Roland’s new rhythm performer is also five classic drum machines in one

Roland’s new rhythm performer is also five classic drum machines in one

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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/5/17082250/roland-tr-8s-rhythm-performer-import-samples-808

Today Roland announced its new flagship drum machine, the TR-8S. Succeeding the Aria TR-8, which came out in 2014, the TR-8S brings sound libraries from five classic machines — the 808, 606, 909, 707, and 727 — and expanded performance capabilities, informed mostly, Roland says, by customer feedback over the past several years.

The TR-8S is a rhythm performer, designed with live sets in mind. There is a lot new with this version in comparison to the TR-8, but immediately noticeable is the sleeker and lower profile, along with RGB color faders. The faders can have individually customized brightness, glow, and color, useful for distinguishing sounds or grouping sets of sounds together.