Jean Fricke and his dad Manfred present a new drum instrument at Superbooth 2018. – The Tanzbär 2. It features analog as well as digital voices. Besides drum generators, there are three sample players and a FM synthesizer voice. On top of that, there is a multi-track step sequencer with classic layout. A pattern can be up to 64 steps long. Each track can have a different length. Thus, polyrhythmic results can be easily created.
MFB_2
In detail, the Tanzbär 2 features the following instruments:
Two kick voices
Two snares
Three toms / congas
Three sample voices
Two crash variations
Closed hi-hat
Open hi-hat
Clap / Perc 1
Rim / Perc 2
Ride / Perc 3
The second generation of the Tanzbär will be available in summer 2018. The price will be 980 Euro (including 19% VAT).
When I saw an alphabase goes for 2000US and a used Neve Shelford channel goes for 2600 I was pointing in the Neve direction. Alpha base does sound good but so does this drum machine. I remember 2 months ago it was 1799US. I could still buy this machine and go on holiday too.
If this will sound right (and it will, I’m pretty sure it will) I’ll get rid of the RYTM and OT in a heartbeat and I’m gonna be “Elektron free” finally.
Yeah , I hear you, was 90% confirmed to get my hands on The MFB Tanzbar 1, then see this Mk2, like the drag and drop samples idea also, just hope the analog section is as good or better than the Mk1 ???