"This auction contains the original Roland Rythm Machines Catalog from 1983.
This catalog contains information and picture’s of the most classic Roland products of all time like the TR-808, TB-303, the mighty Jupiter-8 on the back and a lot more.
This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/Roland collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days."
The line-up
TR-808
TR-606
TB-303
CR-8000
CR-5000
Jupiter-8
Juno-60
Juno-6
SH-101
Piano Plus 70
Piano Plus 60
Piano Plus 30
EP-6060
EP-11
EP-11W
DP-2
FS-1
FS-2
FS-3
RH-10
PCS Cords
"I love the sound of old analogue rhythm machines, but I always wanted to be able to program them like my drum machines. Without the knowledge or skill to modify them, I thought that maybe multi-sampling them would give me what I was after.
I’m over the moon with the results and I think that the Kontakt multi versions sound awesome. Hopefully you’ll have fun with them too!
Bit of background: Although the earlier rhythm machines were intended to accompany lone musicians (mainly organists) and were controlled with start/stop footswitches, they do crop up in a few records.
The 'Cha-Cha' preset from the TR-77 appears in Ultravox’s “Hiroshima Mon Amour” and it’s apparently the (rather processed) rhythm machine heard at the start of Squeeze’s “Take me I’m yours”. The seemingly popular “Cha-Cha” also appears at the start of Duran Duran’s “Girls on Film” albeit at a different pitch (perhaps done with tape speed).
The earlier version of the Rhythm 55B (the Rhythm 55) was also the very unit used by Joe Jackson on “Steppin’ Out”. In fact, he’s recently been bringing it out on tour with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcEYA...
The Korg is a bit of a hanger on being released in 1982 given that 808s, LinnDrums and DMXs were out by then. The Roland CR-5000 and CR-8000 also snuck into the 80s, but they were really at the end of this kind of instrument that had its heyday in the late 60s and 70s.
Instruments used in this video:
Roland Rhythm 77 / TR-77 (1972)
Korg Rhythm 55B / KR-55B (1982)
Roland SH-1000 (1973)
Korg MS-20 (1978)
ARP Odyssey model 2813 (1975)
Roland Juno-6 (1982)"
Here's a little demo -really nothing fancy - featuring the Roland CR-8000 and the CR-78 synced together and plugged into, but not recorded on, a vintage Tascam 244. The echo is the now-almost-vintage Boss RE-20.
Both these drummachines are long-time favorites of mine, along with the TR-606.
The point here is this: though both drum machines respond to Roland sync, the CR-8000 uses 24 ppqn and the CR-78 uses 12 ppqn. Wich means that if you just plug sync out from the CR-8000 into the CR-78, the latter one will play at double the tempo, which can be intresting, but most of the time is not.
So, I worked around that problem by using a Doepfer MSY-1 to sync the CR-78 from a midi clock coming from a DSI mono evolver keyboard ( which plays the “ drony “ sequence in the background from it's internal sequencer ). The MSY-1, although a relatively old device, can be set to different clock divisions from an incoming midi clock. Using the same midi clock source, the CR-8000 is synced by the sync24 converter inside the Novation Drumstation ( both the MSY-1 and the Drumstation are out of view ).
Using this principle, I'll try to make another demo with an 808 and 606 added to the setup.
Recorded straight from the 244's line out into a Roland R-05. I chose not to record on the 244, because it is still in the process of being refurbished and the tape mechanism is not up to the job yet.
By the way: my 244 misses the button cap of the cassette eject switch. Would anyone know where I can find a replacement ? All the transport caps/buttons on the 244 are one “ pad of caps/buttons “, and the one for eject here has broken of and vanished... Any help or suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks for watching !"
Very rare Roland synthesizer pocket catalog Vol.2 circa 1984 (for Roland Dealers) 86 pages
includes all the legacy Roland products in the 1984 year such as:
"Live improvised sample mangling over analog synth sequences. Roland Aira Scooper used on vocal samples from MTM Radio Music player. Arturia minibrute 2s supplies disco riff and two Doepfer Darktimee sequencers drive various euro rack modules through Aira Demora delay. CR-8000,Jasper and V-Synth also featured."
