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Chistopher

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Sorry if this isn't a pedal, but we don't really have a spot for it on other forums :dunno:

I don't have my own picture yet, but I'll take one once I get home
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I recently aquired a new Behringer RD-8. It is a modernized clone of the Roland TR-808. Sound engine is fully analog and a very faithful recreation of the original. It has a few moderm upgrades by way of the computer controlled interface, but its still just as simple to operate as the OG.

Sounds just as good as the originals that I've heard, but the big advantage of this one is that it's less than 1/10th the price of an original. The trigger button allows you to drum in your own sounds instead of having to find the correct button, it has a swing setting, and the decay time on the bass drum is extended as well as adding an extra "tuning" knob, so you can make a proper 808 bass sound without having to mod your unit.

Very cool machine, way better than using a metronome
 
Man . . . that looks like fun. I've got an old, old Boss DR-550, and sometimes, when I'm doing paperwork, like taxes, I'd just listen to a drum beat, rather than music.

Enjoy.
 
Here's the only standalone drum machine I've ever owned. I did some of my first somewhat developed recordings with this thing and a Tascam 4 track in the late 90s. I used to really want one of the more advanced versions.

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Chistopher said:
^^I'm going to have to research the TD-3, can it sync via midi?
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Yes

I have mine connected via midi to my Yamaha keyboard
And use the keyboard to trigger the tone changes

Tonsync it with the drum machine
I use a hard wire connection 1/8,inch mono plug between the two devices RD-6 >TD-3
 
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