How much drum machine do you need? Perkons vs the LXR-02

To everyone who comments on my videos, sincere thanks. Comments are one of the best things about making videos. If I can use an Australian analogy, my brain is the giant flock of sheep and comments are the cattle dogs barking and nipping to keep me on track. Which is to say that this comparison video of Perkons vs the LXR-02 came from ideas in a comment thread. At first I hesitated since it seemed like an irrelevant and unfair comparison. But the comments reminded me that these are the decisions we face all the time? Will machine X satisfy or should I try for something bigger and better? As soon as I bought Perkons I sold my old LXR-02 thinking it was redundant. Why would I bother with such a pipsqueak when the Great Blue-Green Master had arrived? But regret soon set in and the LXR-02 returned. Why? Well, that's really the essence of this somewhat chaotic comparison. It's not an analysis of kick and snare drum frequencies, rolloff curves, or about particular waveforms. I'm not trying for lab test answers. This is a collection of critical impressions of both machines, looking at some of the fundamental differences in how they're played and programmed. I hope will be of some use and interest to you. 0:00 The Big Five 0:41 Perkons is big 1:51 Analog vs digital 3:00 The interfaces 3:43 LFO modulation 8:00 Buttons 8:58 Mono vs stereo 11:05 Core sounds 17:01 Parameter locks 22:56 Pitchmod curse 24:09 Drones 25:07 More about knobs 26:26 Envelopes 28:51 Filter knob 32:42 Firmware 38:00 Conclusions Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon:   / richarddehove   Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free My website: https://richarddehove.com/ My other channel "IntraCosmos" of long-play dark ambient textures:    / @intracosmos