Sequential Circuits Pro-One + Roland Juno-60 + TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72

"synth demo track by RetroSound

reso-bass: SCI Pro-One, triggered by the TR-707
analog strings and other sounds: Roland Juno-60
drums: Roland TR-707

live played, no sequencer software used"

Italo with Jupiter-6, TR-707, and SH-101

Published on Nov 9, 2013 SynthMania·288 videos

"Italo-Disco style live improvisation with JP-6, TR-707, SH-101. Leveraging the power of the JP-6's sweet sounding multi-mode filter
Roland Jupiter-6 = BPF pad, portamento brass
Roland TR-707 = rhythm
Roland SH-101 = sequenced synth bass"

YAMAHA DX7 II + ROLAND JD-800 + TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

'Digital Vibes'

bassline: Yamaha DX7 II FD, sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and sync with the TR-707
digital pad sounds: Roland JD-800, played with the Waldorf Gecko chord memorizer (the yellow tool)
drums: Roland TR-707
FX: reverb and delay"

A Brief History Series by Vintage Sampler

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Vintage Sampler

These appear to feature random clips from various YouTube channels with overview overdubs. I almost skipped them for that reason, but thought they might be interesting in a single playlist for some. Enjoy, or not...

Playlist:

Brief History Of The Roland Tr 606 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The LinnDrum Drum Machine
Brief History Of The Roland TR 707 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The Boss Dr Rhythm DR 55 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The Alesis HR 16 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The Roland TR-909 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The E-Mu SP 12 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC Renaissance Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 5000 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 500 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 1000 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The Roland Tr 808 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 4000 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 2500 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 2000 and MPC 2000xl Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 3000 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The MPC 60 Drum Machine
Brief History Of The EMU SP 1200 Drum Machine

Roland TR-8S Sounds

Published on Mar 14, 2018 Perfect Circuit Audio

"The Roland TR-8S is an updated version of the TR-8 drum machine that has the ACB (analog circuit behavior) models of the TR-606, TR-707, TR-727, TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines as well as the addition of sample playback from and SD card. The TR-8S version also has an updated sequencer and effects.

TR-8S available here: https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/r..."

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Soft Synth Videos by 1314matt

YouTube Uploaded by 1314matt

Playlist:
1. VVD - Roland JX-8P + SH-101 + Moog Polymoog + Linn LinnDrum
Uploaded by 1314matt on Sep 12, 2011
"The fourth combination.
Bass: Roland SH-101 (VST, TAL)
Lead + Pad: Roland JX-8P (VST, Martin Lüders)
Vox Humana Lead: Moog Polymoog (VST, Synth Magic)
Drums: Linn LinnDrum (VST, Arturia)
Inspired by retrosound72, demo by Virtual Vintage Dreams..."

2. VVD - Roland Juno-106 + Korg Mono/Poly + Oberheim OB-X + Roland TR-707
Uploaded by 1314matt on Sep 19, 2011
"The fifth combination.
Bass: Roland Juno-106 (VST, mztk)
Strings: Korg Mono/Poly (VST, Korg)
Brass: Oberheim OB-X (VST, SonicProjects)
Drums: Roland TR-707 (VST, Arturia)"

3. VVD - OSC OSCar + Yamaha SK15 + Simmons SDS-V
Uploaded by 1314matt on Sep 8, 2011
"The third combination.
Bass: OSC OSCar (VST, GForce)
Strings: Yamaha SK15 (VST, GForce)
Drums: Simmons SDS-V (VST, Arturia)"

4. VVD - SCI Prophet VS + Pro-One + Drumtraks
Uploaded by 1314matt on Aug 25, 2011
"The first VVD track by me featuring these three Sequential's.
Pad + Lead: SCI Prophet VS (VST, Arturia)
Bass Drone: SCI Pro-One (VST, EFM)
Drums: SCI Drumtraks (VST, Arturia)"

See http://www.youtube.com/user/1314matt for more. I only included those that listed out each part by synth so you can get a feel for each.

