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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s mosthated audio tools. Nothing is sacred . After weeks of brandnew directtoBad Gear game changers even hardened internet trolls like me fancy a little palette cleanser.

Today we are going to talk about the original Roland TR707. This vintage drum machine and digital sibling to the more iconic TR808 and TR909 is mostly perceived in one of two ways: a timeless classic for both realistic drum sounds and futuristic 80s house OR the most boring and obsolete cheesebox since whatever Casio came up with back then.

Thanks to Philipp of Feedback Underground Studios for giving me access to his beautiful artifact. Serious requests are welcome to: [email protected]

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:54 Overview Roland TR707
01:22 Limitations Pt. 1, Mixer
01:47 Audio Quality, Bit Depth
02:04 Drum Sounds ( 80s drums )
02:51 Multiple Outputs
03:02 TR Sequencer (like 808 , 909 ), Workflow, Pattern Chaining, Accent, Track Mode
03:32 Connectivity, Limitations Pt. 2, Sync
04:01 Tonal Variations ( Roland TR727 , Circuit Bending , ROM Expansion)
04:23 Pricing, Thanks!!!
04:33 Hate
05:00 Jam 1 (Is it House ???)
05:54 Jam 2 ( Industrial Dub )
06:49 Finale (Proto Phonk Orchestral Synthwave )
07:19 Verdict