I've had the WAV samples from one of these for about 15 years but never knew what it looked like until now. It kind of reminds me of the Commodore Vic-20 and the Atari 400 and the sort of buttons Lt Uhuru would press in the original series of Star Trek from much much earlier. It's kind of cool.
@@mavisbavingson2299 I can't remember where I got mine. Probably from a sample CD back in the early days of filesharing via torrents. You can probably find several vendors selling CR-8000 samples, if not giving them away if you google around. It's basically a mix of CR-78 and TR-808 sounds, so you probably already have the same sounds on your hard drive.
The TR-808'S release:1980. This machine the very next year. Quite interesting to me. It sounds pretty much like the TR-808. Now I am curious to know how many 1980'S recordings used this machine, and had me and probably many other people thinking it was the TR-808. 😏 Even some of the knobs and buttons are identical. ROLAND also released the CR-5000 COMPURHYTHM in 1981.
well, CR-8000's rimshot and snare are completely different. They are weaker in my opinion (but okay, the CR-8000 was cheaper). The other sounds are more or less similar. The TR-808 was the unit for the pro's
The unit I have is cosmetically bad, but modded with tubutec unipulse, it cost me 300 quid for CR8000 (bargain!) ...i would rather have this now than an 808, its THAT good
Hi, anyone I am looking to buy the right converter for 220v to 110v for the CR 8000. Anyone would have some references please I could either buy on eBay, Craigslist, Amazon… thanks a lot. Much appreciated. C
Why the fk did Roland not let you program the Rimshot on the CR8000 eh? It’s the best sound in the box. The membranes under the pattern selector buttons always go. Pain when vintage gear goes down. The repair costs are a lot, especially if the vintage repair guy steals / swops out your main boards for a faulty one.
@@AnalogAudio1 absolutely I’m just trying to distinguish weather it’s a decent stylistic replacement for an old school rythm king since I currently have the option to buy either one, but not both.
I feel like the best part about having one of these is to mod it, but the cost would make me very concerned about messing with it. I personally think modding a Behringer or Arturia analog drum machine makes more sense than buying a 40 y/o drum machine for 1k. It was all good when people were giving them away, but now that the market has hit price gouging territory, it really makes no sense to buy one of these, unless you're a collector of old gear
Well, you buy it if you want something original, quality 80ies hardware which does not become worthless and if you want quality sound and durability. It's not exactly for modding, but also not only for collectors. You can make great music with it, it's still an instrument. But for those with higher standards...
I was given one in the mid 90's when I was a kid. It had some scratchy pots and a temperamental BMP so I took it apart, thinking I knew what I was doing. I didn't. No idea what happened to it, I think it went in the trash. The pain haunts me.
@Килобемоль / Kilobemol For sure, as the clone will give you the same love, and will behave the same. 99.999% of the audience of a club does not care about the original or non-original gears. They don't even know what a drum machine is and they don't care. I will always prefer a good track made with a clone, rather than a bad track made with an original. This original / clone war is just missing the point. It's just a rearguard fight for old, alienated, frustrated and jealous nerds who can't stand young talented artists producing genius tracks with clones, while they themselves have no talent, despite their collection of "original" machines.
Looks like a cash register, sounds like an 808 got freaky with a CR-78.
Really cool machine.
I used to have this baby and it was so simple, so pure and so good.
love this machine. real gem of a rhythm box
I've had the WAV samples from one of these for about 15 years but never knew what it looked like until now. It kind of reminds me of the Commodore Vic-20 and the Atari 400 and the sort of buttons Lt Uhuru would press in the original series of Star Trek from much much earlier. It's kind of cool.
hey where could a guy get a hold of these samples
@@mavisbavingson2299 I can't remember where I got mine. Probably from a sample CD back in the early days of filesharing via torrents. You can probably find several vendors selling CR-8000 samples, if not giving them away if you google around. It's basically a mix of CR-78 and TR-808 sounds, so you probably already have the same sounds on your hard drive.
The TR-808'S release:1980. This machine the very next year. Quite interesting to me. It sounds pretty much like the TR-808. Now I am curious to know how many 1980'S recordings used this machine, and had me and probably many other people thinking it was the TR-808. 😏 Even some of the knobs and buttons are identical. ROLAND also released the CR-5000 COMPURHYTHM in 1981.
well, CR-8000's rimshot and snare are completely different. They are weaker in my opinion (but okay, the CR-8000 was cheaper). The other sounds are more or less similar. The TR-808 was the unit for the pro's
@@AnalogAudio1 the kick is basically an 808 kick
@@gbruce8749 a short, preset version of it
@@AnalogAudio1 yes, but it's basically the same sound, I mean technically the kick is almost identical, like the a "little brother" version.
The other way around. The CR8000 came out in 1980. The 808 in 1981. The CR8000 was the intermediary between the CR78 and the TR-808.
Con ella se grabaron muchas producciones de artistas de rock y pop mexicanos de los 80s !
Some of those sounds are just peak OMD
Classic early drum machine.
Yess, thank you.
The real break beat maker ! 👌
Drum machine from "New Gold Dream" by Simple Minds
I've seen one next to Micks synth's ! see yer Mel .
that's gas. pure electricity coming out off of the speakers, no numbers, no data, no digital shit. amazing.
