Roland TR-909

The Roland TR -909 is a based on both analog synthesis as well as on samples drum machine.

The TR -909 was brought in 1983 by the company Roland on the market. It is the successor of the popular Roland TR -808, and with him one of the most popular analog drum synthesizer of all time. When he came on the market, the first based purely on sampling drum machines such as the 1982 published Linn LM-1 Linn Electronics had begun to supplant the analog versions. The TR -909 united both techniques by advocating for an analog technology, but using 6- bit samples for hi-hat and cymbal. The following sounds were available:

• Analog: bass drum, snare drum, Low / Mid / High Tom, Rim Shot, handclap
• Samples: Open / Closed Hi -Hat, Crash, Ride and Cymbal

New compared to the TR -808 was also the MIDI interface. Data could be saved on Compact Cassette or Flash plug-in modules either.

The sounds of the TR -909 are very common to hear, especially in the house and techno music. His bass drum and hi-hat sounds are common in the production of techno music. Especially in the early days of the genre they were used in above average number of productions and thus represented almost been a sonic standard, which had influential on the genre. The very resounding bass drum is heard, for example, to Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic.

Original TR -909 are coveted instruments, although the sounds are now digitally reproduced in the form of samples and software synthesizers such as the ReBirth RB -338.