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Looks like they also have countdowns to add 4 more units to the interface - check out the lock tabs on top or the Countdown link in the hamburger menu. Looks to be they will have new interfaces in about 1, 3, 4, and 6 months. Guesses as to what will be added?
In celebration of 50 years, Roland have collaborated with sound designer Yuri Suzuki to create Roland50 Studio, a digital reworking of some of their most famous and influential devices. It's a 808/303/101 in your browser.
Wonder how it compares to "Rebirth", an earlier Steinberg (later Propellerhead) take on the classic analogue production deck? Surely the Roland version is the most accurate to date?
I’ve got a Roland cloud subscription and I definitely think it’s useful and way more convenient than vintage gear approaching 50 years of age. I also have the arturia v-collection and think this last update made the Roland synths (Jupiter and Juno’s) sound way more alive and better imho than the Roland versions. They are both pretty good though. You can get the same dsp emulation in the Roland boutiques/Aira as well if you want hardware knobs to twiddle.
Iirc the 808 and 909 in rebirth were sample based. The 303 was nice and squelchy but not quite a perfect emulation. Lots of fun to play with though. I remember spending hours in college playing with rebirth.
Wonder how good the emulation is compared to some of the other commercial solutions out there. Usually software implementations of this hardware don't sound right My current fav is Image-Line's Transistor Bass
I've tried getting it to run on Windows 10, but even after all the hacks I could find online, it just doesn't run quite right. It was made in the era of 800x600 resolutions. And even though there's a pixel-doubling patch available, it looks like hot garbage.
Even still, this was a huge part of my music experimentation phase of life. (My youth)
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Wonder how it compares to "Rebirth", an earlier Steinberg (later Propellerhead) take on the classic analogue production deck? Surely the Roland version is the most accurate to date?
Long time 808/606/303 owner and the Roland emulations are ok. The best 303 emulation I’ve used is the Audiorealism bassline. https://www.audiorealism.se/ Keep in mind I’m not a huge 303 fan personally. I’ve got a Roland cloud subscription and I definitely think it’s useful and way more convenient than vintage gear approaching 50 years of age. I also have the arturia v-collection and think this last update made the Ro…
Wonder how good the emulation is compared to some of the other commercial solutions out there. Usually software implementations of this hardware don't sound right My current fav is Image-Line's Transistor Bass
I did SO much with Rebirth-338 back in the day. Its emulation wasn't so bad. I've tried getting it to run on Windows 10, but even after all the hacks I could find online, it just doesn't run quite right. It was made in the era of 800x600 resolutions. And even though there's a pixel-doubling patch available, it looks like hot garbage. Even still, this was a huge part of my music experimentation phase of life. (My yout…
I use analog synths to get away from screens. Fun thing I've discovered that is specifically useful for the 303 is that loops and melodies with a prime number length against composite number beats are a source of free constant movement in otherwise repetitive loops. A 4 on the floor beat vs a 7, 11, or 13 step melody only cycles every 4 x n bars. I've been mulling one of the an 808 re-issues, or even investing in a collectors item, and playing this in my browser is removing my excuses for putting it off. Thank you!
Wonder how good the emulation is compared to some of the other commercial solutions out there. Usually software implementations of this hardware don't sound right My current fav is Image-Line's Transistor Bass
I did SO much with Rebirth-338 back in the day. Its emulation wasn't so bad. I've tried getting it to run on Windows 10, but even after all the hacks I could find online, it just doesn't run quite right. It was made in the era of 800x600 resolutions. And even though there's a pixel-doubling patch available, it looks like hot garbage. Even still, this was a huge part of my music experimentation phase of life. (My yout…
And just like that, I said goodbye to all job productivity today. It looks like Roland took a cue from Google's Blob Opera: https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHW...
Wonder how good the emulation is compared to some of the other commercial solutions out there. Usually software implementations of this hardware don't sound right My current fav is Image-Line's Transistor Bass