ROLAND TR-1000 [05] // LØSTLVLS

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"Thought I'd do a Silent Servant-esque deep minimal thing, but before long it ended up way too crowded to be anything like his work. Still, it was a lot of fun! Also become super comfortable with the interface of the TR-1000 over the last few days, more than I ever was with the TR-8S.

The sub is a 303 processed through iZotope Trash 2 then tweaked to work with the kick, which is the analogue 909. The TR-1000 has enough headroom to cope with massive subs, and the analogue drive glues everything together.

Check out my sample packs on Bandcamp - loads of vintage and modern gear (leaning towards drum machines) with kits, sample chains and presets. All ethically-sourced and locally-grown here in the lab in Bristol, UK: https://lostlvls.bandcamp.com/"

Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator w/ Original Box

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ROLAND TR-1000 [02] // LØSTLVLS

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"Exploring the wonky lo-fi glitch-beat side of the TR-1000, inspired by Kona Triangle's Sing a Sapling into Existence album from 2009.

Back in 2014 I got into Teebs, Flying Lotus, Shlohmo, Shigeto and a bunch more, after being obsessed with Nujabes, Five Deez, Shing02, Fat Jon and a bunch of others. Something about dense, ducking textures with thick kicks and wonky percussion sets my soul alight.

The SP-404 was a 'founding piece' of my musical development - while the MPC 1000 was perfection, the SP was portable and performative in ways that perfectly complemented the MPC - I was lucky enough to see Teebs live performing with his two SP-404s and his set was awesome. If you remember the old Roland forums where Flying Lotus personally shared the 'FlyLo Technique' then you officially rock.

Anyway, enjoy!

Check out my sample packs on Bandcamp - loads of vintage and modern gear (leaning towards drum machines) with kits, sample chains and presets. All ethically-sourced and locally-grown here in the lab in Bristol, UK: https://lostlvls.bandcamp.com/"

ROLAND TR-1000 [01] // LØSTLVLS

video upload by LØSTLVLS

"Learning to harness the full potential of this incredible machine - what it can do with samples, how to make creative use of layers, control knobs and morph parameters.

The analogue drive paired with the analog voices is bliss!

Check out my sample packs on Bandcamp - loads of vintage and modern gear (leaning towards drum machines) with kits, sample chains and presets. All ethically-sourced and locally-grown here in the lab in Bristol, UK: https://lostlvls.bandcamp.com/"

Sampling my meditation class over old school trance feat Roland TR-1000, S1 & P6 Compact, Hydrasynth

video upload by Luke Neptune

"I was messing around and came up with this nostalgic old school trance jam. Then I had the idea of sampling my voice from one of my meditation classes and added it in.
This is the result. I hope you enjoy it and happy new year to you all."

Roland MC-707 Kills The Roland TR-1000

video upload by Digiphex Electronics

"Song is a cover of Lone Matt Cutler - Outlander."

Roland TR-1000: Techno jam

video upload by Freaky Tweaky

Roland TR-1000 Tutorial - Lone "Outlander" (Cover)

video upload by Digiphex Electronics

"I recreate Lone Outlander on the TR-1000

Die With A Smile Lady Gaga, Luther Kendrick Lamar, A Bar Song Shaboozey, Loose Control Teddy Swims, Birds of a Feather Billie Eilish"

Roland TR 1000 + Chase Bliss Lost & Found

video upload by fig. 8

"living up to its namesake, getting lost with new kit with the record light on. then trolling the files later for 8 bars of magic."

Roland TR-1000: first jam

video upload by Freaky Tweaky

Pics of the Inside of the New Roland TR-1000

This one is in via an anonymous reader spotted on imgur.

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TR-1000: Thoughts, Discussion, and Production

video upload by EZBOT

"The TR-1000 is a strange and wonderful machine that constantly has me returning to the manual to see if it can do 'this or that' and often finding out it can do most things you throw at it. How does it compare to an Elektron machine? How does it sound? Is the workflow clunky or is it smooth? Could this be an addition to your setup or a stand alone machine? All this and more, this time on 120 minutes. Additionally we will talk smack about the OP-XY while also drooling on it at the same time. My favorite combo."

EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com

HALG-CD 4Mb Memory Card

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via this eBay listing

"This card original circuit was fully developed by DoJoe - J. Fenkes and with the great community of keyboard lovers. HALG modified the mechanical, the circuit, and incorporated couple important changes:

✔ The 3 main slide switches that are on the back of the card are stronger now;
✔ The components placement are fully located inside of plastic cover to protect against ESD (electrostatic discharge)
✔ A card enclosure was designed to protect the card when you need to carry around
✔ A plastic case now fits perfectly to cover components and switches;
This memory card is a replacement for Roland’s M-128, M-256 and M-512 cards, as well as the electrically compatible Akai BR-16 and BR-32 cards. Compared to the original cards, this card has two advantages:
✔ It does not require a backup battery. It uses magnetoresistive RAM for storage rather than
regular static RAM, which is a type of RAM that can typically keep its data for twenty years
before it needs to be refreshed.
✔ A single card actually stores 16 M-128 / M-256 cards or 8 M-512 cards, which can be
accessed by a pair of convenient switch sliders at the rear end of the card.
✔ Like the original card, it also comes with a write protect switch.

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Sanjay C went to the SYNTH EXPO...these BLEW him away!

video upload by Sanjay C

"🚀 Free Guide: Improve Your Studio Today — https://www.sanjayc.com/free
I went to Synth Expo 2025 and got hands-on with some of the most exciting new gear on the floor, including the Sequential Fourm and Soma Labs Flux. In this video, I’ll show you standout finds from brands like Roland (TR-1000), Kurzweil (K2061), Landscape Synths, Synclavier, Arturia, Daydreamer Synth, Novation (Launch Control XL), Bored Brain, Synth Rise, Groove Synthesis, Entropy & Sons, 1010 Music, Vermona, and Copper & Cedar (ProxiMIDI). From experimental designs to modern classics, this was a synth lover’s dream — and I’ve got the highlights right here.

#MusicStudio #MusicProduction #SanjayC

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Timestamps
0:00 Sequential
0:31 Roland
1:03 Torso
2:23 Kurzweil
2:45 Landscape
3:23 Synclavier
4:31 Arturia
5:52 Soma Labs
6:35 Daydreamer Synth
7:10 Novation
8:19 Bored Brain
8:43 Synth Rise
9:18 Entropy & Sons
9:48 1010Music
10:36 Vermona
11:01 Copper & Cedar"

The Florian Schneider Collection to Be Auctioned at JULIEN*S November 19

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via JULIEN*S

"THE FLORIAN SCHNEIDER COLLECTION

Auction to be held at Musician's Hall of Fame & Museum, Nashville, on November 19

An incredible collection of more than 450 artifacts from the life and career of Florian Schneider, co-founder of the pioneer electronic band Kraftwerk."

Pics and videos featuring some of the gear below, and his Lederhosen for good measure (thanks greg!).

Update: the post has been fully updated with all the synth related gear. This may just well be the longest post to be featured on the site. I wanted to capture all the pics for all of the details including notes, scuffs, and of course serial numbers. It's an interesting look into what he used, the condition he keped his gear, in some cases, how he actually used his gear. Note the phonetics on the keys of the Casio CZ-101 and DX-100. Note the Midi Switch Box with a built-in speaker? What's that about? Note the camouflage key strap on the Korg RK-100 Remote Keyboard. Did he pick it out himself or did the keytar just come with it? Note the repeat midi controllers and the MIDI saxaphones. Wind was his primary instrument. You'll find a ton of the acoustic gear he used in the other listings. This is a fascinating insight into both what and how he used his gear.

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Rack Mount Sennheiser VSM-201 Vocoder

Starting Bid $5,000

Estimate $20,000 - $40,000 USD

A late 1970s Sennheiser VSM 201 Vocoder with no serial number from the personal studio and collection of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (see images). While it’s said that only a few dozen of these Vocoders were produced, a few examples made it into the hands of forward-thinking musical artists including Herbie Hancock, Daft Punk, and of course, Kraftwerk, who used a VSM-201 like this on their albums Man Machine (1978) and Computerworld (1981). The VSM-201 has an intelligible sound that has not yet been bested by modern gear. Includes power cable. This VSM-201 has been removed from its wooden enclosure (which bears the serial number plate) and modified with a metal rack mount casing, presumably for live use. Requires 240v, IEC power cable not included.

