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Roland TR-626

Drum Machine from Roland belonging to the TR series

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Published on 08/04/07 at 21:47
Value For Money : Excellent
Rhythm box connectivity standard MIDI In / Out, exit left, exit right (mono), headphone output, output for the spare ride, crash, hit-hat, hi tom, mid tom, low tom, snare, bass drum. Connection PDAL for start / stop, trig out, tape in / out, tape sync in, sync out tape. Powered by 9v transformer, or 6 batteries R6 (v 1.5).
30 Sounds Different. Included, 2 bass drum, snare drum 3, 2 low tom, mid tom 2, 2 hi tom, two cymbals, ride 2.
The sounds on offer in order are:
Tambourine, Cowbell, Agogo Low, Low Timbale, Agogo Hi, Hi Timbale, Hand Clap, Low Conga, Shaker, Conga Open Hi, Claves, Conga Hi Mute, China Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Cup, Ride Cymbal, Bass Drum 1, Bass 2 Drum, Snare Drum 1, Snare Drum Snare Drum 2 3, Rim Shot, Low Tom 1, 2 Low Tom, Mid Tom 1, Tom 2 Mid, Hi Tom 1, Tom 2 Hi, Closed-Hat Hit, Hit-Hat Open .

There is a pitch for each of the 30 percussion, 7 -7, and a level of 0 + 5, and accents of 0 + 5.
Flam is the one for snares and toms.
One is the shuffle with a 1 to 4 for all cell groove.
There is no other effect on this box rhythms.

You have 48 patterns pre-recorded and recordable patterns 48.
6 tracks are available in 889 steps each.
You will have two other bank if you add a memory card. "Roland M-128D"

All drums can be played simultanment. Most often those on the same key. For example the snare of the key 10, the cymbals of the 7 key ... The sound of a cymbal will not continue if it has a ride just drrire her, which cause some combinations INTERESTED.

The sequencer is a Roland so a certain groove. Trs is alive.
Using the little fawn rus "effects" that the TR 626 offers, you get a rsultat INTERESTED trs.
If you have the possibility to use the spares out, add a simple equalizer and a little reverb, the machine becomes trs good.
On a good Systm of COST is frankly inatendu.
Every great percussion drills while being taken.

UTILIZATION

Operation is simple.
The manual is clear.
Once the logic of the box gained no surprises.

SOUNDS

Utiliss wisely, sounds may agree a lot of music style.
The TR-626 is a box of the late 80's with all that cell have little in sound. But curiously the whole this is not bad taste. (It has the quality of its default ...)
Some are frankly ralistes Bass Drum, Snare as some, or Toms and Congas. Play with the pitch and become "lctro".
There is a two-Ride is pouvantable. So ugly, well located as it becomes impeccable ...
Again, with the TR-626, a simple rhythm correctly if you place your accent, your percussion have the right pitch, it's really surprising.
Patterns can be Norment potatoes, as they may very lgres ...
Unlike what I read above if you want good hard kick it right and with good Systm of costs you can enjoy its purity.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this box rhythms in 1989. I do not know how much it silent. I think around 2500 francs.
She then 18 years and still works well trs. All buttons are ok, as the volume, nothing creaks.
Premire C'tait my rhythm box. I am tomb.
Inconparable with Yamaha in the same era.
Also, it is difficult for me to be as objective as given cell is 18 years that I practice.
A 100 a will is a good qualitprix.
If you are a hacker it is one of those boxes that we love change. (Circuit Bending).
If c'tais again and had the same budget that the j'achterai the same era.
Otherwise, the TR-626 Korg er1 coupled one-Mk2 is INTERESTED. The shuffled works.
Consider also the Roland R8 (Human Rhythm). MODEL of the same year as the TR-626 in 4 times more expensive (the era).
The R8 and its extensions sound is downright dangerous.
It appears that the rating to be little more than the leve TR-626. In my opinion it's a bargain.