Jomox Alpha Base Mk II

• Drum computer
  
• Hybrid sound generation
  
• 11 instruments (Kick Drum, MBrane, C/O HiHat, Clap, Rim Shot, Crash, Ride, X Sample 1+2, FM Synth)
  
• Original Jomox Kick Drum
  
• Analog mBrane Voice for complex percussions
  
• 6 hybrid instruments with samples, analog filter & VCA
  
• 2 sample tracks with recording function
  
• 4-OP FM synthesizer
  
• 128 Drum kits
  
• 1 LFO per instrument (2 LFOs for MBrane)
  
• Delay & Reverb effect
  
• 500 samples
  
• Step sequencer
  
• 64 patterns
  
• Pattern length 1-64 steps
  
• Parameter locks
  
• Shuffle
  
• Two-stage accent
  
• 8 balanced individual outputs + Main Out
  
• Stereo audio input
  
• MIDI In / Out / Thru respectively 2x DIN Sync Out
  
• USB Port
  
• SD Card Slot
  
• Full MIDI implementation
  

Kick drum

The most important instrument in the ALPHA BASE Mk II is of course the analog Kick drum, which rightly deserves the title "most powerful Bassdrum in the world". In addition to popular and proven standards from the 808/909 range, the parameters offer enough setting options that are at least suitable for walking basslines, dub, reggae, techno, house, high-pitched, experimental or even hardcore.

MBrane

The second completely analogue channel is capable of producing an enormous range of sounds. Snare drums, toms, percussions & effect sounds, claves, glasses, cowbells and even Bass drums only begin to describe what the two T-Bridge oscillators with two LFOs, pitch envelopes and metal noise generator are capable of.

Hybrid instruments

The two hi-hat channels, Clap, Rim Shot, Crash and Ride have a hybrid structure. This means that the sound source is a sample and is processed by an analogue filter and Stereo-VCA together with two digital ADSR envelopes. The hi-hat channels use an improved filter that was already used in the xBase999. Metal Noise can also be activated in these two channels in addition to or instead of the sample. Together with the filter and VCA, you can create striking hi-hat sounds in no time at all. The Clap, Rim Shot, Crash and Ride channels use an analogue, resonant 12dB multimode filter (LP/BP/HP) instead of the specialized hi-hat filter. If the MMF is set to self-resonance in conjunction with the envelope, even analogue-sounding toms, claves and sticks are no problem. The channel name of the hybrid instruments is only a recommendation because the sample slots don't care whether a Vocal sample, chord sound, Moog Bass or Cowbell is loaded.

X Sample

The X Sample channels work purely digitally and dispense with analogue post-processing. They are intended for sounds that belong in the Drum kit but work without the complex signal path. The ALPHA BASE Mk II can sample itself on these channels. A sample can be up to 4 seconds long, which should be sufficient primarily for drums. All eight sample tracks can transpose the sample, play it backwards, adjust the start and stop points and there is an LFO for modulating the pitch.

FM Synth

The FM Synth is a 4-operator mini FM synthesizer with six voices. This channel produces chords, weird Percussion sounds, basslines and a whole lot of pretty wacky sounds that only FM synths can do. DX-7 User know this... :) The channel is 5-voice polyphonic playable via MIDI, the internal sequencer is monophonic programmable.

Effects

With the good-sounding effects Delay and Reverb, the AB has everything you could need. If you need something more specialized, you can use the individual outputs. The Delay can be synchronized with various divider values to the Clock. The reverb tail from Reverb ranges from metal containers to cathedrals.