ROLAND R8, r 8m
Drummachine/Module + step sequencer Roland
R8/r8m
SPECS
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Drummachine/Module
ROLAND R8, r 8m built in 1989
32 Voices / Stimmen
16x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 125 € (-)
OSC Synthesis can do rom samples
rompler - and of course its nature is drum
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes 68 (mk1) samples
32 OSCs
1 Filter lpf 1 Pole
0 LFOs
1 Envelope Generators D
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
0 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer step sequencer
Synth ID is 424
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ROLAND R8, r 8m built in 1989
32 Voices / Stimmen
16x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 125 € (-)
OSC Synthesis can do rom samples
rompler - and of course its nature is drum
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes 68 (mk1) samples
32 OSCs
1 Filter lpf 1 Pole
0 LFOs
1 Envelope Generators D
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
0 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer step sequencer
Synth ID is 424
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT a Hammer those times because it had human feel , something to play things more "human" (somewhat "wrong", the display is quite cool (shows dots in a row in 2 columns) later this machine was available as DR550 (48 sounds) and DR660 by boss .. later DR drummachines had more sounds and FX..
ABOUT damals ein echter Hammer, klanglich endlich 16bit und fett und die "Rhythmus Menschine" hatte Human Feel, eine "ich spiel ein bisschen daneben" Funktion.. schönes display wie TR505 , gabs später in klein als DR550 (48 sounds), DR660.. Frontline Asssembly und andere haben sie viel genutzt in den 90ern.. spätere DR maschinen hatten dann FX und mehr sounds..
ABOUT
DETAILS 68 sounds, like the DR series (boss=roland!) it had a mini envelope, sound colour and tuning, human feel was THEEE word those days..
DETAILS 68 sounds, hatte wie die DR serie von boss minihüllkurve, kleine klangveränderung und tuning. human feel gabs auch, was zu der zeit DIE funktion war und die Werbung als Slogan "die Rhythmus Menschine" schrieb..
DETAILS
SOUND 90ies power drums,..
SOUND 90er power drums mit druck
SOUND
VERSION r8m: rack, no sequencer, just a drum module, R8 mk2 = more sounds / rom - Boss DR-series: same but with different number of sounds and later even with FX..
VERSION r8m: nur sounds, kein sequencer, rack - R8 mk2: mehr sounds (rom) - Boss DR serie: gleiches konzept mit unterschiedlicher anzahl sounds und später mit FX.
VERSION
R8m Module
by: rack R8m (no seq) thx deusi
by: rack R8m (no seq) thx deusi
R8m modul
IMAGEROLAND or Boss, Edirol formerly Ace, Acetone
Roland was founded in 1972 by Ikutaro Kakehasi, Japan (prior companies: ace (drum machines and electronic organs and kakehashi musen), first synthesizer: 1972 - Mr. Kakehashis biography is available as a book from Robert Olsen.
DIN SYNC: same as tb303, TR606, TR707 (also with midi)
Pins on the Roland DIN sync:
from left to right: PIN 3 tempo clock, PIN 5 fill in, PIN 2 ground, (middle pin!), PIN 4 reset & start, PIN 1 start/stop
Official Intl. Site : http://www.rolandus.com DER HERSTELLER
THE MANUFACTURER
Roland wurde 1972 von Ikutakro Kakehashi gegründet, nachdem er Ace aufgebaut hatte. Von Kakehashi gibt es ein Buch vom PPV Verlag.
Offizielle Site (D) : http://www.rolandmusik.deROLAND..