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Roland • TR-909 Rhythm Composer

The TR-909 is an awesome analog drum machine! THE standard House and Techno beatbox. Sounds include kick, snare, hand clap, open and closed hi hats, low mid and hi toms, rim shot, ride and crash cymbals. Sounds are tweakable - attack, tone, tuning, decay, snap and accent. This machine does not sound like true acoustic drums, and we don't want it to. It has a unique and very loveable analog sound that's all its own!

Extremely popular today, especially for dance, it is used by 808 State, Air, Bushflange, Future Sound of London, Moby, Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), Orbital, Hardfloor, Überzone, Underworld, The Prodigy, Faithless, ATB, Eat Static, Jimmy Edgar, Sense Datum, Richie Hawtin, A Guy Called Gerald, Astral Projection, Josh Wink, Freddy Fresh, Jean-Michel Jarre, Luke Vibert, the Chemical Brothers, and many more! It is armed with Roland's DIN Sync and MIDI, individual outputs, external memory cartridges, and an essential shuffle & flam for great grooves. Use it as a sound module or program patterns, songs and beats into it...either way you'll be in analog drum heaven with the 909!

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cjbonecollecter

Posted 14 days ago

THE house and techno drum machine!!!!True!, the machine is maybe a little overpriced considering the lack of features say compared to a more complex machine like a elektron, but what it does it does reliably!!!!the best!!!!

plikestechno

Posted 42 days ago

A little known fact. The kick drum is a preset on the MKS-50 for a hell of a lot less. The kick is what makes this. Everything else is as good on a 707. If you need to spend big money buy an 808 instead.

tweekaholic

Posted 66 days ago

I am loving the TR-909. just simply cool.

KitKat

Posted 74 days ago

THE drum machine!

Roland should just remake these and be done with it.

tony

Posted 140 days ago

I'm sorry to say to you guys but paying 900 euros for this thing isnt an arm or a leg in music business. I've never bought a mercedes as i always though its not worth 25000 euros ..but i paid 29000 dollars on a buchla 200e .

its not about money my friend. the only reason why this machine is highly regarded is because its unique . just like modular synths . i bet 99% of the population would consider 29000 dollars for some strange glitches madness ...
radiohead are one of those 1% mad people . its called taste

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