’ll go for analog rytm…
cheers.
darmanmerdeka
Buy an analog rytm and a roland aira tr8 
As a former owner of a 999, I wouldn’t really recommend it. Didn’t love the sound (and for 1300€ it should sound pretty damn great!), didn’t love the cryptic UI, plus it was quite difficult to find a buyer when I wanted to get rid of it. It took me like 6 months and several price drops to sell it.
I’d get an Aira TR-8 instead any day of the week.A Rytm even more so.
Akai rhythm wolf
it’s tempting…analog drum machine with price wise 
do you have any particular approach with AR +TR8?
On a quest for the ultimate (mostly non vintage) analog drum hardware setup a while ago I picked up a Jomox Mbase 11 and an Mbrane. I added an old Boss HC-2 and sequenced them from the MD (or MNM). For some reason I ran into sequencing issues (via midi) that I’ve still never quite resolved.
The Jomox gear didn’t always hit on all trigs from the Elektron stuff unless multiple adjacent tracks are unmuted.
Last year I got the A4 and while I still tinker occassionally with all these pieces of gear, it has been much less often. The A4 can kick as hard and deep and is as modulatable as the Mbase. It’s snares and toms as snasty as the Mbrane, and its claps… …well maybe not it’s thing but whatever. The Darenager sounds illuminated the A4’s capabilities for me.
I can’t quite conceptualize how the AR will push the A4’s sound further (aside from sample layering), but I’m sure it will and I’ll look forward to fiddling with one when I grt the chance. I’ve never been quite as charmed by a piece of gear (or company).
Either Jomox or Elektron can get you where you want to be, but one is just more adroit in doing so.
Hi all,
I am looking at the Jomox Alpha Base, DSI Tempest and Elektron Analog Rytm as my drum machine sequencer. Does anyone have experience with these competitors and how do they compare to the Elektron? I love the MD workflow thus far but not sure if these other drum machines offer any advantages over the Elektron gear or not.
It’s always worth looking at previous discussions on the forum:
Tempest & AR:
https://www.elektronauts.com/search?context=topic&context_id=4031&q=Tempest%20Rytm%20&skip_context=true
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Thanks I will take a look. Been having fun learning the MD and also consider the less expensive DT as that leaves extra cash for the new OT MK2 and Virus.