DATUM
Precision Step Instruments · Fort Lauderdale
DM-16
Rev. A · No. 0001
DATUM DM-16 control panel: a red LED step display, six knurled control knobs, five calibrated jacks, and sixteen velocity pads.
DWG. 01 · DM-16 · Front elevationSheet 1 of 1

Measuredin steps.

A sixteen-step drum instrument built like test equipment — machined panel, calibrated controls, every value on the face.

Core
Steps
16
Voices
6
I / O
CV · GATE · CLK · OUT
Range
0–10 V
Panel
6061-T6 · 1.6 mm
Power
9 V DC · 120 mA
Physical
Weight
1.18 kg
Size
320 × 178 × 46 mm
Finish
Anodised Graphite
1Panel anodised 6061-T6, bead-blast finish.
2Controls calibrated to ±1%.
39 V DC, centre-negative.
Edition of 200

Patterns,not presets.

Sixteen switches, six voices, and your hands. The DM-16 builds a rhythm one step at a time — nothing recalled, nothing automatic. Press Run and it plays, right here in the browser.

Cell opacity encodes velocity · No presets, no recallClick + drag to paint