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Roland • TR-626 Rhythm Composer

The TR-626 is sort of an upgraded digital version of the classic TR-606 and TR-505 Rhythm Composers. This beat-box is still simple but has a few good points that come from its legendary ancestors - the TR-909 and TR-808. Its sounds are pretty drab, they are 12 bit low-quality samples of the most boring acoustic drum sounds around. Fortunately the sounds can be individually tuned and mixed and there are 8 individual outputs for the basic sounds as well as a stereo out. Its sequencer is very basic, coming with 48 preset patterns and 48 user patterns. But it has a simple matrix display similar to that on the TR-505, clearly displaying the current pattern in a graphical layout. The 626 also featured very good MIDI implementation for it's time. It has been used by Vangelis and Jimmy Edgar.

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FOX

Posted 22 days ago

PPK has used the TR-626 ("ResuRection" in 2001, "ReLoad" in 2002).

manolo

Posted 27 days ago

hi Cla, can you post the How to? for make the tr 626 triger MS 20
thks

Cla

Posted 145 days ago

I use mine as a trigger generator for my ms20+sq10. just added a 7404 ttl NOT port to the trigger out to achieve negative Korg logic.
now ms20+sq10 syncs perfectly to MIDI!!!!
sounds are usable too if you are an 80's enthusiast like me

Mads

Posted 264 days ago

Bought mine today. Also works great with my Juno 6's arpeggiator. A very funny machine. Its cheap and its quite good!

magoni

Posted 286 days ago

works great with my juno-6's arpeggiator: i can now midi-sync the arp to my other gear, and the arp follows the patterns! nice.

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