RS040 Novation Drum Station: T-RD 809?

video upload by rejected synths

"When Behringer finally managed to deliver the RD9 to stores, everyone seemed to be very much hyped about it and why wouldn‘t you be? It’s a bit like a budget car brand releasing everyone’s favorite vintage sports car at the price of, well … a budget car … only that the car looks, feels and performs pretty much like the real deal, if not better. So it’s pretty clear everyone is hyped a.f.

But what if I told you it has been done before? Sure, the Novations Drum Station isn’t ‘the real deal’ in terms of some of the functionality, like the sequencer, but it more than makes up for that shortcoming by squeezing both incredibly realistic (for the time) 808 AND 909 emulations into a very compact and very (midi) controllable 19’’ rack unit.

And while RD8 and RD9 are much cheaper than those old school legends, if you just want the sound and control-ability, why not save another 300 bucks (and a lot of shelf space)."

0:00 Intro
1:06 Introduction
2:49 Controls and Connectivity
3:51 808 Sounds
4:13 808 Demo Pattern
4:31 909 Sounds
4:46 909 Demo Pattern
5:12 Midi CC Goodness
5:36 Live Tweaking Demo
6:16 Demo Track
7:36 Conclusion
8:10 Outro

RS040.1 Novation Drum Station 'No Talking Edition'


"This is a shorter 'No Talking' edit of my video about the Novation Drum Station for those who prefer 'pure' demos without comments."

Tracklist:

0:00 Overview
0:08 808 Drum Sounds
0:26 808 Demo Pattern
0:44 909 Drum Sounds
0:58 909 Demo Pattern
1:24 Live Tweaking Demo
2:01 Demo Track (ft. Novation Bass Station)
3:05 Outro