Picture 1 of 5
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 5
Stock photo
Roland Aira TR-8 Rhythm Performer Drum Machine
Price:
$495.00
Returns:
Condition:
Pet/Smoke free house.
 | Shop by category |
{"delay":300}
|
The Roland TR-8 with 7X7 expansion is one of the greatest drum machines ever crafted. It is astoundingly hands on. Programming is of the standard TR variety but you can record in notes in real-time as well. I use it both ways for different purposes and it’s just fun to use. I have A/Bed this against a real TR-909 and I CANNOT tell the difference. I even had a real 909 at one point and honestly I prefer the TR-8. It’s so wonderfully customizable and with the 7X7 expansion you get all the great sounds of the 606, 707, 727, 808, & 909 as well as a few souped up 808 & 909 sounds. Everything sounds spot on and being able to have sounds from all different different machines in one kit is absolutely the sound of the future. Having control of pitch and decay for every drum sound is so welcome and wasn’t even available on some of these original machines for each drum. Patterns can easily be chained and it’s great that each pattern can be up to 32 steps. Flam with varying degrees and continuously adjustable swing do so much and having the option for negative swing sounds SO good on some patterns. I believe on the original machines two velocities were only possible for some sounds so having that on every drum sound is a great feature. The Scatter function is problematic for me but I don’t take any points off because it’s just a bonus to begin with. It CAN sound cool but I consistently trigger it at the wrong moment and have learned to just let it be. One of my favorite tricks for this or any sequencer is programming at half time and really cranking the swing for shuffle beats. This way you get four bars sequence lengths and can manually play in any extra notes to fill that second 16th note triplet. The built in effects are really fun & inspiring as well. The reverbs sound fantastic and cover a lot of ground with just two controllable parameters. The delay effect also features flanger and sample reduction and honestly I enjoy the flanger and especially the sample reducer even more than the delays which of course are very cool too. I especially enjoy gated reverbs on my toms & percussion sounds and flange & sample reduction on my hats, rides, & rim shots. All in all a great machine I’ve used it live and in the studio and, when using it in the studio, I always use it as a live performance piece recording individual outs over USB or just a stereo mix as the step effects are only active on the stereo mix out. I anticipate having a TR-8 forever and, even though I have played a TR-8S, I think the regular TR-8 with the 7X7 expansion is a much superior hands on machine.Read full review
Verified purchase: No
I have purchased this and a DSI Tempest. While the Tempest is king of all drum machines. (If you own one, you understand that sentiment) this Roland TR-8 is... well... first and foremost it's a Roland. That said, it is the easiest machine to use. While some deeper commands are more difficult (since the manual is next to nothing) the path to great sounding beats is possibly the easiest one I've known. Not just because it's easy to do, but it's awesome sound combined with the ease of use, makes this the one to plug in and GO!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is the second time around for me. I bought this awhile back and love it then. Thought I didn't really want it so I sold. Then realized it's a solid backbone. Bought it again and not disappointed. By itself it's a good drum machine, layered with samplers takes it to another level. Even with the 7X7 add on kit, it's pretty no frills sonically, but it's playability is awesome. I also use to sequence other drum samplers as well all the incredible functions in a DAW (Ableton). If you use USB with a DAW you have access to all individual outs. I do love it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Roland did a good job at recreating the classic TR-808 and 909 for someone who cant afford to buy the originals from the 80s. Before I would have to try and set up drum sounds in a DAW and often I'd forget or loose interest by the time I got it all set up since trying to make music is a sort of 'third hobby' for me. TR-8 is a quick and easy device to set up and play, plus lots of hidden functions/easter eggs. Although slightly disappointing with the touted 'scatter' function, maybe its appealing to some, but to me it just turns the drum track into a noisy racket.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The drive arrived in non original packaging but hat wasn’t an issue - the device also had the 7x7 upgrade which was an added bonus!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Electronic Drums
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Electronic Drums
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
