Bad Gear - Roland TR-626

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-626. Is this budget 80s drum machine worthy of the Roland TR legacy and can it hold up with legends like the TR-808, TR-909, TR-707 and TR-606? Is it as bad as the TR-505, the worst vintage drum machine of all time? Can the crunchy 8 bit lofi samples be used in modern music production?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:56 Overview Roland TR626
01:24 Cheesy 80s Drums...
01:57 ...but there's a Twist (two actually)
02:07 Sample Transposition
02:20 Multiple Outputs
02:25 Quirks and Limitations
02:41 Step Sequencer (Shuffle, Accent, Scale,...)
03:04 Recording Modes (Step Mode, Tap Mode)
03:20 Patterns, Chaining, Presets, Tracks (Song Mode), Memory Cards
03:44 Rear Panel (Tape Interface, Midi, Trigger Out)
03:57 Circuit Bending, My modded old TR-505
04:18 UI, Battery Compartment, Pricing
04:34 Hate
04:58 Jam 1 (Pure Sounds & Two TB-3)
05:51 Jam 2 (Experimental + FX Pedals)
06:48 Finale (Rammstein "Adieu" - Style Metal Drums)
07:21 Verdict