The MS-2000 is an analogue modeling synthesizer , so there is no sampled drum kits . It is not an over priced casiotone with preset sampled sounds . It's a 4 voice polyphonic synthesizer that features vocoding , analogue 16 step sequencing , virtual patching ( emulates the defeating of hardwired presets like in the old MS-10 and MS-20 ) and it has 2 exsternal inputs for processing other sounds . You can make analogue style drum sounds in it ( emulating analogue drum machines ) but it's only bi-timbral , so you can make a bass drum on one half of the keyboard and a snare on the other . It has ring modulation , and with the virtual patching , arpeggiator and sequencer you can use all of these to modulate different sections of the synthesizer to create unique sounds . It has real time controls for everything and it has only a few program windows . It's a true synthesizer , not some ridiculous sample playback machine . If you have not played one yet , go to your local music store and just play it , use the controls and you will be convinced .