Synthesist Alex Bell – in his latest video – takes an in-depth look at the new Roland TR-1000 drum machine.
The TR-1000 is the first Roland drum machine in over 40 years with true analog voices. It builds on the legacy of the TR-808 and TR-909 machines, but goes far beyond the 808 and 909 in its ability to tweak the analog voices, but also offers digital voices and sampling.
Ball offers an overview of the TR-1000, how it compares to the 808 and 909, shares his thoughts on it and demonstrates in with several performance jams.
Topics covered:
0:00 Intro Jam
1:08 What is it?
3:10 Analogue
9:52 Digital
12:21 Sampling
13:51 Sequencing
15:54 Performance & FX
17:14 Summary & Outro Jam
Ball calls the TR-1000 “a superb return to analog for Roland”.
View the video and share your thoughts on the Roland TR-1000 in the comments!
TouellSkouarn shared this hands-on demo of Kemmeskañ, a Germanium Stereo Mixer (4 X mono, 2 X Stereo) in the 60hp Eurorack Mother-32 format.
The Kemmeskañ is designed to be more than a mixer, offering soundscaping capabilities. It has an equalizer that gives you the ability to change the sound drastically.
Features:
4 X mono inputs (with dedicated send out, removing the signal from the Send Bus)
2 X stereo inputs
8 buffered outputs
Gain, Aux, Pan, Volume, Mute, Feedback
Aux send with stereo return
2X CV controlled feedback
3-band master EQ, cut and boost
Master send/return
Balanced (6.35) and unbalanced (3.5) outputs
Headphone output
Works with modular and line levels
The Kemmeskañ mixer is available now for about $1,075.
