Korg Mini Pops
The Mini Pops were 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. Notable users. French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, used a Minipops 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 his single "minipops 67 [120.2]" after  it. Echo and the Bunnymen also used the drum machine at the beginning of their career. Models. Minipops 3. Released 1967. Features four drum sounds. Minipops 5. Released in 1966. Minipops 7. Released in 1966. Featured 15 drums sounds and 20 patterns. It was used by Jean-Michel Jarre on the track Oxygène (Part II, IV and VI), Équinoxe (Part V, VI and VII) and Equinoxe Infinity (Robots Don't Cry - movement 3). On Oxygène Part II and Part IV a combination of patterns Beguine and Slow Rock were used and on Oxygène Part VI were used a combination of  Rumba plus Bossanova patterns. On the Équinoxe Part V, VI and VII were used the Rock 1 pattern. Minipops 20 S. Released 1967. The S denoted stereo Minipops 35. Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 9 patterns. Minipops 120. Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 16 patterns. This was also sold in the United States under the Univox brand. Minipops Junior. Released 1972. Features 10 preset rhythms. also has a footswitch to stop and start the rhythms.