Roland TR-8S AIRA Rhythm Performer with Sample Playback TR8S

Rhythm Performer Meets Sound Designer TRevolution Born of the most famous and influential drum machines ever made, the TR-8S combines the best of its Roland heritage with modern production techniques and professional sound design. The result? A forward-thinking, performance-tuned instrument unlike any other. Build your dream kit from the most iconic drum sounds of all time, plus the finest selection of samples from Roland's vast library - or import your own custom samples. Tap, tune, and tweak with hands-on controls and production tools that make your patterns move and groove. And why keep this kind of percussive power confined to the studio? The TR-8S was literally made to play live. Roland's Cloud Academy The TR-8S is one of the many products that includes access to Roland Cloud Academy, an online learning platform providing free training courses for registered owners of Roland DJ controllers, TR-8S Rhythm Performer, and MC-101 + MC-707 GROOVEBOXES. In a series of live group video sessions, Roland's top product specialists will guide you step-by-step through various product features and provide tips for studio creation, stage performance, and event production. With the benefit of Cloud Academy's interactive online platform, instructors provide real-time responses to your questions submitted via live chat, voice, or webcam. Features• Legendary ACB Technology from TR-8, 7x7 expansion and Boutique series (TR-909, 808, 707, 727, 606) • Sample playback (with over 300 pre-loaded samples) • Motion recording / playback for parameters (Total 39 parameters per step (11 Inst x 3 Knob, Reverb, Delay, Master FX) • Colour coded faders (user assignable) • Channel grouping • LFO parameter modulation • Velocity sensitive performance pad • 8 chainable variations and 2 fills per pattern • 11 instrument channels + 1 exclusive trigger channel per kit • Multi Outputs (6 outputs, Audio or Trigger) • Up to 128 steps per pattern (using variations) • LAST STEP per channel Design Kits with Authentic TR Drums, Sampled Sounds, and EffectsThe TR-8S comes loaded with the largest, most authentic collection of TR drum machines available. The powerful new processor gives the next-generation ACB models a whole new level of detail and nuance, giving you that classic Roland boom, snap, and sizzle. And now you can incorporate preset and custom samples, creating unique hybrid and layered kits, and enhance them with specialised effects that inject professional sound design into the TR formula. Transistor Rhythms The TR-8S has every sound from the most sought-after TR drum machines, with detailed circuit-models of the 808, 606, 909, 707, 727, and even several modified versions. These are not sound-alike sample-packs or mere recordings of TR drum sounds. Each machine is a detailed, down-to-the-circuit-model that sounds and behaves exactly like the original hardware. All these sounds are yours, at your fingertips, and ready to use in your own productions and performances. ACB Meets Samples Today's rhythm tracks require a diverse set of sounds and production techniques, and it's harder than ever to sound truly unique. While authentic TR sounds are vital for producing drum tracks, mixing and layering sounds opens a world of modern styles and the exciting potential to craft your own signature sound. Pull from the extensive collection of preset samples, or import your own mono or stereo sounds using the SD card slot. Like the TR sounds, you can deeply manipulate samples with immediate hands-on control. Adjust decay and tuning and alter sample start points, speed, and direction. You can create a kit entirely from samples or mix and match with TR sounds for genre-defying drum tracks that demand attention. Drumatic Effects The right effects can make a drum part stand out by creating depth and space. Whether it's delay on a rim-shot, overdrive on a kick, filters on toms and cymbals, or just the right amount of reverb on select instruments, the TR-8S has percussion-tuned effects that simply sound great. In addition to the Master FX knob, each channel has a customizable CTRL knob, placing all this sound-shaping power within easy reach. The attack of the kick, the snap of the snare, phaser depth, distortion amount - whatever parameter you need direct and immediate access to - can be assigned to the CTRL knob or Master FX knob and saved with the kit. Both Instrument and Master Effects, along with their precise settings, are also saved with each kit, making your productions always performance-ready. Create Evolving Patterns with Variations, Fills, and MotionPattern creation on the TR-8S feels natural and intuitive, thanks to the Roland "TR-REC" step sequencer that's been the beating heart of electronic music production for decades. And now, it's been enhanced and modernised to be better than ever. Fast, Fluid, and Fun You can program on the 16 TR-REC buttons or use the velocity-sensitive performance pad to play live, or record into the sequencer. And…