Roland D-550 Synthesizer + Roland Juno-60 + Roland TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72.
short demo track by RetroSound with 3 "old" Roland machines,
on 0.42 change the sequencer theme

bass: Roland D-550 (D-50 rack), triggered by the MFB Step64
drums: Roland TR-707
other sounds: Roland Juno-60

hand-played

more info: www.retrosound.de"

Sequentix Cirklon: Live Jam 12-2-13—Echo Return

Published on Dec 2, 2013 Echo Return

"Live jam on Sequentix Cirklon, 12-2-13.

Gear used:
Sequentix Cirklon
Roland TR-707 (Circuit bent)
Roland TR-727 (Circuit bent)
Ladyada x0xb0x
Yamaha AN-200
Yamaha DX-200
Alesis 3630 Compressor
Electrix Warp Factory vocoder
Novation A-Station
Yamaha MEP4
TC Electronic M-300 stereo delay
Line6 Filter Pro
PreSonus Studio One DAW

PreSonus Studio One is used for audio recording, compression, and reverb. No MIDI.

This is my first live jam on the Cirklon. All sequences created in Cirklon. MIDI sent to Ladyada x0xb0x is also sent to Yamaha MEP-4, which is sending three MIDI-delays of this sequence to the Novation A-Station, each on separate octaves.

AN-200 signal is fed through Alesis 3630, gate is triggered by rim shot sound from the Roland TR-707. The Yamaha AN-200 is then routed through Filter Pro and M-300. Setting the Cirklon's pattern to "Brownian" makes for some great, unpredictable-but-musically-relevant gating effects.

Yamaha DX-200 signal is fed through Electrix Warp Factory with no formant input, for creepy robot chanting sounds.

Pseudorandom drum 'improvisation' is created by a track on the Cirklon where toms and additional snares have a 30% chance of triggering per step."

Some roland tr madness

YouTube via enmetertre
"Just recording some drummaskine madness test with my 909 707 casio Rz-1 and a sh 101 for bassline"

Roland Jam and a Casio RZ-1

"some roland tr-909 tr-707 tr-727 and Roland sh-101 maskins synkt up together. allso some shity sampels from a casio RZ-1 :-)"

Roland sh-101 TR-909 Emu SP-12 Techno jam

"Some sunday morning techno jam."

1985 Roland TR-707 drum machine "A brand new digital drum machine" Brochure

New post up on Retro Synth Ads for 707 Day.

"Roland TR-707 drum machine's 'A brand new digital drum machine from Roland' four page colour brochure from March 1985."

Roland TR-626 vs. TR-707 | Which one should you get?

Espen Kraft

"Two classic drum machines from Roland. They both have their pros and cons.

The 626 can be upgraded with new EPROM chips to have different samples, but I'd still want the original ones present as these are very usable in themselves too.

The 626 has lots of percussion sounds and 30 drum sounds in total. The 707 has 15 sounds in total and virtually no percussion sounds.

Both have individual outs, but the 707 has the mixer on top for quick mixing of the sounds on the fly. The 626 has the ability to tune the drums +/- 7 steps, the 707 does not.

The 707 has the grid/matrix LCD for easy pattern programming, the 626 has less visual clues to give when it come to the more tiny LCD where you can only see one drum sound at a time.

Personally I feel the 707 has a more 'produced and ready' sounding kick and snare, but the 626 can easily be EQ'ed and compressed to sound thick and punchy. You might feel differently. ;-)

Huge thanks to Anders Jensen for loaning me his 707 for this video!"

[Caknobs] COCKPIT (KORG Ryhtnm55B Master system)

YouTube Uploaded by Caknobs on Jul 29, 2011

"コクピットを作りました。KORGが1982年に発売したRyhthm55B（KR-55B）をマスターにしてRoland SBX-80をsyncさせ、そこから更にKORG KMS-30をsyncさせました。詳細はブログにて。
Enjoy in my cockpit.KR-55B is master of this set.Signal control:KORG KR-55B Roland SBX-80 KORG KMS-30.
KORG KR-55B master with his friends.

