The RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-9 provides all the tools you need to become a master beat-maker, including: 11 drum voices; a 64-step sequencer; wave designer and dual-mode filter – for a full-fledged drum machine that’ll shake the house! Whether you’re new to drum programming or a seasoned pro looking to upgrade your setup, the RD-9 has everything you need to step up to the big leagues.  

Masterpiece Rejuvenated

Great care has been taken in designing the RD-9 to achieve new possibilities in beat creation by reviving a timeless design from one of the most classic drum machines of yesteryear. By taking a fresh and modern approach on a classic drum machine, the RD-9 gives you the power to harness the phenomenal sound of the venerable TR-909 and tap into some new features as well. Colossal bass drums through sizzling hi-hats can be manipulated to take your rhythm performance to the next level. This is an analog beat-making monster! 

Complete Control

Built to enhance the way you perform, the RD-9 boasts all-new features for live use in each of the sequencer modes including step repeat, note repeat, real-time triggering and live step-overdubbing. This makes it easy to enable recording in pattern mode, so you can build song structures on-the-fly and switch back to playback mode at the touch of a button. Each of the 11 original drum sounds come with their own tuning, level, attack and decay controls to be able to tweak each sound just the way you want or adjust them in the heat of a song to create drum sounds that vary in intensity and tonality as a song progresses. Add some more excitement with the autofill feature and introduce more variations. You can even cue up another song from memory without interrupting playback, allowing you to perform entire sets from start to finish – just using your RD-9.

Key Features:

• Amazing drum machine with authentic analog/digital sound engine to create classic sound performance
• 11 original drum sounds with additional parameters and global accent capability
• Powerful 64-step drum sequencer supports poly-meter, step-repeat, note-repeat, real-time triggering, track-mute and track-solo
• 10 independent analog outputs for external processing or recording your rhythms as multi-track audio
• Integrated FX bus features Wave Designer and dual-mode Analog Filter with per voice assignment
• Live recording, editing and playback of analog filter cutoff via automation
• Storage of up to 16 songs and 256 patterns, all of which can be imported/exported during playback for unlimited songs and patterns
• Pattern Mode allows arrangement of patterns into full songs and setting number of repeats per song part
• Song Mode allows chaining songs together for live sets and expanded compositions
• Unique Auto Scroll feature enables improvisation in all modes
• Comprehensive MIDI In/Out/ Thru plus USB implementation for synchronization and connection to external devices
• Sync options include USB, MIDI, Clock and Internal for maximum versatility
• Encoder for editing parameters such as Tempo, Swing, Probability, Flam and Random
• High-visibility LED display for easy editing of program parameters
• Powerful headphone and main outputs on 1/4" connectors

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