Behringer RD-9 vs. Roland TR-8 (909)

[@Sonikbytes]

Rd9 has more punch in transients at the beginning of the sound and it's brighter. Individual outs is a great feature to run it through pre's on the analog mixer. An ability to mod it and if a component burns out, there is still a chance to save it in right hands. If Tr8 is bricked then that is the end of it.

[@M1k1haus]

Both sound good. In a proper mix you could never tell the difference. I lean toward the TR8 because you can mix TR kits.

[@tresporros]

rd9 is louder, but the difference is minimal. I own tr8 and that's my fav instrument for drum programming, especially, the on fly playing is amazing. Faders makes a big change, you kind of got a drum machine and a mixer (with actually 2 fx ). I used to own old machines, Akai, Emu/Ensonique, and tr8 gives me the most pleasure. I never was able to play live on MPC, it wasn't the same feeling, like on tr8 - it's just a blast. I must admit I focus on live performance, and I skip production/editing, so for my flow TR8 beats everything. Must admit I support myself with elektron cycles as additional drum machine:), but you know very well, that one drum machine is not enough:)

[@hexfix93]

@@tresporros rs9 has that hi fi sound that analog has. like the model d vs any vst. the model d sound hifi compared to vsts. even diva.

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

@@tresporros TR8 has a BOOST mode that can be set for more volume .

[@InternalMind]

@@user-rv8wb1nl1b No point in boosting a low bit sound

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

@@InternalMind ?

[@InFamousProductions]

the RD-9 seems a little brighter , with more transients , especially at the end of each sound. seems to give just a tiny bit more. I have TR-8S and I love it, but it does seem to be a little dull and muddy. Now that I hear the RD-9, I may just get one so I can have that extra bite and clarity. Great demo on this.

[@braien25980]

RD9 sounds flat with no lowend to me 😂

[@74unicorn]

I prefer kick and snare on behringer, but the difference is so small that it doesn't really matter in the mix. On the other hand, roland is much more versatile. I would be happy to use both machines.

[@aftertheendtimes]

The Behringer stands up very good to the Roland, don't like the color on the new Roland line, infact owned pretty much all the Rolands, the new Roland line for the past 20 yrs, is not of that quality they used to be, and too early released with lot of bugs, and flaws, that was not the case before 1995, Behringer is very much into fix eventual flaws and update where needed fast, also good buildquality, Roland had lost some of the old days exitment apeal to me, but that just my opinion =D Thanks for shareing

[@jimmywheelo]

Just got my RD9 after a looooooong wait. Completely blown away tbh. What Behringer have achieved is nothing short of fantastic

[@raven-jz6cv]

4 months later after your comment here. Reliability? Thank u

[@jimmywheelo]

@@raven-jz6cv very reliable and stable

[@thevoiceofgrandmother]

@@jimmywheelo and your last name's Roland , how about that? ;)

[@johnblissington5265]

i love my rd9 even though i own 2 roland tr909's and they both sound slightly different but when distorted through a pedal or a mixing desk they all sound the same, plus people must be mental to pay £ 5 000 plus for a 40 yr old 909.

[@Kyoshii_epic_weird_wonderful]

Just ordered my too 🎉

[@frankieserious6512]

RD-9 sound is brighter, more presence in the high frequencies of the spectrum

[@ralis]

No song mode on the TR8 but I prefer the 707 kick and it only has 4 individual outs. The RD9 has a song mode! It also has individual out for each drum. I have both and use them together

[@umusic6]

Always good to have them all ;)

[@river718]

I'm going with the Behringer RD-9. The TR-8 seemed a bit duller and lightweight compared to the R-9 which had a heavier punch, more air and tighter transients. I own the TR-8, but the RD-9 is the clear winner here...

[@theanachron303]

RD-9 got no Swing? Most companies put lil bit they own swing into sequencer, but the RD-9 sound all ridgid when sequencer is running.

