This tutorial looks at building x0x style kick drums in Reaktor, based on the sounds of the classic Roland TR-808 and TR-909.
The tutorial goes over how to calculate Freq and Q (Quality Factor) from reading schematics. The video also shows how to modify the Core static BP filter to use Q values instead of Resonance. Continue reading
This video tutorial takes a look at how to make techno and house rhythms with a classic Roland TR-909 drum machine. Continue reading
Wave Alchemy has announced Transistor Revolution – a new Kontakt re-creation of the iconic TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines.
Transistor Revolution uses a custom user interface combined with Native Instruments’ Kontakt 5?s advanced sampling engine and over 22,000 drum samples. Transistor Revolution also mirrors the design of the original (hardware) TR-808 and TR-909 front panels.
9-9-09, via iloveanalogue, is a short ‘oral history’ of drum machines, celebrating 25 years of the Roland TR-909.
Narrated by Robbie Ryan, the video traverses the history of the programmable drum machine from the CR78, TR808, TB303, TR909, and LinnDrum, with audio examples of each.
But what really makes this oral history unique are Ryan’s vocal approximations of each of the devices and the music that they were used on. “Tchk-a-tchk-a tcha, tchk-a-tchk-a thcha….”
Drum Machine Legends – a virtual drum machine for the iPhone – has been updated with a sequencer.
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Here’s a preview of a set of vintage synth gear posters, featuring the Roland 303, 808, and 909 and the Akai MPC.
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