ROLAND TR909
Drummachine/Module + TR sequencer Roland
TR909
SPECS
Drummachine/Module
ROLAND TR909 built in 1983
10 Voices / Stimmen
10x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 950 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do analog drums + sample hihats
subtractive - and of course its nature is drum
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes 10 drums
10 OSCs
0 Filter
0 LFOs
0 Envelope Generators decay snappy
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
0 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer TR sequencer
Synth ID is 336
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ROLAND TR909 built in 1983
10 Voices / Stimmen
10x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 950 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do analog drums + sample hihats
subtractive - and of course its nature is drum
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes 10 drums
10 OSCs
0 Filter
0 LFOs
0 Envelope Generators decay snappy
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
0 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer TR sequencer
Synth ID is 336
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN


ABOUT after the TR808 the 909 had not that much success, its sound was to hard for the 80ies, but the techno revolution made it very famous. 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.
ABOUT Nachfolger der TR808, deutlich härter und mit digitalen Hihat-Samples, bekannt geworden durch Techno, damals eher nicht so erfolgreich.
ABOUT
DETAILS 10 instruments, all analogue exept hihats, trigger outs, ind. outs,chase light principle, the DIN SYNC plug: pin 3 is the syncing "hot wire"! this is important to users of: TR606, TR909, TR707, TR808, TB303
DETAILS 10 Instrumente, fast alle analog, Hihats digital - trigger outs, einzelausgänge, lauflichtprinzip. Roland DIN sync
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Roland TR909 mods + others
alternatives? ever tried the german jomox xbase09?
compare the TR909 to the Jomox Xbase09?
searching for TR909 rescources? here
http://hardware.freepage.de/raf909/
find more info on the jomox xbase under "jomox"
www.sequencer.de/syns/jomox/
: want to do more with the 909s BD (extend the range)
TR 808 : got the full schematics here.. ;) also there is potential to modifiy it..
TR909 BD modification
a Roland TR909 Drumcomputer DIY project? by colin fraser find it here
www.colinfraser.com/
www.colinfraser.com/tr909/909mods/909mods.htm
here's a link to a DIY 909 expander..
www.resonance.fsnet.co.uk/
the DIN SYNC plug: pin 3 is the syncing "hot wire"! this is important to users of:
TR606, TR909, TR707, TR808, TB303
get more info on sync and TR606 etc.. on Philip Rees' Site
http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/TR-606/
the 909 clone called 9090 by Trevor Page
http://members.lycos.nl/diy9090/
and a "manual" is here
www.erazotropa.com/
Roland TR909 mods + others
alternatives? ever tried the german jomox xbase09?
compare the TR909 to the Jomox Xbase09?
searching for TR909 rescources? here
http://hardware.freepage.de/raf909/
find more info on the jomox xbase under "jomox"
www.sequencer.de/syns/jomox/
: want to do more with the 909s BD (extend the range)
TR 808 : got the full schematics here.. ;) also there is potential to modifiy it..
TR909 BD modification
a Roland TR909 Drumcomputer DIY project? by colin fraser find it here
www.colinfraser.com/
www.colinfraser.com/tr909/909mods/909mods.htm
here's a link to a DIY 909 expander..
www.resonance.fsnet.co.uk/
the DIN SYNC plug: pin 3 is the syncing "hot wire"! this is important to users of:
TR606, TR909, TR707, TR808, TB303
get more info on sync and TR606 etc.. on Philip Rees' Site
http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/TR-606/
the 909 clone called 9090 by Trevor Page
http://members.lycos.nl/diy9090/
and a "manual" is here
www.erazotropa.com/
Roland TR909
LINKROLAND 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..




