A very underrated drum machine! It resembles the popular TR-909, and better yet, its hi-hat, cymbals, and clap sound almost identical to the TR-909! The TR-707 is a great source for cheap 909 samples. It has some other cool features too such as its Matrix display which clearly maps out your pattern for you in an easy to read display panel. It also features both MIDI in/out and DIN sync control - the best of both worlds. Why this unit even has individual outputs for each of its drum tones!

For programming, it features a shuffle and flam effect and its programming abilities are very impressive. But it does have its limitations, the only adjustment you can make to each drum tone is volume. And all of its other drum tones are boring (especially ride, kick and snare). It's used by Aphex Twin, Laurent Garnier, Squarepusher, Luke Vibert, Freddy Fresh, Phil Collins, Marshall Jefferson and Plastikman.

Json

March 11, 2010 @ 10:31 pm

I'm pretty sure MSTRKRFT uses it in Heartbreaker.

Neal

December 27, 2009 @ 7:23 am

My first drum machine ever! Used to be the heart of my setup, as it could manage both MIDI and SYNC. As I did not have a large mixer at the time, the sliders came in really handy to build up a rhythm.

You get pretty easily bored with it's sounds. It is OK, but lacks some properp punching.

KitKat

December 16, 2009 @ 12:29 pm

Larry Heard used it so it can't be all that bad now can it?

Mortar

December 6, 2009 @ 1:36 am

Vince Clarke used this a lot. It's all over the early Erasure stuff. Also, the 727.

Daniel Fletcher of D a z z - S y n t h

November 18, 2009 @ 11:58 am

707 has bin used by Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM

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