Jomox Alpha Base

Analog Kick and Snare Drum

The circuits of the kick and snare drum of the Jomox Alpha Base are completely analogue. Whereby the snare is a complete MBrane voice, whereby sounds reminiscent of cowbells, tonewoods, toms and other percussion instruments can be created.

Six hybrid voices

Six additional channels generate sounds via sample players in conjunction with metallic noise generators. These sounds can then be edited by analog filters and VCAs. As a special feature, two of these drum voices have VCFs with a slope of -12 dB per octave, specially designed for the generation of hi-hats.

Digital Instruments and Samplers

There are two completely digital channels in the Alpha Base, which also work with samples for sound generation. It is also possible to record short audio snippets of up to four seconds with the Alpha Base. Recorded samples can be used directly or assigned to other sample-based voices. An SD card is required for saving.

Polyphonic FM synthesizer

The Jomox Alpha Base is probably the only drum computer to have an FM synthesizer with four operators. The sixfold polyphony allows not only polyrhythms but also chords and melodies to be played with this instrument. To play the FM synthesizer directly, simply connect a MIDI keyboard to the instrument.

Jomox Alpha Base at a glance:

• Eleven instruments: Kick Drum, MBrane, Cl HiHat, Op HiHat, Clap, Rim Shot, Crash, Ride, X Sample 1, X Sample 2, FM Synth
• Kick and snare analogue construction
• FM Synthesizer with four operators and six voices
• Echo and reverb effects
• Filter with -12 dB edge steepness
• 250 samples 16 bit/48kHz in internal flash
• SD card slot for loading samples
• incl. power supply