Born of the most famous and influential drum machines ever made, the Roland TR-8S combines the best of its Roland heritage with modern production techniques and professional sound design. The result? A forward-thinking, performance-tuned instrument unlike any other. Build your dream kit from the most iconic drum sounds of all time, plus the finest selection of samples from our vast library—or import your own custom samples. Tap, tune, and tweak with hands-on controls and production tools that make your patterns move and groove. And why keep this kind of percussive power confined to the studio? The TR-8S was literally made to play live.

The Roland TR-8S comes loaded with the largest, most authentic collection of TR drum machines available. The powerful new processor gives our next-generation ACB models a whole new level of detail and nuance, giving you that classic Roland boom, snap, and sizzle. And now you can incorporate preset and custom samples, creating unique hybrid and layered kits, and enhance them with specialized effects that inject professional sound design into the TR formula.

The Roland TR-8S has every sound from the most sought-after TR drum machines, with detailed circuit-models of the 808, 606, 909, 707, 727, and even several modified versions. These are not sound-alike sample-packs or mere recordings of TR drum sounds. Each machine is a detailed, down-to-the-circuit-model that sounds and behaves exactly like the original hardware. All these sounds are yours, at your fingertips, and ready to use in your own productions and performances.

Key Features:

• 11 instrument parts and 1 exclusive part for trigger out
• 16 steps per 1 variation
• 16 characters, 2 line (backlit LCD)
• 7 segments, 4 characters (LED)
• Total time for all samples: Approximately 600 sec (at 44.1 kHz, mono)
• USER SAMPLE (imported form SD CARD for playback): Available format: WAV, AIFF
• PRESET SAMPLE: 300 tones or greater
• SD Card (SDHC supported) for backup/restore function and import sample data

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