Dimensions: 19 x 9 x 9 inches

Category: Kraftwerk, Equipment

Provenance: PROVENANCE From the Estate of Florian Schneider

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Get to grips with the Roland TR-1000 – Producer's Guide

video upload by MusicRadar Tech

"Unveiled earlier this month, Roland’s TR-1000 was always going to cause a stir. This flagship drum machine sits at the top of Roland’s line-up, with a top-end price to match. It’s the first Roland drum machine in more than 40 years to feature analogue sounds, with 16 circuits that mimic those of the iconic TR-808 and TR-909.

To focus solely on the TR-1000’s analogue elements would miss a lot of its highlights though. Alongside these sounds, Roland’s behemoth also features sampling, flexible effects, digital percussion sounds and a well-equipped, creative sequencer.

In our video, we explore the basics of the TR-1000 workflow and explain a few of our favourite creative features, including resampling, timestretching, the Morph crossfader and the master effects.

In this video, we’re using the TR-1000 alongside Erica Synths’ Bassline synth. The TR-1000 is sending MIDI clock to the Bassline sequencer, and the Bassline is routed into the TR-1000’s rear panel input and routed through the Master FX unit.

In this video:
01:40 – Sequencing basics
07:20 – Resampling a drum loop
19:17 – Drum layers
23:05 – Sub steps and probability
24:52 – FX routing
28:45 – Morph
32:23 – Variations and fills"

Roland TR-1000 compared to OG TR-808 TR-909

video upload by Antony Fewster

"Quick compare of the new Roland TR-1000 to the TR-808 and TR-909. Not intended to be a shootout, more so side by side examples of how the engines compare.

The TR-1000's 808 engines are all analog in this example. The TR-1000's 909 kick and clap are analog, the hats are ACB.

Recorded from main outs on all machines into Apollo x8 into Logic. Normalized audio, exported uncompressed to AIFF. Finally degraded by imovie and youtube."

Update: some additional info via Antony:

"In trying to match the levels (tuning etc), something that was really apparent was that there originals had nowhere left to go - both the 808 and 909 were set to max on the available settings (other than tone for the 808 was was around 12 o’clock). The TR-1000 had headroom for days across every parameter - decay, tuning etc before you even get to the extended parameters, effects, filter etc

I find in the same room the TR-1000 is crisper, clearer, heavier, punchier. I imagine most folks will be dialing things back to sit in the mix vs adding stuff (i.e. when compared to the originals) to make them do their thing.

I know the originals do what they do, but having played the TR-1000 I find myself wondering why the tuing stops ‘here’, or why I can’t add a delay to the hats, and a compressor to the kick as I’m in the flow with the machine - vs going back to the daw, or having to use separate outs into outboard stuff - it’s all very immediate."

Roland Circuit Bent the TR-1000

video upload by Digiphex Electronics

Also featuring the Abstrakt Instruments Analog Bassline and Teenage Engineering OP-XY.

Preshroom - Roland TR-1000 Performance

video upload by Bauke Top

The above is in via Paw paw. One more below.

"Made this beat before the weekend, recorded it yesterday. Hope you enjoy.
Later this week I'll try to get the comparison video between the Alpha Base and the TR-1000 done!

xoxo"

Roland TR 1000 Test (into API the box mk1)

video upload by Bauke Top

"Ciao everyone.

I'm just as hyped as everyone for the new Roland TR-1000, so I got one today and hooked it up to my regular rig. Just been playing around with it for an hour, but wanted to get a video out for everyone to hear what the thing sounds like in a full mix. The thing friggin smacks like crazy.

Remember this is just a little first test, didn't prepare much, it's just here for you all to hear it in action.

Equipment used:

Roland TR-1000 (for drums)
Moog Slim Phatty (for bass)
Oberheim OB-X8 (for chords and melodies)
Majella Implexus (for leads)
Sequential Take 5 (for extras)
Elektron Octatrack mk2 (for midi sequencing)

API The Box mk1 (for clout and summing)
Eventide H90 (for reverb)
Source Audio Nemesis Delay (for delay)
Prism Titan (for conversion)"

Roland TR-1000 - first pattern

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