korg 53 years ago
musical instruments #Synths and Effects

Drumcomputers | Korg Mini Pops 7 | Analog Rhythm Box (1971)

Mini Pops was the name given to a number of early drum machines from the Japanese musical equipment company Korg during the late 1960s and the 1970s.

The machines were based around a number of preset rhythm patterns, such as waltz, samba and rhumba.


One notable use of a Mini Pops drum machine was by French musician Jean-Michel-Jarre, it was used throughout his breakthrough album, Oxygene. This rhythm was achieved by overlaying two of the presets in a manner not intended by the machine's original design.


Aphex Twin used the Mini Pops drum machine on his album Syro, and named its single "minipops 67 [120.2]" after it.


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