Roland TR-8S - Groove Box / Rhythm Performer, which inherits features from the most renowned and influential drum machines ever made, the TR-8S combines modern production techniques and professional sound design with the history of Roland drum machines. The TR-8S comes with the largest and most authentic collection of TR drum machines available. The new and powerful processor provides the latest ACB models with a completely new level of detail and nuance, giving you that classic boom, snap, and sizzle characteristic of Roland. You can now include preset and custom samples, creating unique hybrid and layered kits enriched with specialised effects that inject professional sound design into the TR formula. The TR-8S has every sound from the most sought-after TR drum machines, with detailed circuit models of the 808, 606, 909, 707, 727, and even more modified versions. These are not sound sample packs or simple recordings of TR drum sounds. Each machine is a detailed, down-to-the-circuit model that sounds and behaves exactly like the original hardware. All these sounds are at your fingertips, ready to be used in your own productions and performances. Today's rhythms require a diverse set of sounds and production techniques, and it is harder than ever to truly sound unique. While authentic TR sounds are vital for producing drum tracks, mixing and layering sounds open up a world of modern styles and the exceptional potential to create your own sound. Draw from the extensive collection of preset samples or import your own mono or stereo sounds using the SD card slot. Like the TR sounds, you can manipulate the depth of the samples with immediate control. Adjust the decay and tuning, and modify the sample start points, speed, and direction. You can create a complete kit from samples or mix and match them with TR sounds. The right effects can make a drum part stand out by creating depth and space. Whether it’s a delay on a rim-shot hit, a kick drum, filtering tones and cymbals, or adding reverb precisely to selected instruments, the TR-8S has percussion effects that sound fantastic. In addition to the Master FX button, each channel has a customisable CTRL button, placing all this sound shaping power at your fingertips. The attack of the hit, the catch hit, the depth of the phaser, the amount of distortion - no matter which parameter you need direct and immediate access to - can be assigned to the CTRL button or Master FX button and saved along with the kit. Both the Instrument and Master Effects, along with their precise settings, are also saved with each kit, making your productions always ready for performance.
Technical specifications:
User drum kits: 128
User rhythm patterns: 128
Step Sequencer:
11 instrument parts and 1 exclusive trigger output part
16 steps per 1 variation
8 (A – H) variations per 1 rhythm pattern
2 rhythm patterns for fills per 1 rhythm pattern
INST Tone:
The tone can be assigned to each of the 11 available instrument parts
BASS DRUM: 11 ACB tones
SNARE DRUM: 8 ACB tones
TOM: 15 ACB tones
RIM SHOT: 3 ACB tones
HAND CLAP: 5 ACB tones
HI HAT: 8 ACB tones
CYMBAL: 8 ACB tones
PERCUSSION: 23 ACB tones
PRESET SAMPLE: 300 tones or more
USER SAMPLE imported from an SD card for accompaniment: WAV, AIFF format
Total time for all samples: approximately 600 sec (at 44.1 kHz, mono)
* the maximum length of an audio file that can be imported is approximately 180 seconds (at 44.1 kHz)
Effects:
INST FX: THRU, HPF, LPF, LPF/HPF, H BOOST, L BOOST, L/H BOOST, ISOLATOR, TRANSIENT, COMPRESSOR, DRIVE, COMP+DRV, CRUSHER
