IK UNO DRUM REVIEW - Affordable & portable but how good is it?! 

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Literally just last night I found myself thinking "I could really use a cheap, portable drum machine" and then today you upload this. Thanks for reading my mind Bo!

Good review. I just ordered one from Thomann. From their photos I was able to see that these are manufactured in Italy. This has put a smile on my face.

I bought this last week. I think it sounds great. I have been connecting the MIDI out from this to the MIDI in on my Drumbrute Impact (yet to try with the original Drumbrute), for the kick into the left channel of my interface (also using KT1176 compressor on the kick) and the rest into the 2nd channel on the 2 channel interface. This bypasses the single dual mono audio limitation that so many have complained about and allows me to have the same kick on channel 1, other percussion sounds on channel 2 combo that I normally have.

I use the IK Multimedia Uno Synth. It's my first synthesiser so I have nothing to compare it with. I paid 209 Canadian dollars for it and it's very powerful. Has a very hot signal so I'm often playing with volume levels on my mixer. I love that it's portable and can accept midi in/out and has an AUX in and AUDIO out. I love it. Just like I love this video and am going to be getting the Uno Drum soon as I am looking for a drum machine and don't have a large budget. Great video.

Great review here. The IK website actually has a great demo of the preset sounds under the heading audio. Personally, I much prefer its sound to the Drumbrute which I messed around with a little bit ago. Could not get a satisfactory snare sound no matter how much I fiddled. I'm sure the UNO DRUM will get a firmware update that will allow you to load your own samples, I think they will sell a lot more with this feature available.

"Anyone familiar with Elektron devices will know what a kit is." *cries in Digitakt*

I LOVE DRUM MACHINES Thanks as always for the great video, Bo!

It would be nice to see a jam session with the uno synth from you! I have the uno synth and I love it, I literally play with it in bed when I can’t sleep.

Thanks for that nice review. It's pleasant to watch and complete enough.

I plan on having the duo of Uno's. Thanks for the video.

Been waiting for you or some one i trust to drop a review on this unit!!

Excellent, was at Synth Expo Saturday and got to fool with it a bit as well as get a Demo by Derrick Floyd of IK Multimedia. Your video perfectly timed to sate my appetite while I await delivery of mine. Thanks Man

Finally a proper review on RU-vid ! Thank youuuu Bo 🙂

Thank you for the clear, informative session here. It helps a lot

I know this isn't the right place to ask for help on the UNO Drum, but...When I attach my new UNO drum to my Windows 10 PC with the included USB cable, the Editor just sits on "Waiting for UNO" with no response. I have tried several different MIDI settings in the Editor, including setting the MIDI input channel to 1 and the output to 10 or other channels. I've tried the setting the MIDI sync to USB; tried the Send PC and Receive PC to ON. Nothing makes the Editor recognize the UNO Drum. IK has not responded to two help requests. WHAT SETTINGS WORK ON THIS DEVICE?

Awesome thank you! Another item that has been Dancing in and out of my shopping cart. Still hoping to see the rd808.

I’ve watched a LOT of uno drum videos, this is the best!

Cheers Bo, nice review. Can I suggest the Korg Electribe2S as an alternative? £50 more but really rather good as a drum machine if you can live with the sequencer. Then you can have your own samples and virtual analogue synthesis thrown in to the mix, not perfect by any means but it gets under your skin, well mine anyway. :)

Really good sit down with the instrument. I think it’s moved up a lot on my list.

I love, I really love time chapters. hope to see you soon. keep ups with good work

Still thinking about this along with my SKULPT. I have a Drumbrute Impact already...I kind of enjoy the sound of this with the limitations of one output, as I typically use an EQ on a single output rather than massaging my drums individually. And considering that my first 909 sounds were Emu Emax samples...12 bit doesn't scare me off...

Great overview and review as always. This looks like a fun machine, but the video helped me decide it's not for me. About noise - I have an UNO Synth, and it was still a bit noisy with all the updates installed, especially when powered over USB. However, I bought a ground loop isolator (basically an audio cable with a transformer in the middle) and it completely cleaned up the signal. Not bad for a €15 investment.

Very cool! I enjoyed listening to all the drums and sounds!

Definitely looks // sounds like a really good Drum Machine! Good Video as usual mr. Bo!

roland boutique 909 or 808 - individual drum outs over usb audio

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The Uno is very nice. Tried it in person and it’s fun and intuitive. But, there’s something about the Drumbrute Impact that keeps drawing me towards it. It’s got the “it” factor that the Uno lacks, imo.

This is exactly what i need

Master of the Reviewing!!

