I’ll be watching our fave local music shop to see when they get S-1 units in stock.
Then I’ll go there and see if they’ll give me a deal if I buy several units of this series:
J-6 for the chord sequencer
T-8 for the barebones acid rhythm section
S-1 for the tweakable polysynth
Gotta say, I didn’t think the problem with the SH-01A was that it wasn’t small enough. I’ll reserve judgement until I have get to a music store and mess around with a unit, but the S-1 looks painfully fiddley.
I have to say, a seven-segment LED in 2023 is kind of inexplicable on something that costs more than $10.
I admit I overlooked the E-4. This guy’s grouchy comments failed to reduce my GAS for it along with the rest of the fam
So, I just got a S-1 and love it so far! The size, format, battery, the SOUND!!
I tried sequencing it with my m8 and this is so much joy in anticipation.
This makes me wonder about my 303 sound needs. I have a MB33, I love it, sequence it with the m8 as well. But, it doesn’t run on batteries.
So I’m curious for T-8 owners:
I have a gig in July and it sounds like the T-8 could be better than MB33 for peace of mind. I wouldn’t use the drums this time as I want to use my TR-8S and its FM greatness, but down the road the drums could be welcome.
Very good sound, different than MB33 a bit bassier with resonance.
Yes accents based on velocity, slides by overlapping notes/legato.
A no brainer acid box IMHO.
These tiny boxes look cute and all but what makes you guys choose these boxes over let’s say using a Novation Circuit Tracks? From what I heard so far I think the Circuit walks circles around these boxes combined because: (and this is just my honest opinion)
What am I missing or not seeing that you guys do?
Personally I use them together with Circuit, they work very well with program change sync.
I don’t think sound quality is worse than Circuits, both sound great.
Yes the controls are a bit small, but build quality is fine.
Kind of apples and oranges. I don’t think the one stands in for the other very well. In particular:
The sounds are quite different, and I prefer the compacts when looking for that particular thing (303, 101, Juno, etc). The circuit sounds great, and I actually feel the MiniNova engine is an underappreciated VA gem… but it’s not a particularly gifted chameleon.
It’s also not easier to control. You get whatever you assign to the nebulous macro knobs and that’s it. The compacts (excluding the J-6) are much more knob-per-function. As you point out, it’s a tiny, fiddly knob, so it’s not ideal, but there’s more control at your fingertips than with the circuit.
These are all very situational. If they happen to be more important to a person than the points above, the Circuit is a no-brainer. But if not, they’re “nice to haves” and not disqualifying.
I don’t know. The Circuit does not feel particularly “premium” to me, nor do the compacts feel cheep. Durability-wise, I’d guess they’ll both age similarly.
What does it offer extra for you that you were missing on the Circuit?
Nothing as such, I mean you can make decent sounds on either, but Aira mini has a different workflow, and is of course more limited, but also more specific. I don’t enjoy making sounds using components as I find it quite slow compared to making sounds on hardware synths, the macros are great but setting them up is a bit laborious.
To my ears these don’t sound really close to a 80’s classic. While at certain settings they remind me of the OG’s they all miss that karakter and sweet spots those synths and drum machines are loved for. In that case I rather use samples which will sound closer to the originals.
Correct in the sense that straight from the factory controlling the synth engine is a complete mess. (lets hope they’re smart enough to add a display next round) But If you go into the editor and make your own templates the controls become want you want them to be.
Acid mate 
Sounds good. Still unsure if it’s a better option than my MB33 right now (I have it, that’s counts 
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If Roland would do a T-3, only a baseline with a few twists, I’d by it in an instant.
Digging this T-8 jam. Not me, as I plan to pick it up in the near future.
Nice demo but I kept wanting to dust off my screen
Hi guys,
I’ve just recently bought a T-8 & J-6 off eBay (£190 for the pair).
Anyhow the USB cables are not the originals and charge only, they do not transfer audio/midi via USB.
I’m trying to hook them up to my iPhone so I can record jams.
Does anyone have any idea what cables I need to buy?
I don’t think they use anything special, just USB-C. I hooked up my T-8 and S-1 to a couple of different laptop with whatever USB-C cable I had to hand
I’ve tried 3 USB Type A to C cables and can’t get any to work. They charge the units, but don’t send audio.
It could very well be that I’m doing something wrong, I’ll have to try again at some point.
make sure these are USB data cables, not power cables, data cables are thicker (and more expensive) than power cables. Power cables will not transmit any data at all, so not audio.