Yes! Anyone who used BASIC to make music knows this 
RND ftw!
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& non volatile sequence memory !! Insta buy then !
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Variation sounds.
Was doing so good not eyeing any new gear, but this fits right into my needs on my roland/acid setupā¦ would like to stop moving my MD back and forth between my 2 configurations. Mainly after the 5 trig outs, as Iām currently triggering sh-101, jx-3p, sh-09, tb-03, system-8, and a DSD-2 & 3. Without MD running 4 trigs, I only have my DR-110 and 606 for 3 trig outs total. Since my 606 has individual outs, Iām not too worried about only stereo outs via audio or the sounds not being spot on. Wonāt be spending $400 for it, but will eagerly be looking for a used one early next year.
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The problem with these small boxes is that I donāt feel guilty leaving them on the shelf and so I quickly accumulate a lot of them! If I donāt use a more expensive synth/drum machine for a while I feel guilty and sell it.
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Aha yes, here is āmanualā
Oof, definitely think this will hit RD-6 sales, all those colours too, shame 
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my problem is that I often like them more then the bigger premium boxes. So I sell them since I feel guilty for putting the premium boxes on the shelf
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What we need is a gear-share commune so we can all use everything without breaking the bank.
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The problem with Youtube demos is that even on high quality the hats are exactly the sort of sound that gets murdered by compression - complex high frequency stuff. Thatās why Iād really like to hear a good audio example.
Regardless, this does look like a really fun box, simple in a good way, and I like the look of the extra stuff theyāve added.
Yeah the mutes and pattern modifier stuff look like it will be quite fun to jam with.
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3 - 5 weeks Delivery.
I have nearly all the boutiques, two of some, and the MX1s as well, it is fun and easy to swap them out using just a single USB cable, I keep the unused ones in a cupboard and when I feel like a change swap them out.
For a good few years I wasnāt too interested in Roland gear anymore, but the boutiques and MX-1 and SBX-1 changed all that, I like the modern interpretations better than I liked the originals in many ways.
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I couldnāt find the manual yet but I found the MIDI implementation chart:
No support for MIDI program change.- Octatrack owners might not be happy with that - those that use Arranger mode anyway. But I guess that plays into what Roland wants - if you want to fire off a completely different pattern for your song chorus, get another drum machine - like maybe a TR-6S - and use that to play that other pattern until itās time to switch back to your verse.
Sounds pretty much nothing like a TR-606ā¦ Weird.
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Very true. Lots of harmonic content gets lost. That said, this demo sounds more authentic to me:
Also:
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Why did I have to start a track in the last few days with 606 samples!? Why did it have to be such a good sounding track 
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Scroll back up 
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Alright, thatās more like it yeah.
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OK that trigger in trick is BAD ASS.
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I think Roland have smashed it out of the park with this one. Sounds sufficiently like a 606 if thatās your prime concern, sufficient levels of both sonic editing / variations & sequencer trickery to make it far more than that.
In many ways it would be a better drum machine for me than my ( now departed ) TR-8S which had way more stuff than I needed. This seems like a decent balance between simplicity & depth.
I donāt ādoā drums any more with my music, but the 5 trig outputs + sequencer that I could stuff into my eurorack seem almost worth the admission fee aloneā¦ Plus I do sort of miss my original 606 more than most stuff Iāve sold.
Plus I keep wondering about the sound of this stuck through the external audio input of the KARP 2600 FS with the gain cranked high & the envelope follower in action.
Itās almost tempting me to dive into techno againā¦
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