Detail 01
Four hybrid voices
Each voice combines a digital sound engine with an analog multimode filter and overdrive.
Product detailSKU #1500000474617
Erica SynthsPERKONS HD-01 Drum Machine and Rhythm Synthesizer
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
PĒRKONS HD-01 combines four hybrid drum-synthesis voices with a four-track performance sequencer. Each voice pairs a digital sound engine with analog high-pass, band-pass, and low-pass filtering plus overdrive, and provides direct controls for tune, decay, algorithm parameters, cutoff, drive, FX send, and level. Individual voice outputs, trigger inputs, and per-voice send/return paths support external hardware routing. Kits, patterns, step-level functions, morphing modulation, BBD-delay emulation, and analog or MIDI sync make it built for evolving rhythm work.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Performing four-voice rhythmic parts with direct controls, pattern reloads, fills, and real-time automation recording.
- Integrating external triggers and effects through per-voice trigger inputs, outputs, and send/return connections.
- Creating polyrhythms using independent track divisions, multiplications, groove algorithms, and selectable play directions.
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.
Detail 02
Four-track sequencer
Each track has four time divisions and four time multiplications for independent rhythmic relationships.
Detail 03
64 kits and 64 patterns
Voice settings can be saved as kits alongside stored patterns.
Detail 04
Per-step functions
Ratchets, odds, probabilities, parameter locks, automation recording, and optional accents can be applied within patterns.
Detail 05
Per-voice routing
Every voice has its own trigger input, output, and FX send/return using 6.3 mm connections.
Detail 06
20–420 BPM
The master tempo control covers this tempo range and includes tap-tempo and nudge functions.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Use only the supplied 12V DC power supply.
- 02The unit includes a 12V DC power supply and user manual.
- 03Additional SD-card storage supports kits, patterns, and firmware updates.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many drum voices does PĒRKONS HD-01 have?
It has four hybrid voices.
02Can each voice use external effects?
Yes. Each voice has an individual FX send and return, alongside an internal BBD FX send.
03How does it synchronize with other hardware?
It provides MIDI In/Out and 1/4-inch analog clock In/Out.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
5 detailsSound
- Filter effects
- HP BP and LP filter modes per voice
- FX routing per voice
- Internal BBD FX send and individual FX send and return per voice
- Controls per voice
- 8 controls, plus 3 toggle switches
- Sound engine modes per voice
- 3 sound engine modes per voice
- Master effects
- Bucket brigade delay digital emulation and compressor
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Master controls
- Master volume, master FX, send and compressor controls
- Tempo control
- Master tempo knob with shift-assisted BPM display, tap tempo and nudge controls
- Voice controls
- Tune decay param1, param2 cutoff, drive FX send and level
- Sequencer controls
- Play, stop, reset, record, shuffle, clear, divide, multiply, pattern kit and fill controls
1 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
5 detailsConnections & power
- Analog outputs
- 1 x 1/4" master and 5 x 1/4" send
- Headphone output
- 1 x 1/4" TRS
- Analog inputs
- 5 x 1/4" return
- Power input
- External 12V DC connector (use only supplied PSU)
- Trigger inputs
- 4 x 1/4" trigger in
2 detailsSize & weight
- Unit weight
- 8.15 lb.
- Unit dimensions
- 17.87" x 12.4" x 3.54"
38 detailsOther
- Kit memory
- 64 kits
- Voice connections
- Dedicated trigger input, individual output and FX send and return per voice with 6.3 mm jack sockets
- Sequencer type
- 4-track sequencer
- Play modes
- Forward, backward, ping pong and random per track
- Filter modes
- High pass, band pass and low pass per voice
- Step programming
- Real-time step entry, tap programming and trigger recording via trigger inputs
- Per step functions
- Ratchets, odds, probabilities, parameter locks, automation recording
- Product type
- Drum machine and synthesizer
- Color
- Black
- Korena Special
- false
- LFO waveforms
- Morphing waveforms
- Voices
- 4 hybrid voices
- Master send and return
- Line level master output, phones output, master send output, master return input
- Fills
- Performance fills with adjustable density per track
- Groove algorithms
- 4 groove algorithms
- Modulation LFO
- Assignable to all voice parameters
- Clock I/O
- 2 x 1/4" clock in and out for analog sync
- Additional storage
- SD card for kits patterns and firmware updates
- Accents
- Per-step accent support when enabled in configuration
- Accessories
- 12V DC power supply and user manual
- LFO sync
- Free running or clock synchronized with clock division and multiplication
- Tier
- new
- Delay modulation
- Dedicated LFO for delay time
- Tempo range
- 20 BPM to 420 BPM
- Banks
- 64 banks each with 64 kits and 64 patterns
- Power source
- 12V DC power supply included
- Pads and steps
- 64 step buttons
- Time divisions per track
- 4 time divisions per track
- Category Source
- detail
- Pattern memory
- 64 patterns
- Voice architecture
- Digital sound engine and analog multimode filter with overdrive
- Kit storage
- All voice parameter settings can be saved as kits
- Time multiplications per track
- 4 time multiplications per track
- LFO destinations
- 8 modulation destinations
- Product Type
- Drum machine and synthesizer
- MIDI I/O
- In and out
- Model
- PĒRKONS HD-01
- Source Id
- site51500000474617
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