At a recent unveiling of Roland new products, I witnessed the unbelievable sight of a drum solo being played on the bottom octave of a Roland HP piano, linked to the TR-909 via the MIDI connection! MIDI enables the TR-909 to be played and programmed by any MIDI-equipped keyboard, as well as from Roland's superb new GR-700 guitar synthesiser. The inclusion of the MIDI system is a sensible one, and Roland are claiming a world 'first' on this aspect, although rival drum machines are also fitted with the interface. Programming is possible in both 'step' and 'real time' via the front panel drum voice selector buttons or the MIDI system, using the rear panel 5 pin DIN connectors. These are well laid out and easier to follow than those on the 808, I'm glad to say.īriefly, the unit has a capacity of 1792 bars and 96 memories, selected in two banks. All connections are retained on the rear panel whilst the newly-styled, grey finished case houses the extensive programming and playback controls. Visually, the TR-909 resembles it's smaller brother the TR-808, with similar physical dimensions.
ROLAND TR 909 FULL
A full analysis of the unit will grace E&MM's pages as soon as possible, but in the meantime read on. What follows is not strictly a review rather an introduction to the features available on the TR-909.
However, the percussion sounds available from the machine are totally 'new', not simply copies of the 808's sounds, and are the result of computer simulation tests used to analyse the changing character of drum sounds, in order to recreate authentic 'voices'. What does come as a surprise, though, is the discovery that all but the cymbal sounds on the 909, are synthetically generated (not sampled sounds). Whether this means auf wieder-sehen, pet to the glorious 808 or not is still to be seen.
ROLAND TR 909 UPDATE
Thus, it comes as no real surprise to learn that Roland are expanding their range with the introduction of the TR-909 Digital Rhythm Composer, a 'hybrid' update of their 808 machine. Some great choons on here.Nobody can deny the fact that Roland have done more than any other company, to date, in popularising the electronic drum machine their TR-606 and 808 models are industry standards, against which all newcomers have been set. Yeaaaaah!!! great job again!!! Comment by Mark Dooley 1 Snap the pieces together! Comment by SeancoįAV Comment by Negocius Man / Microm Records More like it!!!!!!!! Comment by Sandoz25-quantic-phil78 YAASSS!!!!! T La Rock - Back To Burn MAAAANTRONIXXXXX!!!!!!! Comment by Ruben van Hegen Underground Resistance - Base Camp Alpha 808 The artwork that represents the mix is by
This mix was published for the program which is an Electro music podcast/blog that publishes daily on Facebook and Soundcloud. Though it was a commercial failure, the 909 went on to become influential in the development of many forms of Electronic music. It was the first Roland drum machine to use samples and MIDI. The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer is a drum machine introduced by the Roland Corporation in 1983. This mix isn't solely Electro music and it highlights the flexibility of the machine within the context of genres like Hip Hop, Pop, Electro, Industrial, IDM, House, Techno and more. In celebration of 909 day (the 9th of September) I have put together a non-stop mix of songs that feature the Roland TR-909 drum machine.
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