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Category Archives: Gear Reviews

Roland 909 day product announcements

For any Roland nerds who have been following their “909 day” product announcements, I had to give my two cents worth. The new 909 looks cool, but if you already have a TR-8, (which I do) I can’t imagine wanting … Continue reading →

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Roland Aira TR-8 808 kick note numbers

As mentioned in my review of the Roland Aira TR-8, the controls do send and receive midi messages, so you can send controller info from your DAW to the TR-8 and it will respond. One of the fun things to … Continue reading →

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Roland Aira TR-8 Review (the stuff no-one else told you)

– Why I bought the TR-8 (who cares, take me to the review!) I like drum machines.  I’ve owned many over the years.  I buy ‘em, use ‘em then usually sell ‘em off. Recently I purged a whole bunch of … Continue reading →

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Gear Review – Roland SPD-SX sampler percussion pad

The SPD-SX is the new updated version of the SPD-S, a block of 9 pads similar to an Octapad, but with a sampler inside.  The original had a few flaws, and could only be expanded up to a half gig … Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Gear Reviews, Opinions.

Gear Review – Nord Wave

When the Nord Wave came out, I thought it would be a tough sell, to uh, ‘sell’ a sampler that doesn’t sample, in a day and age when computers have effortlessly taken over most of the duties that samplers were … Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Gear Reviews, Opinions and tagged nord, sampler, synth, wave, wavetable.

Gear Review – MFB 522 drumcomputer!

The problem was simple. I wanted 808-ish sounds without sounding exactly like an 808. There are tons of 808 emulations out there but this drum machine really caught my ear. It sounds, kinda like an 808 – problem solved! It … Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Gear Reviews, Opinions and tagged drum machine.

Gear Review – Roland SPD-30 Octapad

As an drummer who makes electronic music, I’ve owned my share of midi drum controllers. Here’s a quick breakdown of my opinions on those: The Octapad II (or Pad-80), was barely a step up from the first Octapad. It was … Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Gear Reviews, Opinions and tagged drum pads, electronic drumming, octapad, v-drums, yamaha dtx multi 12.

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  • Roland 909 day product announcements

  • Roland Aira TR-8 808 kick note numbers

  • Roland Aira TR-8 Review (the stuff no-one else told you)

  • Gear Review – Roland SPD-SX sampler percussion pad

  • Gear Review – Nord Wave

  • Gear Review – MFB 522 drumcomputer!

  • Gear Review – Roland SPD-30 Octapad

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