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Ten voices, eight fully analog
The drum section includes eight analog voices, while crash and ride use digital sample playback.
Product detailSKU #1500000474615
Erica SynthsHexinverter Mutant HexDrums Analog Drum Synthesizer
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
HexDrums is a ten-voice drum synthesizer that combines eight fully analog voices with sampled crash and ride cymbals. Dedicated controls and individual line-level outputs let you shape and route each voice separately, while the balanced stereo output carries the full mix through master drive and a soft-knee compressor. Its X0X-style sequencer reaches 64 steps and adds per-voice track control, probability, ratchets, microtiming, accents, shuffle, pattern reload, and Song Mode for pattern-based work and live changes.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Programming extended drum patterns with per-voice lengths, direction, probability, ratchets, and microtiming.
- Routing individual drum voices alongside a balanced stereo mix in a studio or hybrid hardware rig.
- Synchronizing a drum machine through DIN MIDI, USB, or configurable analog clock connections.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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Up to 64 steps per pattern
Patterns can run across four bars of 16 steps.
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16 banks × 16 patterns
The internal pattern memory holds 256 patterns.
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Per-step ratchets up to eight repeats
A step can create repeated hits up to eight times.
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Dedicated line-level output per voice
Each voice can be routed independently as well as through the stereo main output.
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Stereo compressor and master drive
The master section offers compression plus wet/dry-blend drive processing.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The power requirement is 12V DC, 3A, center-positive.
- 02Cymbal sample sets are selectable as crash-and-ride pairs.
- 03Headphone monitoring uses a 6.3 mm stereo connection.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many patterns can HexDrums store?
It has 16 banks of 16 patterns, for 256 patterns total.
02Are all ten voices analog?
No. Eight voices are fully analog; the crash and ride cymbals use digital sample playback with analog signal shaping.
03Can I send each drum to a separate output?
Yes. Each voice has its own dedicated line-level output.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Analog voices
- 8 fully analog
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Performance controls
- Mute, solo, reload, reset, shuffle roll and pattern
1 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
8 detailsConnections & power
- MIDI output
- DIN5 MIDI output and MIDI thru
- Reset input
- External trigger reset input
- Headphone output
- 6.3 mm stereo
- MIDI input
- DIN5 MIDI input
- Sync output
- Analog clock output with configurable ppqn
- Main output
- Balanced stereo line-level output
- Clock input
- Analog clock input with configurable ppqn
- Individual outputs
- Dedicated line-level output per voice
38 detailsOther
- Memory
- 16 banks with 16 patterns per bank
- Microtiming
- Per-step timing offset up to ±50%
- Clock resolution
- Configurable ppqn via sync settings
- Encoder
- Data encoder
- Drive
- Stereo master drive with wet and dry blend
- Sequencer type
- X0X-style step sequencer
- Steps per pattern
- Up to 64 steps
- Sample format
- 16-bit/48kHz mono WAV
- Product type
- Analog drum synthesizer
- Compressor
- Stereo soft-knee compressor
- Korena Special
- false
- Voices
- 10
- Roll
- Performance roll with selectable divisions
- Snare
- 1 analog snare drum
- Rimshot and claves
- 1 analog rimshot and clave
- Gain
- Up to +40dB makeup gain
- Ratchets
- Per-step ratchets up to 8 repeats
- Power supply
- 12V DC 3A center-positive
- Machine
- 1 analog percussion
- Tier
- new
- Cymbal samples
- 10 crash and ride samples selectable in pairs
- Song mode
- Yes, up to 16 songs
- Clap
- 1 analog clap
- Category Source
- detail
- Tracks
- Per-voice track sequencing
- Shuffle
- Per-track shuffle amount
- USB
- USB-B
- Accent
- Global and per-track accent
- Recording modes
- Step programming and tap recording
- Probability
- Per-step odds and probability settings
- Bass drums
- 2 bass drum
- Product Type
- Analog drum synthesizer
- Cymbals
- Crash and ride cymbals
- Model
- HexDrums
- Source Id
- site51500000474615
- Hi-hats
- Open and closed hi-hats
- Bars
- 4 bars of 16 steps
- Display
- Alphanumeric LED display
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