"Quick demo of the Buchla format, Dual Algorithmic Oscillator. Clock and drum beats provided by Roland CR-8000. Pitch sequencing provided by Northern Lights Modular 2OC module."
"Doepfer MAQ 16/3 sequencing Dark Energy modules and Elektor Formant synthesizers. Lead lines played on Korg Triton and Roland JP-8000. Drums from Roand CR-8000 recently modified with 10 buffered voice outputs."
"This time I'm covering a classic track that dropped during the Summer of '83 - Shannon - Let The Music Play. Although Chris Barbosa used a Roland CR-8000 for the 808 sounds, I couldn't resist covering this fun song. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it!
Gear used:
Roland Boutiques
TR-08 - drums
TB-03 - bass
JX-03 - synth chords
JP-08 - synth stabs
JU-06 - chord sweep
SH-01A - high synth strings
SE-02 - sweep fx
First take, no multitracking, no MIDI.
ERM Multiclock provides DIN sync to CR-8000 and TR-808.
All sequencers triggered by 808.
Drums - Roland TR808 + CR-8000 (hats and fills)
Bass - KORG Polysix with Tubbutec ModyPoly
BellPad - Roland JX-3P
Lead - Roland SH-101
FX - Strymon El Capistan, Yamaha REV100, SPX900
"Roland CR8000 Analog DRUM MACHINE Midi-Individual Outs Tonal MODS
This great drum machine has had a major makeover and now works great and has had many enhancements.
All the switch buttons have been dissembled ,cleaned and the rubber contact coated with CailKote 44 so the all work perfect. All NEW capacitors on voice board and the other lower PCB.
Added 6 individual output jacks so you can route the instruments to were you want them to go.
Added 1/8 jack to the Audio out and to the trigger out so you can have a choice of what cable you need to use for your set up.
The best is the TUBBUTEC Midi Interface. See Pic for midi control of the interface PC and Mac available at TUBBUTEC
Allows you to trigger the CR8000 sounds from your midi setup. It also Syncs the drum machine to midi clock. The Midi INPUT jack is on the left side located with the 6 indivual outputs jacks , 3.5mm 1/8'' Midi is standard 5 pin din jack.
When i got the CR8000 it was missing the the lower silk screened metal panel so i made one to fit from laminated laser print.
"Roland CR-8000 midi controlled by Tubbutec uniPulse. All instruments are velocity sensitive. CR-8000 is midi synced and internal rhythms can be played while triggering midi notes. Also works for CR-5000
More info: https://tubbutec.de/uniPulse"
"'Die Schraube' means 'The screw'.
Short clip recorded live in my studio, no multitracking, no DAW.
Instruments:
Drums: Roland TR-707 + Roland CR-8000 Hihats
Bassline: Roland SH-101
Chords: Roland JX-3P
Arpeggio: KORG Polysix (tubbutec ModyPoly)
FX:
Yamaha SPX-900 Multi FX
Yamaha REV100 Reverb
Yamaha GC2020 Compressor
Valley People 440 Compressor"
"Roland CR-8000 Drum Machine - With Analogue Solutions Mod in incredibly good shape. This has been been hardly played, and very well kept after. Very rare example in this condition."
"Up for auction today is an outstanding Roland Compurhythm CR-8000 drum machine. Made in Japan - new, never used !!!
This is a fantastic find from a retired Doctor's high end estate sale. All original and never used open box. This was in a climate controlled storage area for many years and brought out for the sale, perfect as when put away. Protected in the original plastic and the original foam packing and box. Comes with the orginal box with the unopened warrantee card affixed to the top. Also includes the owners Manual, Power cord and Roland cable.
Don't miss your chance to own a brand new CR-8000 !!!"
"This auction contains the original Roland Rythm Machines Catalog from 1983.
