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[Muzaq] Roland Aira TR8 vs. Roland TR808

Berlin based producer Alexander Krüger aka Dub Taylor aka Tigerskin aka Korsakow put his diligent fingers on the just released Roland Aira TR8. As he also got a MIDI’fied original 808, his comparison is kinda helpful for all ppl considering this device as a much cheaper alternative.

The video has not been shot with professional equipment, but with a consumer iPhone. Alex’ is music producer, not a video artist. And yes, we know the soundquality of an iPhone video ain’t outstanding, but it is definitely sufficient to get a basic understanding of what is soundwise close to the original and what is not.

Check Alex’ short comparison after the break – exclusively ;-) Continue reading →

[Namm2014] Roland to Reissue an updated Version of TR-808?

There are rumors, that Roland might be working on updated re-issues of their all-time-favs TB-303 Bass Synthesizer and TR-808 Drum-Machine.

The updated version of the TR-808 is currently going under the name AIRA TR-08. You may subscribe to their AIRA newsletter on their website.

The picture is courtesy Attackmagazine.You may head over to them to get some more details
Leaked image purporting to show the new Roland AIRA TR-08

[Ableton] Emulating 808 Bass Drum with MaxForLive Device

The device is named AnalogKick 1.0 and was done by Peter McCulloch.

Description:

The author says: “AnalogKick is a bass drum synth based on the design of the TR-808’s bass drum, and is capable of producing sounds quite similar to the original.”

In contrast to the original 808 the emulation adds some nice-to-have’s:

FM and distortion, as
change the tuning curve of the oscillator envelope to adjust the snappiness of the attack.
key-following, to use it as a percussive synth with FM.

Download:

» http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device.php?id=1081

analogkick