boring? yes, consistent? yes. this is probably the most used drum machine, top 20 EASY, ever. I got it years ago. I have yet to upgrade, so it is frustrating, cause this bad boy has no bells and whistles. that said, for a young person recording at home, this is perfect for the first few years of making music, though now you can pony up like 200 and get something far superior. this is good to learn on, it has step recording which I used a little, then ran out of patience, lol. It has a nice live recording setup where you set up how many measures you want, then can add and take out sounds as it is going, so that's cool, and you can make some complex stuff that way, or just try to emulate a real drummer, which is tough with a drum machine cause you immediately start doing stuff a drummer could never do, like hi hat/snare/cymbal/some other sound, but hey, it's not against the law.....yet, lol. bottom line, for a young rock person that needs a beat to record over, this hits the spot, for others, like electronic music people and rock people (like me) it can be limiting. the snare sounds are unfortunate, though I imagine that is an issue with most drum machines till you get to a certain price point.