Yeah, for real. I was suprised by a lot of stuff I saw. Look at this; it transmits and recognizes aftertouch & pitch bend. I’m trying to figure what uses aftertouch.
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With such a good MIDI implementation, this is the 606 box to get in 2016 IMO. Dayum
Hmm, i still prefer to have all parameters instantly accessible on the TR8-606.
TT-606 only does one per instrument, afaik.
Between the original, simplistic TR606 and the tweakable TR8, I have all needs covered.
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It’s great we have options, and can find what we want according to our needs.
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TT-606 OH and CY each have two paramaters.
And all instruments have available LFO modulation of their respective parameters.
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Crucial for me is independent control of tune and decay on the BD… Ofc, if you don’t need those params, you’re fine.
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Yeah, I agree; it’s nice to have both. I have decay on the 606 & 808 kicks of my Drumatix. The most important thing to me is the sound I guess. I’m really into the sound of the TT-606. I truly value real analog sounds in conjunction with a sequencer that allows for a lot of expressiveness. My ears aren’t like everyone else’s ears, and I recognize as well as respect that.
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I’m sitting here at work listening to Paranoid London. I have a lot of love for the OG 606; it’s got that dirty sound. I own the Acidlab Drumatix and TT-606, and I love them both. I love them all. 606 is my favorite sounding drum machine. Just wanted to get that out there. It’s possible to love them all.
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I’ve played with a lot of TR-606es and they’ve all sounded noticeably different from one another. Especially the hats and cymbal.
Decades of detuning in those cluster OSCs does wonders. I have sample chains from at least 4 different 606es in my Rytm. Plus a Drumatix chain. I think Rytm’s BD Silk, SD Natural, and Metallic CH/OHCY should be considered in the same space as the TR/TT/Drumatix.
Def my favorite sound space as well.
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I was playing with the Acidlab Drumatix a couple days ago, wondering if I should still keep it now that I have the TT-606. I came to the conclusion that it sounded different enough for me to want to keep it. It’s nice having multiple flavors. I have to be honest; I’d love to have the OG one day as well. 606 sounds always manage to excite me unreasonably.
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And since neither are capable of polyrhythms, keeping the pair of them together gives you polyrhythms!
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ah, excellent idea… although I do have the Pyramid as well that makes doing all that type of stuff a breeze, it could be fun just to sync these guys up by themselves sometime
For me, TR-606 sample chains in Rytm or any other good sample playback device is good enough. So long as you have all the accent levels, and CH/OH decay tricks recorded in the sample chain, there isn’t much an OG 606 can do that a good sample playback device can’t.
And then there’s no worrying about aging buttons, memory issues with the battery compartment. Etc.
Plus, 32 patterns ain’t much.
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OG has a certain scuz no doubt. hats sound like they could veer off into the road any second. i also thought the Miami shared a similar kind of looseness. i imagine the Acidlab Druamtix sharing that same feel
I might have to disagree with you there. I love how those hats interact; especially when they’re all summed up, coming out the same output. But samples in the RYTM definitely have more magic than samples in any other machine.
p/s when i press the ‘time’ function to change the grid 1/8 / 1/16/ 1/32 etc i have to press the button down for a few seconds in order for it to switch. i’m puzzled, as the other function combinations are instant. does your machine behave the same way?
I’ll have to check when I get home; I got night class so it’s going to be a bit late
cheers dude.