No, I compose and perform music, and that's where I see the benefit of instruments like the TR8. And no external controller can replace that.ghettosynth wrote:Do you DJ?
The parameters are interesting in context of what the TR8 is trying to achieve.No, not necessarily, but if direct parameters aren't interesting, then yes. It' not JUST about direct access.
"So what"? Do you make music or do you just write on forums about it?To control your individual drum sounds, yes, so what? When was the last time that you heard that kind of performance?
When was the last time? Last night at my place? When my friends make music, both in their studios and live? And where thousands of other people make music, daily? Or do you have to be some world touring act to validate one's music making?
You can get them from samples, but you can't control them in the same way as you can on a dedicated box with knobs.I have a 909, I don't use it for "those classic sounds" because you can get them from a handful of samples. You are basically restating my cynical belief. People are convinced that they're really getting an 808 and a 909 for a fraction of the cost, what a bargain. That's just consumerism. I don't care about that I care about innovation in music technology.
Consumerism? Hardly. It would be if everyone had the 808 and 909 drum machines and then Roland decides to release the TR8. But that's not the case. People are loving these sounds and want to play with a hardware box without spending £2000 a pop. Even if the sound is 95% there ( I don't know, perhaps I will get a chance to do my own comparisons to a real 808 and 909), it's still a great sounding, immediate and fun instrument, and yes I played one.
So you are being cynical about it all, I'm celebrating the fact that there we are seeing more inexpensive options, where none existed before.