Roland TR Drumcomputer + Ace Rhythm Ace Drum Boxes + CR Series |
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Roland | Roland Synth + Drummachines overview.. | ||||||||||||
Here is a small overview of the first and most known Drumcomputers from Roland and the former company called Ace, they built Machines under the name "rhythm ace" - click the image for some Ace Drummachines in the back, the middle section is full of CR (compurhythm) boxes by Roland , the Tr808 is the one on middle/top beside a TR626, an extended TR505, below thre is a TR727 and a CR8000 preset machine, it has 8 user patterns, too ;) |
click to see roland drummachines.. |
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more Ace Machines.. sounding very much like the early CR.. made for organs and standalone beat boxes..
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Rhythm Ace FR22 - built in speakers, sounds cool.. The Ace 55 and a sensor touch activated add on model for organs.. |
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above: Ace again... well, it's made as a set top box for organs.. but sounds very CR'ish! below: the CR Drumcomputers.. TR66 (6 sounds), CR68 (9 sounds) and CR78 (programmable and even more sounds..) the little one on the left is on of the first Roland Drum Boxes made.. |
click to enlage CR compurhythm boxes.. |
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Roland CR8000 the cr-8000 is very much the TR sound.. |
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Roland CR78
drummachine - 1st programmable rhythm machine! |
CR-78 "compurhythm" click image above to enlarge! the little (extra) WS1 programmer (rare) .. (thanks to P.schneider for pic) |
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TR Series DRUM MACHINES the classic drumcomputers: TR = transistor rhythm CR = Computer Rhythm all analog drum machines. DIN SYNC: same as tb303, TR606, TR707 (also with midi) pins on the roland DIN sync: from left to right: 3 tempo clock 5 fill in 2 ground (middle pin!) 4 reset & start 1 start/stop here's the back side of the tr-808 and here is the connector and midi in/outs.. -----> |
TR X0X Drummachines CR78, TR505,606,626,707,808,909 basic technique etc.. atm. can also be found in the SEQ section!!.. pics'n'infos here: -->nice "more parameters" modification to TR808, TR606, TR909, CR78, CR8000 by Analogue Solutions another mod of the TR606 one more 606 modification back side: 3 trigger outs, audio outs.. click.. |
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Roland TR808 well known analogue sound with real programmable grooves after the quite hard-to-prog CR78, 1981 choose an instrument (with that dial upper left!) set the steps and measurement (tri and normal each of the 16 led/buttons replesent a note) the sound of each instrument can be adjusted (there are mods to expand the number of parameters for the 808, 606 909 etc... -->nice "more parameters" modification to TR808 , TR606, TR909, CR78, CR8000 by Analogue Solutions the 808 can be equipped with midi 2 ways: 1) a DIN sync interface is built in, there are lots of din sync to midi converters (doepfer,kenton..) 2)send it in and let kenton add a nice midi interface! (see the red button the the right side? it's a midified TR-808 here!) Roland TR-808 and Jupiter 6 / 8 Buttons.. warning!achtung! the 303 buttons needed to be "slightly adjusted".. most buttons on TR-808 and Jupiters do not work perfectly these days. here's a replacement: ---> omron B3F-4000 farnell nr.:176434 für 303 ( B3F-4050 ) F.nr.: 176435 and TR808 env/decay times Roland TR808 laufzeiten der hüllkurven - envelope running times: bd (decay =min) 242ms - (max) 1646ms. sd 199ms lconga 341ms mconga 234ms ltom 455ms mtom 309ms rim 15ms clave 41ms maracas 33ms clap 1964ms cow 1157ms cymbal min 276ms to max 3956ms OH min 144ms max 586ms CH 112ms the parameter box is here |
my TR808 modified - now 15 more parameters.. click to see them!!.. done by basskonzept/EBM studios..
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Changing the TR808 Switchboard.. TR808 opened.. here's the picture TR808 tour.. for our american viewers: do not try this at home - only at YOUR OWN risk ;) |
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TR 909 I do not need to tell you about this? right? THE techno machine. it wasn't the big success in 1983,when it was released - the people wanted "real sounding" drum machines (yes!).. the quite "hard" and "bassy" sound did not really find too many friends those times, but more than 10 years later THE machine with the techno revolution. find more info on the jomox under "jomox" on the left.. : want to do more with the 909s BD (extend the range) a Roland TR909 Drumcomputer DIY project? by colin fraser find it here here's a lint to a DIY 909 expander.. the TR909 clone called 9090 by Trevor Page and a "manual" is here |
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no drum machine, the CSQ100 a CV-gate sequencer (digital) in the same (halved) case as the tr808.. |
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Roland TR606 - Drummachine some sort of a smaller TR808 but a more "industrial" sound early electronic bands used it.. if course this is really very "electro" style of sound! and: thats the good point! no "real" sounding sounds! this is a real drum machine with no ugly "natural" boring sounds! ;) the one shown here is a modification (more parameters) for TR-606 by "more parameters" modification to the TR-606 is equipped with the roland din sync. no midi of course. |
click TR606 to enlarge pic.. red images thanks to Monty Rock larger pic? just klick it!! |
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TR626 + TR505
follow up of the TR707.. |
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little sister of TR808 drum computer -
: is a din sync equipped drumcomputer that offers TR-typical LED-step programming as the TR808 etc.. and has some TR808-like sounds (analogue) but sounding much more "industrial".. in the same style (silver) as the TB303.. some use it as an alternative to tr808 sounds.. or because it is cheaper ;).. |
image thanks to Monty Rock - click the image to enlarge! |
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Roland TR707 + Roland TR727 the TR707 |
TR707 also as rack: MKS7 = TR707 with juno106 - quite rare.. click to enlarge - image thanks to Monty Rock image thanks to Monty Rock click image TR707 above to enlarge! image thanks to Monty Rock |
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R8 / R8m DR550 , DR660, DR770, DR880 digital drums 16bit, 44khz |
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roland / boss also did the nice groove loop tools like the SP505, SP303, SP202 good for playing audio loops, but a quite bad sequencer, see it as a "yes, we have one, but only if you need it.." a better tape recorder type of "sequencer".. nobody knows,how roland decide what is a boss product ;) rolands new SP606 allows control of software, the software is some sort of loop generator like the.. hmm, mc505.. very easy transfer of patterns by one button press the sequencer did not improve here, but the concept is not bad.. the software is made by cakewalk, it has some pads to be controlled by the sp606's pads as track mutes or track/pattern select or mutes.. quite mpc'ish! this one is for LOOP based sequencing!!.. the internal sequencer is the only weak thing, so if placed by hand the sp606 is a cool tool for loops.. including a good integration of even slower pcs, because you can exactly import a loop by one button, cool & easy.. but ,hmm.. why no slicer?.. the new recordings can be used as soon as they're recorded.. of course this is the predecessor of the sp505.. the sequencer is not the best but the rest is quite interesting incl synchro start of recordings etc.. so it will be quite easy to record loops without the need of truncating it ... |
the SP505, SP303, SP202 the sp606 ROLAND SP606 |
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NON ANALOGUE SECTION | digital area.. | ||||||||||||
MC & TB machines ML303 clone the mc909 is not bad, but has a major problem: no mc machine still can be used to edit any step in TR-mode live or in play mode!! (just like the TR909 or korg electribe).. that is still a big minus - good: velo pads! |
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Roland | Roland Synth + Drummachines overview.. |