I saw a reference to buying a "rhythm cartridge". I thought the rhythms were built-in. Yes?
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There are many rhythms built in to the Q Chord. My understanding is that even a wider variety of rhythm patterns are available with cartridges. .we have not needed any additional rhythm pattern than those already in the Q Chord. How that helps!
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Yes, you have rhythms and basslines built in with the 100 voices in the Q Chord, and for me, that is great. But, you can have an additional 30 rhythm/basslines with the Style cartridge. Styles like 16-beat, DC Pop, Disco, Motown. And when you plug your Q Chord into a stereo system with good output and speakers, it makes you look and sound GOOD. Hope that helps...
849903
They are, but you can purchase other cartridge's with different sounds. The Q Chord is a blast to play and my one year grand daughter loves playing the keys.
329647
Oh! The Inspiration by far! I compare the Inspiration to Beats Pro. Beats Pro retail for about $400. I got the Inspiration on Amazin for $150. The studios suck. Go with inspiration man!
526490
If it's fake, then it's one hell of a knock off! It does come with all of the "Beats" normal packaging and contents AND they do sound good. To be honest, they maybe but they also may not be. It's extremely hard to tell since Beats don't even make them anymore. It's a judgment call my brother.
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Search for the website where you enter the name of your player and it will tell you the proper cartridge. I don't know the name of the website but you should find it pretty easily. That's how I figured out what cartridge I needed.
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Yes, this is an moving-magnet cartridge, your not going to find a moving coil cartridge at this price point. It is still a great cartridge for the money.Enjoy the music.
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An elliptical stylus like the one that comes with this table lasts around 500 hours of play. You can easily find the exact replacement stylus that just slips onto your cartridge. Just Google "ATPN2" stylus. Although the stock cartridge sounds pretty decent, you may wish to replace the whole thing with something that tracks a little lighter and causes considerably less record wear. The AT95E, AT120E/T, or AT440MLa would all be excellent choices, depending on how much you want to spend. They are all praised by enthusiasts on a budget as being overachievers in their price-ranges. Some actually prefer the lowly AT95E over anything else... There is also the Shure M97xE. It's a little warmer sounding than the AT cartridges and also a bargain and a very good cart. But, even though I would usually choose a warmer sounding cartridge over a brighter sounding one... I find that the AT carts just get my toes to tapping a little more at this price point. A little more air, detail and a sense of "being there"... The AT440MLa gives some very expensive cartridges a run for their money and the linear contact stylus lasts 1000 hours of play. Garage 'A Records stocks all of the carts I mentioned here... http://www.garage-a-records.com/
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I am pretty sure you can make up your own songs... I had a huge issue with it not playing and turning off.... dummy me! All it needed was new batteries.....
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Hi Clint, Thanks tons for your insight. I believe I'll look at the DP-03 after considering your comments. Does the DP-03 have a built in drum machine? It's not overly important, just a 'nice to have'.
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Don't pay any attention to reviews or to what you read in online forums in relation to sound quality, especially if such opinions are coming from self-professed "audiophiles" (such people are almost always full of crap). If I were you, I wouldn't upgrade the default cartridge until I had at least heard it and determined that it wasn't meeting my expectations. If after you've done that you still want to upgrade, I will say that I had the cartridge replaced in my grandmother's old Rotel turntable a couple of years ago and went with the cheapest cartridge available from the store I went to, which was a Grado Black (about $60). I thought it sounded pretty darn good (at least from the limited time I spent listening to it), so you might want to add that one to your list. A-T itself also has some more expensive cartridges that are well-regarded. No matter what make or model it is, the cartridge needs to be properly aligned using a special protractor to sound its best. If you're not comfortable doing this yourself, a hi-fi shop with experience with turntables should be willing to set up your whole turntable for a small fee. Some of the friendlier places might even do the set-up for free if you agree to buy your cartridge from them.
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OMG, YES!!!! That's what I worried about, because really, until you actually play it you just don't know, and I've played some really crappy keyboards. Ick. I use a clavinova at my church, which is tres expensive, and I like my Casio better than it! OK, I'll stop now. But YES!