Fantastic review by the way :)

Great review! I like the playfulness but not totally into the overall sound. I recently bought the volca drum and I’m smitten, so much more than just a drum machine. I might go for this if and when the price drops and second hand hit eBay at bargain prices but at the retail price IK have pitched it up against some impressive competition.

Not fussed on the sound! Great review as always maestro.

Great review - as always Mr. Beats 🍮 I'm guessing there's no trig conditions but that you can clock it from midi or use it to clock other devices? Would have been nice to hear it playing with a mono synth through the imput - but there's only so much you can do in 30 mins eh? Maybe using the UNO DRUM in jam video is possible at some point? 🍓

Thanks for another great review. I know it’s old, but your channel is an ongoing resource. 😃

Hi bo! I actually wanted to tell you I haven’t seen any of your videos for a while because none appear on my recommended so I kept waiting, I had to come a see what were you up to and I don’t think I’m the only one seeing how a couple videos ago have more views :(

Great review. Does anyone know if IK sorted out the noise issue with subsequent firmware updates?

Nice review, I especially like the improvements with the sequencer (over what the Uno Synth does). On that topic how well do the two pair together - can the Uno Drum sequence the Uno Synth and use all of it's 64 steps/song mode? On the Uno Synth the sequences are stored within the presets (ie 1 per preset), and looking under the hood at the actual data in the 'unosyp' files it looks pretty flexible in the way it stores parameter changes/etc. I wonder whether a "Sample Swap" feature could be 'hacked' into an Uno Drum preset/sequence file.

It's still over 500 dollars Australian which compares to the arturia drumbrute which ones better?

Review the Tazbar 2 ?

Nice video man!

Hey Bo, how cool it would be to see a UNO DRUM PRO X ?

It is about the cowbell!

1. Mono? 2. Can it send notes MIDI out? In other words can I program a patten on the Uno, take it home and play it through my Drumbrute?

As a CONS u forgot an important thing to mention: NO DEDICATED OUTPUTS, in a DM is a big shame...

Does it have an external speaker or do I need to hook it up to Monitors via audio cable?

Got mine today! Super fun, I really like it. My main criticism for now would be that the buttons don’t seem to trigger super consistently. I’ll hit it and sometimes it won’t register or react. It’s imprecise and a little bothersome but maybe something they can address in a firmware update? I recommend it!

Great features! The sound of it falls a little flat in my opinion. Thank you for this review. I have been pretty curious about this piece of gear.

thanks for the good review. I was wondering how you would compare it with the novation circuit? the circuit(which I have) seems easier to program and modulate.

You can never make things sound good to my personal taste. However I thumbs up for great reviews and content.

Is that pounding your favorite sound?

I assume I can MIDI sequence the Uno DRUM with my MPC. Please correct me if wrong I was gonna get a drumbrute but this looks promising

What about division? Can every track/instrument have its own division?

How do you stay so calm with all the coffee? ; - ) Seems like a good machine overall, it appears there's no way to get notes faster than 16th. Bass kick sounds decent, what did you think of it vs others?

Nice review. Would like some more info about usb audio interface, specifically if hooking up to a DAW does is the Audio split into different channels ?

It's a really capable drum machine but the mono out and lack of panning kills it in my opinion. Sure, the drum machines of yester-year were mono but they also had individual outputs as well so you could send the sounds to a mixer. This doesn't. I don't know about you but I never have all my drums running straight down the middle of my mix.

Great review. Can you recommend a drum machine with Eastern/Indian percussion sounds and with a stereo output? Thanks.😊😊😊

Another wonderful review! Did I miss poly rhythms? Is there a different number of steps option for each track? They did a great job on the interface, very fast programming. The price is helpful in getting your first beats. I already own an Electribe2 so this is not for me, the Electribes allow much greater control of the sounds which is very important because you will lose interest in a beat box very quickly if you can't get a wide variety of sounds. The DrumBrute has one enormous feature this doesn't, six outputs. Independent processing of drum sounds is a gigantic feature. With beat boxes the downfall of almost every one is they don't have; 1) independent outputs OR excellent pro effects for each track....2) Complete control over the sounds with filters, envelopes, pitch, and processing.

The UNO Drum is closer to the DrumBrute Impact than the Volcas, price-wise. If IK weren't going to (or couldn't) put individual outputs on it, maybe they could have made it true stereo with a Pan control per voice. That's one thing about the Volca Sample I appreciate over the other two Volcas (and the UNO). It's nice not having the entire drum kit dead center in the stereo field. In roughly the same price range as the UNO and Impact, the Twisted Electrons Deton8 looks really fun, but it also lacks individual outputs and panning. If I were in the market for something better than my Volca Sample, I'd probably get a Tanzmaus. Too bad it's a rather large price jump.

