Roland R-8 (R8) Human Rhythm Composer Drum Machine

This used Roland R-8 Human Rhythm Composer Drum Machine comes with a Power Adapter.

Condition

This drum machine is in good condition with normal cosmetic wear, has been fully tested, and works great. As is the case with almost all of these vintage units, the rubberized coating shows wear; however everything is still readable, and the buttons and triggers all work perfectly and it sounds excellent Please see pictures for details on item condition. Only what is pictured is included.

Product Details

Rhythm performances from conventional rhythm machines or sequencers sometimes leave a monotonous and mechanical impression with the listeners. Roland has succeeded in removing the causes of such limitations and has provided for expression of more realistic drum performances (a much more Human Feel). The result is the Roland rhythm machine R-8.

The R- 8 can express such subtle sound and timing changes as described above. presenting more realistic performances (what we call "Human Feel"), as follows.

Natural tone alteration according to the beating strength or beating positions - Depending on how hard you play the Snare drum, Kick drum or Tom, the tones oi each drum voice (Snare, Kick, or Tom) will change in a very natural way.

Wide variety of sound editing parameters - By changing the setting of the parameters (Velocity, Pitch, Decay and Nuance), the tone of each Instrument can be edited to your taste. Also, even after having written a rhythm pattern, you can edit the sound of each Instrument.

Micro Timing - The timing (steps) of the R- B's rhythm performance (Pattern Play or Song Play) can be set with minute precision, to a resolution of 1/384 note.

Feel Function - A Feel Patch consists of two sections, Groove that changes the strength or position for beating, and Random Factor section which sets random and subtle tone changes. When playing a rhythm pattern, you can set a desired Feel Patch to the rhythm pattern. The same rhythm pattern will be played differently by changing the Feel Patch data.