Roland TR-8S

The Roland TR-8S drum machine combines the strengths of its predecessors with proven drum sounds, hilarious FM sounds and the best samples from the Roland library. It adds support for importing your sounds, making it the perfect tool for creating in the studio and playing live. The Roland TR-8S boasts the integration of the legendary CR-78, TR-808, TR-606, TR-909, TR-707 and TR-727 rhythm guitars and several modified versions. However, these are not just copies of the sounds of the original models. These are solutions that behave the same way at the hardware level. Variable reverberations and characteristic beats accompany your work with stellar FM sounds. Using the Morph parameter, you can manipulate the FM depth, ratio and feedback dramatically.

Key features of the Roland TR-8S drum machine

• The Roland TR-8S includes faithful replicas of the CR-78, TR-808, TR-606, TR-909, TR-707 and TR-727 models and several modified versions
• Unique FM sounds with Morph parameter allows you to manipulate FM depth, ratio and feedback
• You can manually design six fully editable FM drum models
• Wide range of effects including Delay for Rim-shot, Overdrive for Kick, filters for Toms and Cymbals or Reverb
• CTRL control, with which you can conveniently shape the sound (attack kick, virblu expression, phaser effect intensity or distortion)
• You can program the 16 TR-REC buttons or use the dynamic sensitivity pad for live playing or recording to a sequencer
• Create intricate rhythms and detailed transitions using dynamics, accents, Flam and adjustable understeps for modern swirling sounds
• Customize step percentages to give your rhythm an unpredictable evolution
• The Roland TR-8S holds 128 patterns, each with eight variations and three types of transitions
• Patterns and variations can be triggered individually or combined into evolving sequences
• Lock parameters into steps or record movement into patterns for subtle movements to dramatic tone changes
• Eight separate analogue outputs with a high quality 24 bit/96 kHz DAC are available
• You can connect the Roland TR-8S to a computer or AIRA Link host device via a single USB cable to transmit MIDI and high-resolution audio
• Free download of TR-EDITOR for macOS and Windows is available for access to deeper FM editing and quick pattern adjustments
  

Perfect sample matching

The Roland TR-8S not only includes authentic TR and CR sounds, but adds support for layering your own mono and stereo samples. In addition, you also have a number of sounds from the built-in sample collection. You can then edit all samples in depth using the controls to change tuning, decay, start points, velocity and direction. Whether you choose to use just a set of samples or use the built-in FM textures, you'll always get an interesting sound.