Review Demo of Boss Dr Rhythm DR3

 

Bought this one second-hand on eBay. Lots of disappointed owners of this drum machine are complaining on YouTube about this product. Hence, they are selling it secondhand online. 

I bought it coz I really needed a drum machine where I can use it as battery powered and something small and portable. So this one fits that category. Although I might say, when I purchased it, I was a bit confused as well because I've been browsing a lot of drum machines from different brands and on eBay and also watching demos and reviews on YouTube. Until I just compulsively purchased this one because its not for bidding so no need to wait and all that.

Now when it arrived, I was looking for an adaptor but actually this one didnt come with an adaptor, however, it's battery powered so its not a problem and its a plus point for me so I can use this one anywhere. The second thing was how to edit or even just copy the drum patterns. I had to look both on the manual and on YouTube on how to do it. 

Right, out of the box, it's pretty straight forward. I just put the 6 AA batteries and turn the power switch on. It doesnt have a built-in speaker so I was looking for headphones out but probably it's my eyesight, so I missed it. Took a guitar cable and plugged it to the mono out of the unit and plugged it into my portable speaker. At first it didnt work. I thought my cable was broken. And then the volume know of the unit that's next to the power switch, I had to turn it clockwise and counter-clockwise. Because as I've said I think it's my eyesight. I couldnt see properly where is volume up vs volume down. 

Then, for some reason, I probably nudge the cable or the jack going to the mono out and it did work. So I don't if this is an old unit that has not been used for a while. After few minutes of fiddling with this product, or in fact, more than just minutes, I think it was later in the afternoon that I found out there's phones out. That's when I managed to enjoy the unit coz I can just experiment with it and not disturbing people in the house. After some time, I managed to have my drum beat for like 5-6 songs. 

Then later on after few days of using it, I managed to learn how to edit, rename, copy, create beat, etc. And Im still learning with this drum machine. I think it's a really good drum machine. Got lovely sound especially when I plugged it to my Bose S1 Pro and also Im ordering a dual foot switch for this one because I want to make use of the fill in and the shifting from pattern A to B, etc. So watch out for my update on this drum machine. 

Review of this Asda Tech ONN Cd Player

 

I know that nowadays CDs and CD player is not a thing anymore but last December, a friend of mine gave ma a CD of Pink Floyd live at Knebworth and Rachmaninoff. Then later he gave me as well Pink Floyd Wish you were here album and Richard Addinsell. But trouble was, I don't have CD player anymore. So what I did was look online for a cheap CD Player and found this one from Asda. It was also perfect timing that my workplace gave me an Asda gift voucher. Hence, I bought this unit. 

Right, this one is perfect for the job. Lightweight and portable. Battery powered. It doesnt come with power adaptor. But the only problem is that the battery rans out quickly. May be about one album and it drains the battery or perhaps listening to two albums and that's it. Another thing that is not that great is the earphones that came with it. It looks and feels cheap. Not sounding great as well. So I changed it with my cheap Phillips earphones and it sounded a lot better. But if you use obviously a better headphones like my Bose SoundTrue headphones and my Sennheiser HD100, then it is super lovely. 

Overall, for the price and functionality, I am happy with this CD player. 

How to record using Zoom G1Four to your iPad or iPhone

 

This is one of the common questions asked to me as a Zoom effects pedal user. How to record using Zoom G1Four into my phone? So I decided to make a video and explain on how to record using this pedal. 

Things that you'll be needing:

Zoom G1Four effects pedal
iPad or iPhone
Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter (buy original Apple product)
Behringer UCA222 audio interface
RCA to 3.5 mm stereo cable
Headphones 3.5 to 6.5 adapter
Regular headphones or headset (not the headset for the phones)
If possible have a tripod or any iphone/ipad stand

Connect your guitar to your zoom effects pedal then use the headphones jack plug it to the output of the pedal and connect your RCA to stereo 3.5mm cable then plug it to your Behringer UCA222 then connect your Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter to your iphone or ipad. Open the camera of your iPhone or iPad. Then connect your headphones to the Behringer UCA222 as your monitor. There's a volume control on the UCA 222 to adjust your monitor.  Then press record.

Is the Roland Micro Cube an all-in-one amp?

Yes, it is! From feature to functionality and even portability and loudness. Right first is portability. This amp is small and lightweight. You can just carry it and walk for miles and you wont feel the weight. You can even put it in a backpack. Second is battery operated. You can do busking with this amp, you can bring this anywhere and jam along. In a boat, in your garden, in the park, in a hotel room, literally anywhere and you don't have to worry where to plug it. The features of this amp is awesome. It has builtin effects from reverb to delay, chorus, flange, phaser, tremolo, and amp sim and even acoustic option and microphone option. It has record out which you can connect to a mixing desk, PA system or portable speaker. It has got line in or AUX in for your backing tracks. Tone knob, gain and master volume. And most of all the sound quality of this little amp is really good. Loud enough and a lot of tone variations from clean to lead tone/metal tone.