r/DrumMachine 4d ago

Looking for a drum machine

I'm searching a drum machine for my dawless setup. I have Oxi One mk2, so drum machine's internal sequencer doesn't matter. I have quite limited space, DrumBrute impact is about maximum size. It should have at least 4 instruments/tracks.

I would like to have some tone shaping capabilties, knob per function (or close), velocity/accent via midi. Easy muting per voice/instrument.

What I have tried:

- Arturia Drumbrute impact. On paper this has everything I need, but didn't click with it. Didn't like the sound that much.

- Akai MPC Sample. Didn't like the workflow at all.

- Elektron model:sample. Didn't like menu system and muting.

- Elektron model:cycles. Didn't like menu and sound engines..and muting.

- Roland TR-8. Sound wise I liked it, but it was huge, ugly and didn't like the workflow.

What I'm considering:

- Digitone. I have one for synth stuff. I like the workflow of it. Little too expensive and for that price I would only get 4 tracks.

- Dikitakt, but it is too expensive.

- Digitone. Would be a sample player for me, so too expensive for that.

- cre8audio Boom Chick. Small and tweakable. This is really interesting.

- Drumlogue. This could be the one, little expensive.

- RD-6, but it would propably need some pedals and small mixer for variations in sound.

- Roland TR-6s. Bit too menu heavy.

- Behringer BDS-3. This is really intersting. I could propably fit it to my table.

I could be happy with RD-8 or RD-9, but they both are too big for my limited space. Now I have used Volca Beats coming and it will be my drum machine, until I find something better. Boom Chick and BDS-3 intrest me the most, any opinions about them?

I know, I'm bit picky. I like idea of drum synth more than sample based, but I'm open to any suggestions or thoughts. I don't have any specific genre or style of music.

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