I can’t help but notice the 707/727 → tt606/tt78 parallels in functional partnership, here.
Yeah, that’s a great point. The 707/727 pair made great techno. Oh man, I’m having thoughts now of using my Pioneer DJM-S9 mixer with these on each channel, mixing back and forth while scratching samples using vinyl.
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Got both the TT-606 and the TT-78 yesterday. Really like the sound but the TT-78 was obviously broken so i have to send it back.
The noise floor was so high it overpowered the actual drum sounds. When turning down the Maracas it got better, but as soon as it was at 50% volume a really weird resonant white noise appeared. The tone knob also gave a weird noise when turning it.
Hoping the new unit will behave better!
Been interested in the TT-78 for a while.
Can anyone confirm whether or not patterns can be changed by MIDI program change? Thought I read on Gearslutz that it can’t but then again, it’s Gearslutz.
Hello everyone! We finished making the long version of our “In The Air Tonight” cover, of course again prominently featuring the Cyclone Analogic TT-78 
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if anyone else has been waiting for these to be restocked like me, perfect circuit has them. thanks @Jukka for getting me to look again!
man, big bummer! got my tt-78 yesterday and had a few fun sessions with it. brought it to my friends place for a jam sesh today and used it for an hour just fine. turned everything off for a little break and when we got back into it i noticed that when i pressed a button on the tt-78, all of the other buttons surrounding it were also triggered, effectively making it impossible to use. going to return it and probably not gonna try it out again. looks like another user over on modwiggler had the same problem recently. doesnt inspire much confidence that it wont happen again with a new unit. bummer! might just go back to a tr-6s.
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Do you think that is a mechanical issue ?
What you describe sounds like the sort of thing that happens when a button press distorts the unit and causes other buttons to make contact as well. ( Sometimes a build misalignment. )
So would you say it functionally is interesting, and sounds interesting but ( at least the unit you have ) has problems ?
Perhaps the RD-78 may be another alternative too. Wish i had known about these specific sorts of problems earlier, though i had wondered about the TT-78 mechanically. Perhaps it would have saved you from this dead end alley.
yeah it seems like a alignment problem. i really enjoy the sound and the usability beyond that issue. the build quality is pretty cheap feeling though, so it isnt the most surprising problem. ill be keeping an eye on the rd-78 but at this point im probably just going to return to the tried and true roland option
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Thanks man ya saved me here I almost bought one of these till you mentioned build quality I know behringer makes a cr-78 I’ll have to give that a try I wish someone would make a decent clone .
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i hope i just got unlucky and got one of the few busted ones, because it sounded great and was fun to use. but its ok, im doing just fine with the tr-6s now
took a couple weeks with the tr-6s and have come to the conclusion that i really just want the tt-78. my need for instant gratification took hold when i really should have just tried to get my busted unit replaced. gonna return the tr-6s and take another spin on a tt-78. heres hoping i get one that lasts for many years to come
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Best of luck with next unit. I still like mine a lot 2-3 yrs on. Doesn’t sound really close to a CR 78 but nice. Have you watched the Captain Pikant video - mostly about the sequencer and smart decisions on the interface?
Also it has a sync’d LFO-type feature(called ‘nuance’) to vary the tones of the voices.
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i was introduced by the captain pikant video! and for the day that my first one was working i was loving the design and capabilities. i did not try the nuance though, will have to explore that
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so far so good with the new unit. even upped the challenge a bit and brought it to an outdoor jam session, still operating properly! feeling good about this one. it sounds great, i’m having lots of fun running it through different sp404 effects. having 9 available drum tracks is way nicer than the 6 on the tr-6s.
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ran the tt-78 through a cheap fuzz pedal and layered some drums on top with the ep133, the main melodic sounds are the super fuzzed tt-78 kick and low conga
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Sounds great 
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thank you! gonna have to determine how i want to wrangle it into an actual tune, the potential is there