5 MINUTES WITH - Yamaha RX-11 Classic Drum Machine

RX-11 Samples on our / sonicstate
Paulee continues to work their way through their collection of interesting digital gear - this one you voted for and so we have the Yamaha RX-11 Classic Drum Machine - Yamaha's first digital drum machine and the first in the RX range. Some say its a classic, and it came around the time when everyone was trying to catch up with the LinnDrum.
With multiple outputs it was a workhorse - with Erasure choosing to use it in the studio and on stage.
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[@pmfont]

Shoutout to @sonicstate for featuring this the day after I bought an RX11! Hasn't arrived yet, but I'm more excited now than ever!

[@sonicstate]

What are the chances? 😄

[@rodmorrison47]

My all-time favourite drum machine - and I used to have an 808. Just dusted my old RX-11 down a couple of weeks ago to put together a DAWless, old school synth pop rig.

[@cresshead]

erasure and new order used the rx11 on some recordings in the 80's

[@HelmutAlzheimer]

Depeche Mode too on Black Celebration

[@danielrobinson9679]

One of my first drum machines, and still my GOAT!... Just a solid machine that has lasted over 30 years in my brutal hands and its still going strong!

[@magicalsynthadventure3216]

It’s my fave machine, I generally layer the kick with the low tom for oomph! It’s all over my Vogue Renege stuff 👌🏻

[@sonicstate]

yeah that low tom seems to have more going on

[@treennumbers]

One of my absolute all time favorites, sort of a poor man's Linn Drum. Multiple sounds for many instruments, tunable, individual outs, rock solid MIDI, full on 80s Yamaha flagship build quality. Unbelievably cheap on the second hand market too.

[@sonicstate]

Yeah its very linn like and built to last

[@thomasyon4332]

Just for the outro, it worths it.. Good, Paulee !

[@BarbieChaite]

the outro sucks to me...

[@treeface5000]

I had the RX21, and there was also an RX21L, which stood for Latin if I remember correctly. Lots of interesting stuff on that one, Cuicas and Claves, stuff like that...

[@RaquelFoster]

The RX-11 is the drum machine you get when you give up trying to find a trapezoidal 3-pin power cord for your R-8.

[@915Boss]

Sept im not sure if this is better then the r8 or not ha but it'll do i guess.. lol

[@richeymcc]

Sounds awesome!

[@Wavyhill]

Still the only sample based drum machine that I own.

[@javiceres]

Cool lines. I want moar!!

[@RottenRotny]

Sounds killer. Love that nastiness at the end.

[@cresshead]

i bought my yamaha rx-11 and a yamaha spx90 together for £1000 cash got quite the deal with cash at the end of the day in the shop... you wanna boost your sales figure for the day..... get your manager.

[@magicalsynthadventure3216]

Wow a grand in cash 😎

[@cresshead]

@@magicalsynthadventure3216 yeh each were at £599

[@devingademan]

Nice! I have a soft spot for the RX range of drum machines > I even posed with the RX5 on my profile picture here on RUclips😅

[@danielrobinson9679]

The RX5 was definitely the cream of the crop, certainly worth the jump in price from so many other rx machines.

[@a_nick_t]

@@danielrobinson9679I loved the RX5. I think it’s truly underrated.

[@ymotechnopopfan]

Same.

[@Kkidzz]

Bizarre Love Triangle

[@ymotechnopopfan]

I wish i had one.

[@BarbieChaite]

My unit has a problem : when I change the tempo, after some plays it returns to the first tempo setting... automatically... :(

[@anthonybatchelor5496]

Mine (well an it's little brother the RX15) would change temp on it's own too. Fader cleaner sorted it out - I also cleaned all the contacts for the buttons and stopped the double trigger issue I was having too.

[@BarbieChaite]

@@anthonybatchelor5496 I cleaned the contacts but it didn't resolve the bug.

[@govorit_i_pokazivaet]

Аналоговые инструменты forever.

[@ymotechnopopfan]

0:47

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

nice! Are you friends with Captain Pikant?

[@macronencer]

I keep thinking I owned one of these, but then I always realise mine was a CASIO something - at least, I think so. Very similar in appearance though. Mine had four slots for short user-loadable samples.

[@magicalsynthadventure3216]

Casio RZ1 😊

[@macronencer]

@@magicalsynthadventure3216 Thank you! Yes, that was it.

[@isingthebodyelectrick]

What - no mention of the RX21L, Paulee? I used to have my RX21L taped in a tiered position above my RX11, just what was needed for all my Bossa-Nova-Related requirements... 😀

[@treennumbers]

RX17 is the way to go, it's both the RX21 and RX21L in one machine. No idea why it has a lower number, pretty sure it came out after the 21/21L duo.

[@isingthebodyelectrick]

@@treennumbers yep looks like you're right - from what I can find, looks like the RX21L was maybe spring/summer of '86, and the RX17 was sometime in '87... 👍

[@sonicstate]

oops, missed that one - sorry about that!

[@dxutube]

Thanks Paulee. I remember the RX-15 from my copy of the X-Perience demo tape from 1985.

[@PFZ]

Loved this!

[@paueraka5097]

Love Paule old school backline!!!!Thanks

[@brownmoney27]

Love the rainbow logo!

[@winberg119]

Viktor Tsoi...

[@BF-up5xw]

Sorta-kinda horrific and sorta-kinda brilliant! It's not something that I would want to use; but it really does have character and looks like a lot of fun. There's definitely a lot of potential there, as ably demonstrated by Paulee The Mad Scientist.

[@defjeff2907]

Final jam was awsome!!