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My husband does not use the bass patterns so we can't help you. Also it isn't because they are chezzy it's just he never uses the bass drum patterns off the drum machines. So this isn't much help, sorry!
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Yes, I did get a couple of different stylus needles for mine, but really the one that came with the unit sounds the best. The other work, but you have to trim the plastic of the cartridge and adjust, but I managed to get both to snap in. It just snaps in, and these cartridges are flexible plastic, not completely rigid plastic. So if you have any trouble getting it to fit, it may have to be looked at carefully and then trim a tab or heat melt a tab to fit. But the original one is great. I have a 78rpm needle and the smaller 33rpm needle, but the original sounds great on both. Great is a relative term here, but it plays all the records and it's portable.
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FYI: Prior to 2013, this turntable shipped with a DJ cartridge/stylus rather than the AT95E it currently ships with. The original cart DJ cart was certainly more susceptible to pickup some rumble as the motor is not as well isolated as some more expensive turntables and this could be an issue with classical records; for pop music the DJ cartridge was acceptable. I don't own an AT95E cartridge but I have other AT current cartridges at a similar price point and they are very good with classical records.
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Yes, I did get a couple of different stylus needles for mine, but really the one that came with the unit sounds the best. The other work, but you have to trim the plastic of the cartridge and adjust, but I managed to get both to snap in. It just snaps in, and these cartridges are flexible plastic, not completely rigid plastic. So if you have any trouble getting it to fit, it may have to be looked at carefully and then trim a tab or heat melt a tab to fit. But the original one is great. I have a 78rpm needle and the smaller 33rpm needle, but the original sounds great on both. Great is a relative term here, but it plays all the records and it's portable. Yes, I did get a couple of different stylus needles for mine, but really the one that came with the unit sounds the best. The other work, but you have to trim the plastic of the cartridge and adjust, but I managed to get both to snap in. It just snaps in, and these cartridges are flexible plastic, not completely rigid plastic. So if you have any trouble getting it to fit, it may have to be looked at carefully and then trim a tab or heat melt a tab to fit. But the original one is great. I have a 78rpm needle and the smaller 33rpm needle, but the original sounds great on both. Great is a... » Read More Yes, I did get a couple of different stylus needles for mine, but really the one that came with the unit sounds the best. The other work, but you have to trim the plastic of the cartridge and adjust, but I managed to get both to snap in. It just snaps in, and these cartridges are flexible plastic, not completely rigid plastic. So if you have any trouble getting it to fit, it may have to be looked at carefully and then trim a tab or heat melt a tab to fit. But the original one is great. I have a 78rpm needle and the smaller 33rpm needle, but the original sounds great on both. Great is a relative term here, but it plays all the records and it's portable. « Show Less
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Thanks anyway. My question had a typo in it. Is there a way to save a sequencer song to the SD card that includes a built-in rhythm on the A (System) tracks AND others on the B tracks?
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I just picked one up today, it's amazing. I don't know how it compares to the original, but I'm pretty happy with it. I switched from playing ethnic drums (congas and djembe) to electronic drums (zendrum) a few years ago. I really love the zendrum but I've missed the simplicity of playing a single surface like the djembe. The Wavedrum feels about like a djembe with a synthetic head that's not terribly tight. It's very comfortable to play with your hands and you can set it up for sticks. The sounds are are mixture of samples and synthetics that are modulated by the input from the drum head, so the drum feels very live and acoustic (I had a Roland Handsonic, the Wavedrum feels much more real and responsive). The sounds range from fairly realistic acoustic sounding drums to completely synthed out analog sounds. It is not a midi instrument, in any sense, if you're looking for a controller but it's a very cool instrument in it's own right. The only downside I can see it the parameter editing is done through a completely minimal 5 button, 2 knob interface but I suspect they're trying to hit a low price point. If it's successful, maybe they can put in a USB connection and make some editing software.
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Though i like rock bang-bang music. I DO have to agree. I played rock, jazz, old records and new records and the sound quality is horrible. I am thinking its the needle since its flimsy and unsecured. I am not sure if replacing it (and spending $40) will change the result. :/ any advise would help.