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"JD21 is extremely rare MIDI drum pad controller manufactured by J company in 1989 Japan
it's a roots of today's ZENDRUM
JD21 is one of the most rare and strange design MIDI drum pad controller of the world! i'ts very hard to find even in Japan nowadays and this auction's item is near mint condition in original box!
first of all it's very beautifull designed,orange painted with golden frakes like fancy car! and this cool ergonomic shape MIDI pad controller has many innovative functions
JD21 main features from manual;
easy to hold and play with action by unique ergonomic designed body and pads.
body material made by "special high impact structure form" that feel like wood and solid like FRP
you can easily edit many functions using big LCD screen
unique 24 "dynamic sensitive pad" can control many MIDI sound function
these 24 pads can sending different MIDI note each time hit and release
it's possble to sending up to 4 MIDI note in same time per pad, so you can play layer sound or chord by one pad
roll function creates roll sound by just holding the pad
of course JD21 is not just a simple drum trigger controller,it also control other MIDI sound modules like synthesizer,sampler etc.. so JD21 can creates many unique music from your unique idea!
pitch bend wheel,modilation wheel,after touch function add unique effect for you sound and pitch/mod wheels has reverse function
other features are auto arpeggio,selectable velocity curve, internal sequencer(start/stop controlled by breath senser!) and chain mode let you easy to change setting etc.....
item is very good condition and working (I just checked basic function,because it has so many functions)
comes with buffer box,special cable,AC adaptor,strap.
no manual
this is japanese 100V product,so you need voltage transformer to use in your country"
Note this is the first J Company post on MATRIXSYNTH.
"This is a very special instrument played by Eric Bloom and Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult both on tour and on several Blue Oyster Cult albums. You can hear it on the lead of "Flaming Telepaths" on 1974's "Secret Treaties" as well as on many other tracks during the band's recording career. It toured with BOC for most of the '70s and was retired to storage. Recently it was completely gone over and refurbished at dBm Pro Audio/Music Services in NYC and is now in perfect working condition. (receipt of $1200.00+ available with purchase). The wood is 'as-was' with used patina. It's both a collectible and working keyboard. Letter of authenticity from Eric Bloom."