1:39 I wanna dance with somebody, even has the infamous cowbell I thought first appeared on the 808
The unit I have is cosmetically bad, but modded with tubutec unipulse, it cost me 300 quid for CR8000 (bargain!) ...i would rather have this now than an 808, its THAT good
Nice Sound, I Always Wondered If There Were Alternatives to The 808 / 909 !! 😁😆😁
wer can i buy or maybe to order that item rolamd cr.8000..and hm..
Hi, anyone I am looking to buy the right converter for 220v to 110v for the CR 8000. Anyone would have some references please I could either buy on eBay, Craigslist, Amazon… thanks a lot. Much appreciated. C
Always wanted one of these, there's something really nice about the colour scheme but it would possibly only work on something that shape.
I believe some of the Roland PianoPlus keyboards had that color scheme
it was the first white drum machine from Roland. Followed by TR-707, TR-727, TR-505, TR-626.
It can be heard in Blade Runner (when Deckard is looking for Taffey Lewis)
Vangelis was using CR-5000 in Blade Runner soundtrack and other albums.
I confirm Vangelis used the cr5000 in Blade Runner ( check Nemo studio....)
Who needs an 808 when you've got this beauty?
Well, the 808 sounds even better and has more options, more from everything.
Why the fk did Roland not let you program the Rimshot on the CR8000 eh? It’s the best sound in the box.
The membranes under the pattern selector buttons always go. Pain when vintage gear goes down. The repair costs are a lot, especially if the vintage repair guy steals / swops out your main boards for a faulty one.
Which one do you prefer between that CR-8000 and the Korg KR-55/55B ? Cheers!
The Korg KR-55.
Is that snare modified? Sounds real good and snappy. Mine sounds like a tom...
no modifications, all original
i had a cr5000 with that problem. I opened it up and adjusted the trim pot which made a decent difference.
@@dc5815-j1n I did the same and you're right, fixed the boofy-sounding snare.
i realized you have very nice audio quality in your recordings. do you process it at all?
no, just level adjustments
@@AnalogAudio1 soo, recording at around -6 and adjusting to around 0? :-)
Bill Collins used one these
The real question is: can you use it for jazzy folk songs?
If you want to try something new, why not
@@AnalogAudio1 absolutely I’m just trying to distinguish weather it’s a decent stylistic replacement for an old school rythm king since I currently have the option to buy either one, but not both.
Cooles Demo, war mal die TR-&08 und CR-78 für arme Leute. Inzwischen auch ne Ikone.
danke!
I just missed out on one at local garage sale ..................for $20.00 dollars.......
that's life.... but don't worry, it's me who bought it :-D
Reading this made me sick to my stomach.
@@peterjohnjoseph We cannot bring even 1 cent with us when we leave this world so don’t worry too much about it ;)
I feel like the best part about having one of these is to mod it, but the cost would make me very concerned about messing with it. I personally think modding a Behringer or Arturia analog drum machine makes more sense than buying a 40 y/o drum machine for 1k. It was all good when people were giving them away, but now that the market has hit price gouging territory, it really makes no sense to buy one of these, unless you're a collector of old gear
Well, you buy it if you want something original, quality 80ies hardware which does not become worthless and if you want quality sound and durability. It's not exactly for modding, but also not only for collectors. You can make great music with it, it's still an instrument. But for those with higher standards...
I had this.....
Sold it for 250 euros 10 years ago.
I regret it deeply.
I was given one in the mid 90's when I was a kid. It had some scratchy pots and a temperamental BMP so I took it apart, thinking I knew what I was doing. I didn't. No idea what happened to it, I think it went in the trash. The pain haunts me.
First what I imagined was Whitney Houston.
"I wanna dance with somebody" :-D
Or "How will I know"...
Okay but that was 808. I did notice Roland has based 808 on (partially) same circuits, especially the cowbell.
@@SamiJumppanen I feel like the 808 cowbell is slightly different. Maybe it's just the recording, but the 808 sounds brighter, more lively to me.
Narada production track
Behringer is making it as well
no, please no... :-D
@Килобемоль / Kilobemol yes
@@AnalogAudio1 I agree.It's useless nowadays :)
@Килобемоль / Kilobemol Good question, but that make It More cheaper, afforfable for the people.
@Килобемоль / Kilobemol For sure, as the clone will give you the same love, and will behave the same. 99.999% of the audience of a club does not care about the original or non-original gears. They don't even know what a drum machine is and they don't care. I will always prefer a good track made with a clone, rather than a bad track made with an original. This original / clone war is just missing the point. It's just a rearguard fight for old, alienated, frustrated and jealous nerds who can't stand young talented artists producing genius tracks with clones, while they themselves have no talent, despite their collection of "original" machines.
Looks similar to Korg KR-55.
I think the Korg came first, it was 1979
Weak Snare but lovely clap
Used by Omar s in this song
ua-cam.com/video/V57D7tagjrE/v-deo.html
I had one in 1982 ! Truly horrible weedy sound ! Sold it wanted to get an 808 , never did !
Its so damn ugly, lol!
Let's say it looks "different" :-)
@@AnalogAudio1 Definite vintage cash register vibes!
No big deal