Drum Abuse Vol.5: MIDI Goes Consumer

Affordable MIDI rhythm boxes: TR-505, RX-21, Casio MT, DDD-5

Single-shot drum samples from 18 drum machines released 1986, extracted from the Synth Abuse Drum Machine Sample Collection.

• 232 MB (2713 samples, .wav, loops excluded)
• 26 instrument categories: Agogo, Bell, Bongo, Cabasa, Clap, Clave, Conga, Cowbell, Crash, Cuica, Cymbal, FX, Gong, Guiro, Hi-Hat Closed, Hi-Hat Open, Kick, Perc, Ride, Rim, Shaker, Snare, Tambourine, Timbale, Tom, Whistle
• Source: Drive download
• Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@synthabuse

Files in this repo

• pack.json — pack metadata
• index.json — array of machine summaries
• instruments/<slug>.json — flat list of samples per instrument category, across all machines
• machines/<machine_id>.json — per-machine detail (sample sets, instruments, sample lists)
• samples/<machine_id>/... — the .wav files and cover images

Drum machines

Year	Manufacturer	Model	Samples	Size
~1986	Casio	Casio CT-403	9	577 KB
~1986	Casio	Casio CZ-230S	12	301 KB
~1986	Casio	Casio HT-700	15	720 KB
1986	Casio	Casio RZ-1	406	22 MB
~1986	Cheetah	Cheetah Spec-Drum	32	457 KB
~1986	Forat	Forat F-9000	21	616 KB
~1986	Korg	Korg DDD-5	353	28 MB
1986	Korg	Korg DSS-1	188	23 MB
~1986	M.P.C. Electronics	M.P.C. Electronics DSM-1	515	36 MB
~1986	Pearl	Pearl SY-1	194	15 MB
~1986	Roland	Boss DR-Pad DRP-I	6	509 KB
1986	Roland	Roland TR-505	472	72 MB
1986	Sequential Circuits	Sequential Circuits Studio 440	66	3 MB
~1986	Simmons	Simmons SDS-2000	40	2 MB
1986	Simmons	Simmons SDX	56	4 MB
~1986	Yamaha	Yamaha PSS-130	4	686 KB
1986	Yamaha	Yamaha PTX8	36	2 MB
~1986	Yamaha	Yamaha RX-21L	288	20 MB

Sorted by release year, then manufacturer, then model.

License

Each drum machine sample set is the work of its original recorder. This pack is a redistribution for archival and educational purposes — see the source collection for licensing details per machine.