Are you kidding? Did you miss the massive hype fest where Roland hailed it as "the next step in dance music hardware?" I didn't even think it was the next step for them, and forget about the power of something like a Mashinedrum (though I so hate their idea of a UI)himalaya wrote:Your claim is misguided, since the TR8 is not hailed as an innovative instrument.ghettosynth wrote: My claim is that the TR-8 does not do enough by today's standards to be viewed as an innovative instrument.
Hell, I'd say that a Nord Drum 2 and their Nord Beat 2 iPad sequencer is a far better instrument in every way than the TR-8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnptn_pGXUY
Just as good sounding and a ton more variation in sound. OK, you'll need an iPad to run the sequencer, but many already have one or, like me, would be happy running it from Live's sequencer or even with my Tenori-on.
I'm not telling you to not buy a TR-8. I do think they sound pretty damn good and the price is OK, but I feel that you'll be better off waiting until all the other kids have gotten board with theirs and are selling them on eBay. I'd give it 6 months.