....are

[使用機材/Machines]
KORG RHYTHM55B ( KR-55B )
KORG KMS-30
Roland TR-606
Roland TR-707
Roland TR-727
Roland SBX-80
YAMAHA EMT-1
YAMAHA ED-10
Technosaurus Cyclodon
DOEPFER MS-404
FUTURERETRO REVOLUTION
Boss RPQ-10
Boss RCL-10
ALESIS NANOVERB
AKAI mfc-42

and more some FEXbox.

セッティングや機材の詳細についてはcaknobsのブログにて。
Please confirm details of this setting by my blog.
http://caknobs.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2011/07/kr55btest.html"

Roland TR-707 Drum Machine from 1985

video upload by Bata

"Making a couple beats on a Roland TR-707. I used this drum machine a lot before getting the MPC X but it doesn't see much use these days. I still use 707 samples pretty often though especially the snare."

Diabolical Modified TR-707 circuit-bent.com

Diabolical Modified TR-707 circuit-bent.com from Meadows Ling on Vimeo.

via this auction
"Roland TR-707 with added pitch controls for ALL drum sounds/groups.
Each pitch control has a bypass switch and a bi-color (red/blue) LED to indicate pitch status. There is also a 12 point circuit-bending patch bay (stackable banana jacks, when these are activated you can generate a variety of ring-mod, distorted and bit reduced, and delayed effects. Blue LED color change and improved layout give this 707 a cool new look. Also check out the audio samples on our web site. Audio Samples are at: www.circuit-bent.com"

Roland TR-707 with custom eproms, CV pitch and DinSync RE-303

wotatwaat

"A modified Roland TR-707 with custom eproms. This adds 8 banks of sounds. There is also pitch control for the instruments with CV. Some bends as well. Jamming with the Dinsync RE-303. Here an LFO is modulating a couple of the 707 instrument pitches."

Roland Tr-707 / Juno-1 / 101-VCF / JP6-VCF DEMO [Effortless]

Published on Oct 9, 2018 gstormelectro

"Audio and Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2018

Some downtempo on this demo.
Roland TR-707 on drums.
Alpha Juno-1 on pads and leads + Strymon Big Sky.
The 101-VCF arpeggio from Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box plus
...Rozendal CEM3340 VCO
JP6-VCF getting a digital bass from Symbiotic Waves.
Timefactor on delay.
707 snare has Spring Tank Reverb.
Beatstep Pro on sequencing duty.

Some audio post-processing in Cubase 7."

Circuit-Bent Roland TR-505 drum machine

via this auction
"Diabolical Modified Circuit-Bent Roland TR-505:
The Diabolical Roland TR-505 Mods are very similar to the TR-707/727 Modifications which make use of added independent Clock Sources to control the pitch of individual sounds. On the 505 we add 6 pitch controls which affect Bass, Snare, Congas, Toms/Timbale, Cowbells, Hand Clap/Rim. Each Pitch control has a bypass switch that selects either the adjustable clock oscillator or the original 707 CLK. We have also added a 10 point circuit/ROM bending patch bay made from high quality banana jacks (patch cables are included). Linking patch locations will generate a wide variety of modulate, filtered, bit reduced, and otherwise unique effects. The combination of pitch controls and circuit-bending can create some truly one of a kind sounds.

Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices."

ROLAND TR-707 Rhythms From Scratch (4K)

video upload by Catalogue

"Catalogue Present:
Roland TR 707 Rhythms From Scratch

Some rhythmic pattern created from scratch, using the 707 sequencer.
Everything is recorded from the main stereo out, without any effects.
The 2 beats are programmed step by step using the internal clock.
Enjoy ;)"

Century Classic djlace original house mix

via Lace Dj on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Classic bigroom house track using a Roland TR-909, Roland TR-808, Roland TR-707, Sequential Circuits TOM, Kawai K3, Korg M3r, Moog Micromoog and a Sequential Circuits Pro one. Mixed at Canmarc on a Tascam DM4800, TC electronics reverb, Intersound Spring.

