Flamma FC12 Drum Machine

The crew at Flamma is at it again, recently releasing THREE new affordable but powerful pedals, and we’ve got the first one for you today. The FC12 Drum Machine comes from their compact series, but this green machine is big, bold and a whole lotta fun. Providing everything a guitarist needs to maintain a steady rhythm and jam to a backing track without needing external equipment, it’s instant inspiration right at your feet…

The FC12 comes preloaded with 8 different rhythm types and a total of 48 groove variations, spanning 6 genres of music – pop, rock, funk, blues, metal, and jazz. The rhythm can be determined with a large rotation dial, with each half of the dial representing its own genre slot. The genre pair can then be chosen using the music genre selector switch, with each slot offering two genres.

This unique user experience design is present in other aspects of the pedal – for example, the user can hold the LED button to control the EQ of the drum sounds via the EQ/SPEED dial, with the left being duller and the right being brighter. However, if the LED button is left untouched, then the EQ/SPEED dial controls tempo only, with the furthest left point representing 40bpm, the middle point 120bpm, and the furthest right 260bpm.

Once appropriate drum machine settings have been chosen, they can be triggered and interacted with by the guitarist through the footswitch. Multiple features have been assigned to this switch in order to facilitate maximum performance flexibility. The footswitch offers standard functionality such as stopping or starting the drum machine after a single tap but also triggers fill mode, which is activated only when the LED button is set to blue.

In our demo video below, we explore each genre, running through a couple of different settings and speeds for each. Experimenting with different times and beats forces your brain to create on-the-spot, which can lead to some really interesting compositions. We love the proce points and functionality of the entire Flamma lineup, and are excited to bring a couple more of their creations your way. Stay tuned for a couple more coming over the next week, and be sure to head to YouTube for our FC12 Drum Machine demo – cheers!

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