The Airbase99 is a drum machine that features the authencity of a vintage drum machine in a modern package. With 9 simultaneous drum- and percussion sounds and the ability to create not only drum sounds but sound effects as well, make it a versatile instrument.

Extended information

Right here comes the JoMoX AiRBase99. It is no vintage-drummachine but a powerful, modern soundtool that features absolute authentic sound in a state of the art package. The AiRBase99 is a 19"" rack mount (1 RU) drum-modul, that offers all features and especially the sonic sound, you would expect from such a machine.

Sound generation is based on the JoMoX XBase09, that has become some kind of 'cult' in the meantime.
The AiRBase99 is able to produce 9 drum- and percussion sounds simultanously. Actually, the AiRBase99 is an analog synthesizer. All parameters have a wide range, so that it is possible to create sounds effects, far ahead from usual drumsounds.
Bass Drum
The bass drum is completely true analog generated. Featuring 10 parameters, most powerful killer-bass drums, ultralow subbasses down to 25 Hz, or tonal sounds like walking-bass-like sequences are right on your fingertips.

Snare Drum
The true analog snare offers 7 parameters to create everything from nasally noisy character up to cutting-the-edge bangs.

Hi Tom / Low Tom
To expand the range of sound once more, there are two independant, true analog generated toms with fat and powerful sound in the AiRBase99.

HiHat and Percussion Section
The hihat and the percussion section incl. clap, rim, crash and ride, is based on original vintage 6-bit resolution samples with true analog sound processing. This means powerful and cutting electronic percussion instead of polished hifi-sound.
Every instrument features four samples plus an additional analog noise generator: TR909, TR808, CR78, and the JoMoX natural sample. To create a wide range of unique sounds, the samples can be reversed and processed in various ways by a superfast true analog three-stage-envelope and a true analog, resonant 2pole-filter.

LFOs
The AiRBase99 features two LFOs with flexible routing capabillities to every important sound parameter. The LFOs can be synced. Add subtile sound nuances or drastic modulations to your drum- and percussion tracks.

User Interface
The AiRBase99 clearly arranged front panel has three lighted menue- and two cursor-buttons for easy and fast parameter acces.
The AiRBase99 can be completely controlled via midi. All parameter values can be sent and recieved as midi-controller.
To make editing the AiRBase99 really easy, mixermaps for the most important software sequencers are included. Besides that, there is an application for Emagic's universal editorsoftware 'SoundDiver' available.

Sound Storage
The AiRBase99 internal memory keeps 256 RAM- and 100 preprogrammed ROM-sounds for each of the 9 instruments plus the LFO-settings. Makes a total amount of 3204 different sound-settings. These instrument sounds can be arranged in 1024 different drumkits, 256 of them in the ROM.

Connections
There is a stereo-out and a separately adjustable headphone-out on the AiRBase99. Besides that, you have ten individual-outs, one for every instrument seperately, incl. open- and closed hihat. So you have all possibilities for expert sound finishing in your studio.

Technical specifications

Technical Specifications
Instruments Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Hi Tom, Low Tom, Hi Hat, Clap, Rim Shot, Crash, Ride
Presets 768 User RAM, 256 ROM
Sound Generation BD, SD, HITOM, LOTOM: fully analog like XBase 09 HH, CLP, RIM, CRH, RID: ROM-Sample with analog envelope
Envelopes analog for ROM-Section with attack, peaktime, decay for each ROM-Instrument
Number of Voices 9-voice polyphonic, hihat open/close with separate outs
Filter The hihat can be routed into an analog filter. ROM or noise signal can be the signal source; 2-pole resonant with high- / lowpass, each as individual parameters
LFO's 2, assignable to different parameters
Display LCD 2x16 characters
Midi Midi In, Midi Out, Midi Thru
User interface 1 data wheel, 6 illumiated buttons
Outputs 10 individual out, stereo mix, headphone, all 1/4þ jacks
Output Level about +4dBu on all outputs
Power Supply external wall socket adapter 12V AC/AC
Dimensions 19™ 1 RU
Weight about 4 kg