Video by Bedroom Producer

Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland TR-626. Is this budget 80s drum machine worthy of the Roland TR legacy and can it hold up with legends like the TR-808, TR-909, TR-707 and TR-606? Is it as bad as the TR-505, the worst vintage drum machine of all time? Can the crunchy 8 bit lofi samples be used in modern music production? Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 00:56 Overview Roland TR626 01:24 Cheesy 80s Drums... 01:57 ...but there’s a Twist (two actually) 02:07 Sample Transposition 02:20 Multiple Outputs 02:25 Quirks and Limitations 02:41 Step Sequencer (Shuffle, Accent, Scale,...) 03:04 Recording Modes (Step Mode, Tap Mode) 03:20 Patterns, Chaining, Presets, Tracks (Song Mode), Memory Cards 03:44 Rear Panel (Tape Interface, Midi, Trigger Out) 03:57 Circuit Bending, My modded old TR-505 04:18 UI, Battery Compartment, Pricing 04:34 Hate 04:58 Jam 1 (Pure Sounds & Two TB-3) 05:51 Jam 2 (Experimental FX Pedals) 06:48 Finale (Rammstein “Adieu“ - Style Metal Drums) 07:21 Verdict