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Bit late in my time and first drum machine I had was the Roland TR707 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-707 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-707 Th

by Zenst 6y ago

Bit late in my time and first drum machine I had was the Roland TR707 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-707 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-707 Then got a Yamaha RX11 and nice video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIwetbScAtw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIwetbScAtw Though at that time, people was all drolling over the Linn 9000 marketing, a machine late to market and took even longer to get all the bugs out - never got to play with one, my music era faded away by then. Shame as went from the top to nothing and the Linn Drum kinda pioneered the market https://youtu.be/pWfCYgRW_6k https://youtu.be/pWfCYgRW_6k Those Tom drums and other sounds, will sound familiar to so many people of many decades and music styles. As for best drum machine - really gets down to how you define that, more so what style of music you view it from and era. though the TR707 for programming, great interface and one that holds over time for ease of use and results.

acomjean 6y ago
Those old Roland TR-models have a very distinctive set of sounds. They’re not realistic but I still here them when listening to music sometimes. I didn’t have one but there was a virtual tr808 which mimicked the hardware interface and sounds. The interface was very good( though turning nobs with a mouse was a pain). Sometimes I longed for a more computer like interface.
- Zenst 6y ago
  Those old Roland sounds cut their teeth at a time of much change in the 80's and the birth of many styles that prevail today. They became cult sounds in themselves, same with many syths and even today some old syths are still in demand so much and so scarce that replica's have started to go mainstream with the likes of https://www.behringer.com/ https://www.behringer.com/ showing how big a demand there is. >Sometimes I longed for a more computer like interface. As well as the TR707, had a Yamaha CX5M - poor persons DX5 synth. Probably one of the first dedicated computers for music making - consumer wise as not going to even count the Fairlight that was £50k+ back at the same time. But was always fun when you can listen to a song, know what equipment is being used - and groan as you hear the same presents. You can get external interfaces that you can map onto virtual kit. Sliders, knobs, buttons. Though an many external music keyboards with extra controls, so with some key binding - the pain can be removed.

by Zenst 6y ago

acomjean 6y ago

Those old Roland TR-models have a very distinctive set of sounds. They’re not realistic but I still here them when listening to music sometimes. I didn’t have one but there was a virtual tr808 which mimicked the hardware interface and sounds. The interface was very good( though turning nobs with a mouse was a pain). Sometimes I longed for a more computer like interface.

Zenst 6y ago
Those old Roland sounds cut their teeth at a time of much change in the 80's and the birth of many styles that prevail today. They became cult sounds in themselves, same with many syths and even today some old syths are still in demand so much and so scarce that replica's have started to go mainstream with the likes of https://www.behringer.com/ https://www.behringer.com/ showing how big a demand there is. >Sometimes I longed for a more computer like interface. As well as the TR707, had a Yamaha CX5M - poor persons DX5 synth. Probably one of the first dedicated computers for music making - consumer wise as not going to even count the Fairlight that was £50k+ back at the same time. But was always fun when you can listen to a song, know what equipment is being used - and groan as you hear the same presents. You can get external interfaces that you can map onto virtual kit. Sliders, knobs, buttons. Though an many external music keyboards with extra controls, so with some key binding - the pain can be removed.