[@Instrumentals4Sale]

The ‘swing’ on the tr8 is terrible, trust me that swing dial is a reason to avoid that model, which ever engineer decided it was a good idea to tie swing to a dial with zero visual indicators was a sadist. And the fact it can be easily nudged by accident (and lost forever) is a real annoyance. But considering the fact the rd9 does indeed have swing facilities, i assume when you say swing you meant timing instability? :) - which the tr909 had and the tr8 implemented as a settings option :)

[@jenniferw8963]

I can hear a big difference between the analog and digital. I like the RD-9 better.

[@TECHNOBKT]

ROLAND TR-8 💥

[@jovantrendmaker4722]

If you just had one what would you choose?

[@umusic6]

Tough question. They both have great workflow. The TR-8 got the additional sounds/models and thus is more versatile. I'd probably go with that. But if it was just for the 909 sounds i'd go with the RD-9.

[@raven-jz6cv]

Tr8 bd sounds more saturated from factort rd9 reminds me the first kick on the drumbrute. Is like my mother making cake and smashing on plates to find the proper one. But i mean for 300 euros and on the age of putting em all in the heavy dialed of digital workstations (the majority) u can make a pretty thick bad boy out of it. Plus its got proper outs... still tr8 all day long.

[@NEOREV_MUSIC]

Behringer sounds better. Also, wasn't the digital Roland TR-8 $600 when it came out? Amazing how Behringer made an analog RD-8 and RD-9, both only costing $700 together. Then, Roland charged like another $100 to get more sounds added to the TR-8. I had the original Aira line up and ended up selling them.

[@andrewstanworth529]

The TR8 is the best drum machine thats ever existed. There is no better. 😁Discuss! 😂

[@zeneixi]

Nice deal for $350

[@egowaves]

I prefer the kick of the TR8. I am not convinced by the RD9 demos I've heard so far. On top of that the TR8 does 808, 606 and 707 and is cheaper.

[@soldfaith]

Rd9 does only TR909 sounds and it's analog, TR8 is digital. Now if you want something cheaper, ok TR8 is cheaper but not better

[@renzokukengame1684]

Rd9 much beter design,but tr8 seems to sound clearly

[@FredMcGriff1]

The behringer definitely sounds better, especially the snare. What happened roland?....oh right you're a software app company now so it shouldn't surprise us that you would get it wrong.

[@umusic6]

Unfortunately the KZbin audio compression makes it difficult to hear the slight differences, the audio in the original video is much better. The 909 snare on the TR-8 is very weak, muffled, as are the Toms. Overall the RD-9 is much snappier, more dynamic, more transparent, even on the sample based HH, etc. But i actually like the Bassdrum on the TR-8 better. It has more weight in the lows and sounds rounder to me. I couldn't match the BD sounds even in RD-9 enhanced mode. But all in all the difference is not as big as i thought, and the additional sounds on the TR-8 and the workflow is pretty nice.

[@Gainn]

the noise envelope on the TR8 (and S) is wrong. It's too high pitched to begin with, and changes with the pitch of the instrument. On the RD it stays the same pitch and just has some small harmonic changes.

[@jezgomez]

@@umusic6 I think can really hear the difference in the snare & toms. They're just not quite thete on the TR-8. I'm absolutely certain it's something Roland could address in a firmware update if they wanted to but don't hold your breath!

[@olli_vollmer]

Roland

[@Decoy303]

Comparisons are such a waste of time. If you want an exact sound then go buy the original and get it serviced if it's not already. Otherwise I don't see the point really.

[@synapticflow]

The point is most of us don't have $2000 for an original.

[@Decoy303]

@@synapticflow no shit. Lol! Still no point in comparing. That's my only gripe. It's a played out theme. I want to hear people actually creating something with it. Even if it's a expressive drum loop... let's hear that shit.

[@zeneixi]

You sound bitter. Let the people make their videos.

[@Decoy303]

@@zeneixi poor use of grammar. Bitter doesn't even relate. It's a played out theme. People can make what they want and I can comment how I want. 😗

[@eancurtis9333]

Comparisons are good for poor people like me who are undecided in buying a drum machine that is affordable