The track started out as a test of the recently arrived Kawai K3. We've been looking for this synth for a while and it did not disappoint.
The K3 is a hybrid analog/digital synth. It has digital wavetable oscillators, yet the whole back end of the synth's sound making architecture, filters envelopes & LFOs, is analog. This gives it a less perfect tonal shaping with more noise and random harmonics. This is nice. In this track there is a big "u2" style tempo delay on the Kawai chord line, which gives it the old school techno feel and nice tones in the delay that create complementing melodies.

The tr909 was used for kick, clap and open hat. The kick was recorded 3 times and squished with an ssl bus compressor to bring the tone out. A bit of notch at around 200hz took the knock out and gave it room for the bass line to come through in the middle of the mix.. The hat was gated to close with a bit of swing. The crunchy sound of the open hat is inherent to the 909. When the instruments are detuned from their original pitches, The original 909 has nowhere near the top end clarity that you hear in most 909 samples libraries.

The XOXbox bassline had a mono delay added and was lightly sidechaned to the kick, so it would not compete too much with the note embedded in the kick on the first beat. It tended to still pop out a bit, even with some notching so the side chain helped. Also The XOXbox is a roland sounding box so it's missing a bit in the mids. It was pushed a bit at 600hz to give it a bit of honk that would trigger it's delay a bit more, carrying the bass note to the next beat. Most Roland gear is like that. It's seems they like the "happy face" eq curve sound.

The 808 was run for it's kick, closed hats, Rim shot, And snare. The Kick drum was compressed at infinity to 1 to get it's tail to last a bit longer. It was reversed in post. The snare is pretty much stock. The rim has a tight room off the TC reverb. The hats are detuned 300 cents down. 808 hats are much brighter than the 909s, And they have a great crunch that doesn't lose too much brightness if you pitch down the recording. Always a nice thing to do if you want your hats to get a little sloppy and get that "sha sha" sound. They are also sidechained to the kick. Only a bit, just enough to create small volume variations that ride above and below the mix masking point.

The Sequential TOM was used for the metal drums that play as a background rythm in the main beat loop, and the metal drums and bongos that swing out the first break. They were played & recorded live by jamming & banging on the drum pads with the track in loop mode until a couple rythm ideas stuck out. The TOM latin percussion card is great for adding percussion lines that sound like old samples. It's all 8bit samples that gain all sorts of VInyl like artifacts when tuned away from the basic sample pitch. They also have a lot of lo-fi ring. So with a bit a of plate like reverb added, you can get that "sampled off a record" sound.

The m3r (Korg m1 in a rack form) was used for the uber classic Korg M1 piano sound heard in the break. It starts out stock and gets filtered out of existence by the time the song drops back in full. After trying a few other machines, It seemed the only thing that could do the classic house piano & sampled string held high note effect so prevalent in 90s techno & house was the original machine itself. Go figure. :)

As usual the intersound spring reverb was used. The eq on it really makes it sound old school cool. It this track it used mildly the accentuate the explosion kicks in the break. Coupled with a gate, it's tail can break up like a digital effect, yet retain a lot of mud. This puts it in the desirable, "not sure what kind of verb that was..." category. Great for adding details to a mix.

Enjoy!
Lace"

Submerged - Prophet 08, TR-606, TR-707, ER-1

Published on Feb 19, 2017 traxus12

"A jam from back in 2014. Hope you enjoy!

All Prophet 08 and drum machines, using a Boomerang III phrase sampler to loop.

Please subscribe, and feel free to post below if you have any questions or comments!

---Instruments---
Dave Smith Prophet 08
Roland TR 606
Roland TR 707
Korg ER-1 MKII

---Effects---
Boomerang III Looper
Alesis MIDIVERB II
Alesis Quadraverb
Boss RE-20 Space Echo

---Other---
Mackie LM-3204
RME Babyface
Ableton Live, Audacity"