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808303.studio is a web-based music creation platform built on the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer and TB-303 Bassline developed by Yuri Suzuki and Roland. It's an 808 and a 303 - now go and play!
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Roland delights us with a bit of historical wallowing as they pull out their old TR-606 and gives us two updated hardware versions and an authentic software recreation.
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The Steda Electronics project to clone the Roland TR-909 is complete and kits are now available for preorder. The SR-909 is a dead ringer for the classic drum machine and sounds spot-on.
Behringer says they are trying to fix the RD-8 MIDI sync which impacts the RD-9 firmware and so once one is ready the other will ship because "we simply don't compromise on quality".
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It's a ROM expansion from HKA Design that adds a bunch of legendary sounds to your TR-707 or TR-727 from the TR-808, TR-909 LinnDrum, LM-1 and Oberheim DMX.
RITMOBOX is a cool, combat green 5-channel analog drum synthesizer with 8-step sequencing and MIDI. They are only making 9 with the first batch so get on the waiting list now!
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Yoshinosuke Horiuchi came up with this modelling of the classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer during lockdown and is offering it for free. It can take you inside the coded heart of 808 sound design.
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Robaux is calling the LL8 the little brother of its SWT16 trigger sequencer and it offers classic 16-step drum programming over 8 tracks in a very neat little package.
This week's collection of the best free plug-ins features four free effects, an emulation of the Synsonics drum synth and a kick drum enhancer. Here's SuperflyDSP, Synsonics-V and Essentials Kick.
While Behringer fans bemoan the delayed release of the RD-9 some enterprising geezer from Stockport has the original prototype for sale - or so he says.
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The MFB-501 Pro revives the classic MFB-501 drum analog computer and fuses it with the 8 sample slots of the MFB-KULT and wraps it up in an oddly authentic beige enclosure.
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Paul Barker of Din Sync has released a demo of their working TR-909 replica called the RE-909 Rhythm Composer. It's all PCB, components and buttons but sounds fantastic.
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We get the first look at a TR-909 clone from Steda Electronics they are calling the SR-909 which is looking and sounding awesome in a recent run of videos.
This week's collection of free plug-ins features a rare Soviet drum synth, an FM synth and a plug-in that lets you scratch any audio file. Check out Elsita-V, Exakt Lite and Scratchknott!
There's a pretty sweet deal at Thomann on MeldaProduction's MDrummer, MPowerSynth and MMultiAnalyzer plug-ins at significant discounts. Check 'em out!
Kovaluu's innovative Beats and Loops app uses the smartphone's proximity sensor to let you hover your foot and imitate a stomp the way you'd stomp on a pedal.
