YouTube Uploaded by danthoms on Nov 5, 2011
"Chamberlin Rythmate 20, one of the first drum beat machines ever made. Only around 10 were produced. This one can be found for sale on eBay." via this auction
Chamberlin Rhythmate demo 1.wmv
YouTube Uploaded by superfroe on Nov 26, 2011
pics and top video via this auction
"Up for sale is the rarest of the rare. There were supposedly only around 10 of these ever produced. Produced between 1975 and 1980, this is a quite the find. The Rythmate is a tape loop based drum machine. It has 14 tape loops with a sliding head that allows playback of different tracks on each piece of tape, or a blending between them. It contains a volume and a pitch/speed control and also has a separate amplifier with bass, treble, and volume controls, and an input jack for a guitar, microphone or other instrument. The tape loops are of real acoustic jazz drum kits playing different style beats, with some additions to tracks such as bongos, clave, castanets, etc. This drum machine is tested and all but two of the tracks work great. Two of the reels are not turning which may be a very easy fix..."
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