First thing I saw in the last video was the recessed buttons and overall flex in the unit and figured it had to still be an early prototype. I’m excited for one whether or not it exactly nails an 808 in the end or not. This is what I wanted the Drum Brute to be and was pretty disappointed with the v1 unit.
Posting this from another forum…
"Hi guys,
The purpose of this video is to quickly show you the additional features we have now included such as instrument tuning which many of you requested. If you look at the front panel you can now see several additional controls.
This allows for widening the sound pallets beyond the original ones. However it’s worth noting that we have kept the authentic circuitry and merely replaced some fixed resistors with variable controls.
We will be placing markers on the front panel to indicate what the original values are so you can easily replicate the original sounds.
For this prototype, the PCB has not been mechanically fixed to the chassis and hence you can see some bending of the chassis and buttons located below the surface. That will all be perfectly fine once we ship the final product.
We are currently waiting for the toolmade sample and expect shipping of the RD-808 before end of year.
Our cost calculation has given us confidence that we can offer the RD-808 below US$ 400 retail, of course with the usual market variances.
More to come…
Uli"