Korg DDD-1 Dynamic Digital Drums

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The DDD-1 (Dynamic Digital Drums) is a sampling drum machine released in 1986 was Korg's first drum machine equipped with MIDI control. It is one of the first affordable digital drum machine with internal sequencer, 12 bits samples, 14 velocity-sensitive pads and limited user sampling that allows for the addition of new sounds. It also offers sound expansion through ROM cards, six assignable audio outputs, and a backlit LCD display.

The DDD-1 contains 18 preset sounds that can be triggered via 14 grey pads, as well as additional pads for functions such as Roll and Flam, Start and Stop/Reset, Record/Enter and Tap Tempo. Tempo adjustments can also be made via a slider for data input. The velocity-sensitive drum pads enable dynamic recording that simulates actual drumming. In addition, the DDD-1 offers five selectable dynamic envelopes that influence the volume depending on the intensity of the pad hits.
The drum machine offers 18 sounds, including two types of kick drums and snares, three variations of toms, a rimshot, two sets of closed and open hi-hats, crash and ride cymbals, claps, a cowbell, a tambourine and a cabasa. The pitch of each sound can be adjusted within a range of 0-127. The drum sounds are supplemented by ROM cards, each of which contains up to eight additional sounds. With the optional DSB-1, a 12-bit sampling board, you can record samples with a maximum length of 3.2 seconds. (Source: Wikipedia)