From Andrew Horton Sent Mon, Mar 5th 2018, 21:18
From Andrew Horton Sent Mon, Mar 5th 2018, 21:18
I bought a TR8 for $300 cash about six months after they were out. These will be cheep soon On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > yeah the four outs are limiting. > > *i* wrote the bulk sample loading tool - and it does a lot more besides. > > fwiw, i too saw the $699 price on a B&H Photo Video product page for the > TR-8S. > > > On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 12:55 PM, Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx> > wrote: >> >> OK - downside for me personally, having only 2 separate/additional audio >> outs. >> Who wrote that bulk sample loading tool? >> Volume faders, as I said, I can live without ;-) >> >> For the time being I'm getting my hands on a TR-626 (individual outs), on >> which I'll add Harry Axten's ROM expansion --> >> http://harryaxten.altervista.org/tr626expansion.html >> This way, I'll have 4 different kits on a physical drum machine with >> individual outs. Surely I won't really use it's sequencer, as it has to be >> stopped and restarted if you want to switch from edit to play and viceversa >> :-( In this, only my TR-606 is the king (of course, besides the new >> Yocto/Nava firmwares)... >> F. >> >> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused >> >> 2018-03-05 21:38 GMT+01:00 Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>: >>> >>> it has a stereo mix out and two additional outs - not generous, >>> admittedly >>> >>> yes it loads samples from a card, but it's laborious. fortunately your >>> correspondent wrote a tool to bulk load samples. >>> >>> there are no "mixer" type dedicate volume faders - could check the Roland >>> MC909 for that perchance? but i think you can hook up MIDI control of volume >>> and mutes and the like. >>> >>> tbh the ESX is getting a bit long in the tooth now but so far it's my >>> favourite sampling drum machine that doesn't need to be a drum machine. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Jason, does the ESX have individual outs? >>>> How do you load samples into the ESX - SD/CF Card? >>>> What it is missing for sure (for my purposes) are the individual volume >>>> faders - but I could live without them, as none of my drum machines has them >>>> either! ;-) >>>> F. >>>> >>>> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused >>>> >>>> 2018-03-05 21:28 GMT+01:00 Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>: >>>>> >>>>> not to sound like a stuck record, but the ESX is basically a TR-8S >>>>> without any sounds in ROM. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 12:24 PM, Boniforti Flavio >>>>> <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I had to stop at 18:00 for preparing dinner... anyway: looks and >>>>>> sounds pretty interesting! >>>>>> The major points, in my eyes, are: >>>>>> 8 individual outs (YEAH! Finally!) - but are really ALL EIGHT usable >>>>>> as individual outs? From the pics, the first two are still the *Mix Out" >>>>>> Sample load capability >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know the price yet, but I could be interested. The only thing >>>>>> is: I don't really need 909/808/606 sounds, as I already own Nava, Yocto and >>>>>> a Quicksilver-modded TR-606 - and this is the part which is holding me back >>>>>> the most from GASsing towards TR-8s. I know that I could use loads of kits >>>>>> of "digital" drum machines or ROMplers (707, DMX and some others), but I >>>>>> fear that the price tag would be too high for such a few kits I'd be >>>>>> using... >>>>>> >>>>>> Let's see and wait - maybe some manufacturer will just create the same >>>>>> as a TR-8s but without any sound already on board: THAT would be my DDM >>>>>> (Dream Drum Machine)! ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> F. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused >>>>>> >>>>>> 2018-03-05 20:39 GMT+01:00 Mikael Kopimi Altemark >>>>>> <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The 606 ones are _very_ good to my ears >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Den 5 mars 2018 7:57 em skrev "Royce Lee" <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Interesting development. How happy are people with the TR8 808 and >>>>>>>> 606 cymbal/ride emulations? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 11:47 AM, Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> finally some competition to the ESX! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 9:43 AM, Kenny Balys <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If she can afford a blue trashbag she is doing better than most >>>>>>>>>> musicians :) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That MC-303 video was really funny. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 05.03.18 17:15 , Michael Taylor wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I've always loved how with every new generation Roland gets dance >>>>>>>>>>> music >>>>>>>>>>> culture wrong in their advertisements: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/OKn_q0Q0lsc >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Apparently, people wear blue latex trash bags on stage in 2018. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCtUtI3IeFQ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to go throw in my VHS copy of Hackers and "hack the >>>>>>>>>>> planet." >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >