Roland TR-505 drum machine tutorial, review, sound demos & sample pack - why do people hate it?

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"Roland TR-505 drum machine review tutorial and sound demos. This drum machine gets some hate from TR purists (often referred to as 'a good doorstop') but honestly I think this is a really solid little drum machine with that classic Roland TR / Boss DR sound and a really nice to use srquencer. It has also been used by a plethora of great artists including: Aphex Twin, Vince Clarke, Tame Impala, Thom Yorke, Derrick May, Blood Orange, and Venetian Snares and probably many others! See chapters below if you want to skip straight to the tutorial or sound demos.

Hope you folks enjoy the video :)

TR-505 Samples here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJWa...

Chapters:
00:00 - background info and review
08:55 - I/0
10:20 - basic sounds (link to sample pack in description) tutorial part 1
11:01 - changing the level of the sounds
11:59 - MIDI settings
13:00 - setting tempo
13:39 - play mode (track / pattern play)
13:57 - pattern play - selecting and playing saved patterns
17:07 - track play - selecting and playing saved tracks
18:28 - programming your own patterns
23:35 - Sound demo 1 all drums from 505, with some mixing / effects (this is a track from my upcoming album)
25:33 - Sound demo 2 ll drums from 505, with some mixing / effects (this is my track Basic Microwaving, links below)
27:17 - sound demo 3 raw drum sounds, no effects, playing through the preset patterns
29:01 - sound demo 4 raw drum sounds, no effects, playing through one of the preset songs

ako - Basic Microwaving (vaporwave / synthpop / jazz)

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"Track from my new album 'Industrialised Magic' which is out now cassette tape, VHS and download via Halcyon Tapes and Streaming via Kaneda Records.

Cassette tape, VHS & download: https://halcyontapes.bandcamp.com/alb..."

Editor (Moog Minitaur // DFAM // Waldorf Protein // Roland JU06A // TR6S // Squarp Hapax)

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"This time, I'm keeping the same setup as my previous jam... [below] with one new member joining the party: the Moog Minitaur. 🎸

But the real star of this experiment is probably the Squarp Hapax.

I've been pushing its sequencing capabilities a little further this time, using a combination of its MIDI effects, automation and LFO modulation to make the different parts evolve throughout the performance.

I'm using several of the Hapax MIDI effects, including Euclid, Harmony, Random and Swing, as well as LFOs to continuously modulate MIDI parameters (using CC).

And I also wanted to explore the FILL feature a bit further.

For example, I use a Fill to create a drum break, while simultaneously triggering an LFO that sends CC messages to the TR-6S, increasing the level of its internal reverb during the break.

So the Hapax isn't simply telling the synths which notes to play anymore... it's also changing their behaviour while the music is happening. Quite a lot is happening behind the scenes, even if hopefully it doesn't sound like a Hapax having a nervous breakdown. 😄

The performance was recorded in a single take. I mixed and mastered the individual tracks afterwards in Ableton Live, but the actual performance wasn't edited or fixed."

176▶️ 808 (Waldorf Protein // Roland JU06A // TR 6S // Moog DFAM // Squarp Hapax)
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Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer SN 416573

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Roland MC-101 Techno Jam With The Sound Of Cicadas

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"Nice Noises. Enjoy :)

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Three Roland GR-300s AT THE SAME TIME!

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"What is the sound of three Roland GR-300s? Found out now! Video features the BT-1324 custom built for Bjorn Thorsrud of Smashing Pumpkins fame. The guitar controller is the Roland G-303."

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Roland SH-101 with Original Soft Case SN x07014

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Recently serviced with the following replaced:

- 5x Sliders
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BOSS PS-2 Digital Pitch Shifter/Delay with synth or drum machine

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"The best vintage digital pedal effector for me. Enjoy :)"

Roland Jupiter-4 | The Vintage Analog Synth That Started It All

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"Roland Jupiter-4 Sound Demo
vintage analog synth sounds, arpeggios made by RetroSound with the classic Roland character.

In this video, we take a deep dive into the sound of the legendary Roland JUPITER-4 Compuphonic, one of the most iconic vintage analog polyphonic synthesizers of the late 1970s.

The New Wave synth.

Released in 1978, the Jupiter-4 was the first Roland synthesizer to carry the JUPITER name and helped establish Roland's reputation for powerful analog polyphonic synthesizers. It features four-voice polyphony, analog oscillators, a resonant low-pass filter, an arpeggiator and Roland's early Compuphonic digital control system. Roland also gave the Jupiter-4 the ability to store user presets — an important feature for its time.

Video:
0:06 The Cave
0:33 Filter FM
0:50 Romantic
1:30 Soft Square
1:51 Dark Bass
2:07 The Arrival
2:22 Sunlight
2:38 Favorite Sound
2:54 Sweeping
3:30 Save Your Ears!
4:30 Little Love Song (with TR-808)

In this Jupiter-4 sound demo by RetroSound, you'll hear the character that makes this synthesizer so special: punchy basses, warm pads, aggressive filter sweeps, analog leads, brass-like sounds, arpeggios and fat unison tones.

The Jupiter-4 may have fewer voices and controls than later Roland classics such as the Jupiter-6 and Jupiter-8, but its distinctive combination of fast envelopes, powerful filter, analog warmth and lush ensemble character gives it a sound all of its own.

🔥 Roland Jupiter-4 Facts

• Introduced in 1978
• Four-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
• First Roland synthesizer in the JUPITER series
• Analog VCO-based synthesis
• Resonant analog VCF
• Built-in arpeggiator
• Eight user preset memories
• Famous for its warm, fat and expressive sound

If you love vintage analog synthesizers, Roland synths, classic synth sounds, synth pop, new wave, electronic music and hardware sound demos, this one is for you"

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M-64C Memory Cartridge

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Roland Alpha Juno Twin Peaks Dreamy Bank | Out NOW!

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"Get the patch bank in my web shop here: https://espenkraft.com/b/jwl5d
My brand new patch bank for the Roland Alpha Juno 1/2 and MKS-50. Also compatible with all software Alpha emulations that can import original Alpha bank sysex.

Price is $15USD.

64 original patches with focus on dreamy, ethereal sounds in the tradition of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti. All the patches have names taken from Twin Peaks.
In the demo video I play through some of the patches. I've added a touch of reverb to the patches.

This is a sysex download and you must transfer this bank from your computer to the synth. Check the manual for more info or see my first Alpha Juno patch bank video for how to do this."

Quadnic Drone w Infusor + SH5-VCF

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Four voices of the gorgeous Quadnic faded in/out using Infusor mixer. Into SH5-VCF dual filter, panning to VCF and BPF. The VCF/BPF panned left/right. LFO going to VCF cv input."

ESP32 D-50 Synthesizer - A Roland D50 CLONE with ESP32

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"An ESP32-powered hardware synthesizer project based on the classic Roland D-50 architecture.
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Polyphonic D50 sampler synthesizer with ESP32 in YAMAHA DX21 Hardwer :)
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"Unfortunately, the motherboard of my dx21 synth is broken beyond repair. So she got new electronics. I have uploaded a code I wrote using Roland D50 sound samples.
So what everyone feared has come true. The Yamaha Roland DX-D50-21 :)

Abilities:
-4 d50samples
-TVA Envelope
Course, Fine, Keyfollow
-The sampling frequency is 48000Hz.
Signal on 16 bits or more
-The device is polyphonic up to 10 tones
2 LFO controlled 2 parametric EQ
-Upper Lower Choruse
-Reverb engine
-Roland D50sysex compatibility...
-hd44780 compatible LCD Display (Not implement more)
-https://data.dynareg.se/breadandbutte...
(If we are bored, we can listen to internet radio on it.)

https://github.com/kaszarobert1/ESP_D...
More FM firmware:
https://github.com/kaszarobert1/-ESP3...
Yamaha DX21 KeyMatrix Arduino Due Firmware:
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10 Amazing Skins for JE-8086 You Need to See

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Kind of interesting to think what the original JP-8080 might have looked like.

"Here are 10 of my favorite skins for JE-8086, the free Roland JP-8000/JP-8080 inspired synth by The Usual Suspects.

🎨 JE-8086 Skin Repository:
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A quick 90-second showcase of some of the coolest interfaces available for JE-8086 — from classic hardware-inspired looks to completely different designs.

🎵 The background track was made entirely with 4 instances of JE-8086 — no other synths used.

Which skin is your favorite?

#JE8086 #JP8000 #JP8080 #Synthesizer #VST"

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Audio Damage AD-202 - How Can This Synth Sound This Good - Walkthrough & Demo - iOS

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Roland MC-202 in a Plugin? | Audio Damage AD-202 Demo

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"The Audio Damage AD-202 is a modern software take on the classic Roland MC-202 MicroComposer, the compact analog monosynth and sequencer released by Roland in 1983. With its single VCO, sub oscillator, resonant 24 dB low-pass filter and simple modulation architecture, the original MC-202 shared much of its sonic DNA with instruments like the SH-101 and TB-303.

I actually owned an original Roland MC-202 many years ago — and, like quite a few pieces of vintage gear I used to have, I eventually sold it. So I was particularly curious to hear Audio Damage's take on it.

AD-202 keeps the straightforward single-oscillator architecture and vintage workflow, while expanding it with modern features including 8-voice polyphony, analog-style drift, MPE, tempo-synced modulation, saturation, drive and distortion.

In this no-talking demo, I'll simply go through some sounds and presets so you can hear what AD-202 can do.

🎛️ Audio Damage AD-202:
www.audiodamage.com/collections/instruments/products/ad066-ad202"