Kawai R-100
The Kawai R-100 is a digital sample-based drum machine released in 1987 by the Kawai Musical Instruments company. It is the big brother of the Kawai R-50.
Sounds and features
The R-100 includes samples of the following sounds, all recorded with a resolution of 12-bit/32kHz: 3 bass drums, 3 snare drums, 3 tom drums, 2 ride cymbals, 2 crash cymbals, 1 china cymbal, hi-hat, cowbell, handclap, shaker, agogo, conga, tambourine, timbale, and claves.The R-100 features eight individual outputs, as well as stereo and mono outputs for routing to an external mixing desk. Its onboard sequencer can hold up to 3,500 notes. Unlike the Kawai R-50, it has velocity sensitive pads.
The separately available RC-16 cartridge can store a backup of all data from the R-100's current internal memory.