dazzjazz Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Hi all, I'm wondering about the release date for this drum machine. I can find articles from January that say the release date is March, but March is almost over. Anyone know? Regards Darren Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsongs Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I visited the Behringer/MusicTribe offices in Los Angeles a couple weeks after the NAMM show. One of my main reasons for visiting was to check out the RD-808, but they told me the RD-808 prototype had to be sent back to Behringer. My guess is that it's being re-worked, in terms of both physical layout and bugs. They also had an RD-909 there, but it was a non-working prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks Elsongs. Hopefully it is a well built, reliable product once it hits the shelves... Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd8dky Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks Elsongs. Hopefully it is a well built, reliable product... It's Behringer. Please. Quote http://www.weisersound.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks Elsongs. Hopefully it is a well built, reliable product... It's Behringer. Please. Yes, based on the other synths they've released and their popular digital mixers, I think we can assume it WILL be well built and reliable. Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Anyone know anything? Ive seen the recent Sonicstate video, sounds good. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 No news here. Apparently they are still dragging their feet with this one. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 The last thing I read on gearslutz.com is that Uli hopes to sell the RD8 (name changed) for under $400. I'm assuming he is hinting at $399.00. Back around February I saw about $500 retail. We'll see. I watched and listened to the Sonic State demo with Nick Batt and it sounds suspiciously like the Roland 808 I owned back in the dark ages. No Target release date, yet. My only concern is that Uli says he is adamant about "authenticity" of the re-issues he manufactures. I am concerned about reissuing a vintage piece of gear with the same short comings of the original. Hmm..... However their Odyssey reissue has all 3 filters from the originals, midi, but no Patch Mernory. So on one hand we have a reissue with additional features, but did not get what that synth really needed....patch memory. The Behringer Odyssey would be a lot less money than Korg's version and I believe they missed the mark with the Odyssey, as well as their Model D. I believe that Sequential has the right idea with their OB6. Dave and Tom were able to get as close to the original sound as possible, but added modern features to enhance their new Oberheim. For me, that adds value to their OB6, whereas Behinger threw the baby out with the bath water. Mike T. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 It seems they have updated some aspects of the original 808, adding swing, removing the voice selector knob, plus some cool performance features. I wish theyd stop the worlds longest strip tease and release it. Perhaps theres a lawsuit from Roland theyre fighting - who knows? I have a new project I would love to use the RD8 for. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Here's a link to a Prototype demo from June 2019 with Nick Batt from Sonic State. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh7 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I'm sold on this thing...nice big controls Quote RT-3/U-121/Leslie 21H and 760/Saltarelle Nuage/MOXF6/MIDIhub, SL-880/Nektar T4/Numa Cx2/Deepmind12/Virus TI 61/SL61 mk2 Stylophone R8/Behringer RD-8/Proteus 1/MP-7/Zynthian 4 MPC1k/JV1010/Unitor 8/Model D & 2600/WX-5&7/VL70m/DMP-18 Pedals Natal drums/congas etc & misc bowed/plucked/blown instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh7 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I have about 5 days on the new RD-8, Behringer's 808 clone. A few simple quirks to get past, but once you get it down, programing is super fast. I've been learning and listening to all kinds of 808 music, and I have one bank full of famous patterns. But my real reason for this is as an inspiring metronome. I have "Drum Beats" on my phone, and through my stereo it does sound great.....but...good as it is the app feels canned and is meh to use. I punched in a bunch of 4/4 and 3/4 patterns in the RD-8 for keyboard practice, and made a song which scrolls through them. For practice at this time I am easily distracted, so I often don't even use the famous kick, but go for a Jazz style, light and sparse but with all the notes. You add a little chance and flam, maybe some swing, and......it's not predictable. I really like it. Tempo is a big knob that wants to be turned. I hated the 808s when it first took over in the 80's, although I did not know anything about what machines were making the sounds. But I've been learning all about the history, and I'm a convert LOL. In short, the RD-8 (which is often discounted on request) is extremely versatile, and don't think you can't play it live: [video:youtube] That's a real 808, but the RD-8 is near identical in size and knob layout. The RD-8 adds a few simple filters which can apply to any instrument and filter actions can be live or recorded. Every piece of the kit has a 1/4 out also, so any could be shot right at a pedal. It really would be killer on a gig where apropriate. Build is quite decent, but not as good as Deepmind 12. Base is metal and body is plastic. It could use some cheeks But it has to be lighter than the original, so prancing around like the legend above would be easier. Big as modern drum machines go, but the little ones are cheap and plentiful if you need something to carry on your bike. In actual use, the size and lack of menu diving is an advantage, it seems to me. Quote RT-3/U-121/Leslie 21H and 760/Saltarelle Nuage/MOXF6/MIDIhub, SL-880/Nektar T4/Numa Cx2/Deepmind12/Virus TI 61/SL61 mk2 Stylophone R8/Behringer RD-8/Proteus 1/MP-7/Zynthian 4 MPC1k/JV1010/Unitor 8/Model D & 2600/WX-5&7/VL70m/DMP-18 Pedals Natal drums/congas etc & misc bowed/plucked/blown instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 I got sick of waiting and bought an Elektron Model:Samples which is fabulous. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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