Damn this is actually really tempting. I've been having a tough time deciding what first drum machine to get. On the one hand, the kick, FM drum and price of the Drumbrute Impact seem unbeatable, but I'm put off by the lack of a nice clap (I don't really like the pseudo snare/clap). The TR8 has the advantage of more variety in sounds but I already have good 808/909/707/727 samples, and it's a bit large. The original Drumbrute has my favourite sounds out of the box but is the most expensive and is even bigger than the TR8. ...Meanwhile this little guy beats all of them on small form factor. Is the cheapest. Has as much variety as the TR8. Has a nice clap. ...and I really like the sound out of the box. ...And it has automation on top of that?! And is battery powered? And has complete midi implementation? FM stuff? Really cool stutter effects? Control all? The others are more hands on and have individual outs, but that feels like small sacrifices to pay for everything else. Think I may have to grab one. Thanks for the review!

I am looking for an analog drum machine with built in effects and a mixer. Currently I am using a Analog Four to accomplish this task but was wondering if anyone knew of a drum machine that has these features.

nice review. I like the sequencer, but it looks as if the pads leave something to be desired. Can you use an exterior group of pads to enter the drum sounds?

The question is, can it be hacked and modified for individual outs?

Can you audio in to this just to use the effects and send the audio signal back out like you can with a monotron delay?

Cheapest place to buy at the moment is Thomann.de. I just had to buy Uno Drum to use with Uno Synth.

Nice vdo Sir...I wanted to know whether we can change the position of Kick..or cymbal...to any side according to our wish....i play kick on right side...can we change????

you know you can sample the drum when you change the parameters as you go, just tap the button and twist the knobs at the same time

It would be interesting if you could upload your own samples, hope it will come with future updates.

The PCM sounds are horrible! My Uno was really noisy on the PCM sounds when battery powered... I returned it after an hour of testing... Apparently this is to make it sound vintage...

3rd! love the look of this, and portable is always great

Can you change the snare sound?

How about nice auto beat ending(s) rather then stopping at once?

When a drum machine gets cerebral..BoBeats.

thanx for the overview ! sounds are a bit distorted in the video.. does nt sound very good in general. more a toy machine like a real drummy (also the in /outputs) and why only battery and usb voltage.... only my 5 cents

Is it allready released? Shop in my town says pre order only...

excellent review can you review the Roland 909 boutique version? I cant get a decent explanation

Alguien me ayude como borrar escenas desde el equipo físico...

sick!

Behringer 909 looks sooooo much better, same price too.

Just picked one of these up for around $153.00 USD! Wooohooo!

Sounds decent to me.

Looks like a great little drum machine with analogue and digital sounds, a song mode plus kits etc. also it looks like it's designed to hang onto a synth which is great for live use. one gripe though is that one single output seems an odd choice given that this will appeal to analogue/trad fans who prefer to work outside of computers.a separate out for bass n snare would've made it perfect:)

Oh my goodness your hair in the intro is gorgeous

wheres the attack and release cut off ?

OKAY but... is there something more than that?

Silly that this doesn’t load samples

Was good to hear your pros/cons, especially responsiveness. I noticed some sounds being delayed, only seeming to be triggered when you released the pad, and I wasn't sure if it was an audio/video sync issue or the pads/interface design. It's a shame they don't open up samples to be user changeable. Plocking samples would be neat, but changing the sample sounds is, I think, pretty important. ROMplers don't get much love anymore, and it could be good competition for the Elektron Sample.

Can each pattern be difrent bpm

Can it output a midi clock?

this dirty "uno drums" thru befaco crush delay would be awesome ^^

NO randomly jumping patches like with Uno Synth?

Is it the same size like the Uno synth? 🤔

my concern is the battery compartment. I have the UNO. after their initial batteries expired, I grabbed new batteries and it failed to turn on. I used the USB for power and it had a hum so I hope they fixed that with the drum machine.

The aethstetic of this drum machine is that of some shit you'd see in a doctor's office. Cool little peice of gear though. Good work as always Bo.

In my opinion this is never competitive to Volca Drum. So many more sound design features, completely designing 2 layer sounds and not only using presets with attack and decay. And its even cheaper than this. Only negative that comes up to me instantly is maximum 6 sounds per pattern.

I can hear it is very noisy, the same like volca sampler

Would you say, the output signal is a bit too noisy?

I like the aesthetic of the machine personally, very clean design!