Classic 909 Patterns on the Behringer RD-9

[@StarskyCarr]

More classic house tracks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHy6pamVmMuYqsk More info on the RD-9: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ_Qk5qul6mHq6M

[@michaell.8938]

Got my RD-9 a week ago. Loving it. I've used the TR-909 for years and the RD-9 is an incredible clone.

[@jakelawson1]

The thing I love about the Take Me Home pattern is how much it sounds like Phil's style of drumming.

[@sinsin5906]

god i wanted the pad of "can you feel it" so hard - great choice of patterns ... bossy demo

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Just so awesome Starsky love the classic recreations. I'm still in shock that the 909 has returned once again :-)

[@apislapis]

Great tip about using a 12 bit reverb for that 80s feel, Starsky. Think I'll use my Boss RRV-10 when I get my hands on the RD-9, or even use it on my 606, R-M1x & DrumBrute Impact! Cheers mate for that gear idea.

[@alexhahn8016]

Take Me Home, such an amazing song

[@adognamedshinji]

Love that Bjork drum pattern! Thanks to you I am now discovering her music. Cheers

[@daneguitarist1]

dammmmmn that nostalgia on robin s and pump up the jam hell yeah! the mail says my rd9 will show up in the mail tomorrow, so im pretty stoked

[@StarskyCarr]

Enjoy. 😃

[@bbxdesign]

Amazing work. Loved that you added synths to recreate famous songs, especially Bjork's "Hunter" and Radiohead's "Videotape" with its insane hidden syncopation!

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha I did consider a shot of me nodding my head apparently out of time!!

[@GreatBallsOfAcid]

Hunter is such fantastic use of a drummachine 👏 love that track

[@bnjmnwst]

Phil Collins? Cheeky? That was my favorite song out of all of them. Both back in the day & now. Nobody beats Phil on a drum set or a drum machine.

[@sea-saw2654]

I listened to his autobiography on audible “not dead yet “ a brilliant listen.. 👍

[@fabiosantoriell0]

Waiting the RD-9 MK2 more accurate analog circuit! 😂😂😂

[@StarskyCarr]

😂

[@spaceiswater6539]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@JeroenKnoops]

I don't get this... What version of the Prophet 5 do you prefer? Or which revision of the minimoog? Rev1? Why does everybody automatically think the newest version is better?

[@Trig242]

Laughs (cries) in RD-8 MKI

[@l92910]

they’ve already implemented the new chip in this one

[@MD_is_me]

That Schoolly D pattern is also the basis for "Kiss Them For Me" which I only picked up on when you added the "80sish" reverb. Nice. Adding the synth for context was a good idea. "The influential beat was performed by a Roland TR-909 drum machine.[3] It would later be the basis of Siouxsie and the Banshees' song "Kiss Them for Me" ..." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.S.K._What_Does_It_Mean%3F

[@onelittleatlas5645]

Loved the bjork demo! We've created a track that pays homage to the hunter with a similar approach to the kick and snare runs, I used a drumbrute impact and it works so well, very similar to a 909 in sound. Been tempted by this drum machine for the nostalgia factor. Look out for the track on our album in Oct 🤗 hoping some fellow drum machine nerds hear the reference

[@AdrianGeorges]

What a pleasure to listen to the sounds and you of course. Great content.

[@DeGrale.]

I’ve gone all nostalgic now, nice one lid 😀

[@RapidFlow_Shop]

Really cool to hear these patterns!

[@djsweatysac1842]

Thanks for the vibes and the great demo video.

[@devids51]

If you have some time to spare, please cover Dark & Long (Dark Train) and Born Slippy by Underworld on the RD 9

[@michaelpierce3264]

as always great Carr just got mine yesterday

[@ed_synth]

The bass sound on 'Pump Up The Jam' is so good. Track 8 evocates me first 'Sadness' by Enigma instead of 'Keep On Moving'.

[@joker9494949494]

Lately bass!! Classic patch

[@electronaut7429]

Nice to have the basic patterns and (some of?) the fills! :-)

[@tec4ever72]

Lovely! Thank you!

[@Barefoot_Joe]

I was really hoping you would sing "Keep on moving" to us 8)

[@JoseAngelMorente]

This is Behringer helping resurrect house music…

[@mymodularjourney]

It might not be everyone’s taste, but I feel that ‘Pilldriver - Pitchhiker’ might be the ultimate tribute to the 909.

[@TiefTonMusik]

Hell yeah!!! Nice pick

[@spaceboxtd3720]

This would be sick with my td3

[@tranceemerson8325]

that sounds REALLY damn close to the real 909

[@cresshead]

excellent stuff, i wonder if Roland will do and updated boutique of the 909?

[@StarskyCarr]

I doubt it... there's not much to add. Its got additional gain, compression, tuning etc. already. I really like it thought... except the 3.5mm outputs

[@fjfrancois]

1980's = TR-808 on most song hits 1990's = TR-909 on most song hits

[@noor-rx1ij]

2000s and onwards = TR-808 or TR-909 on most song hits

[@retro-dademusic6403]

2030s: Behringer on everything

[@cosmicspeed7696]

1970´s = CR 78 on most song hits

[@safstar0184]

Funny how the machine number matches the best year of its use😂👍😂

[@christopherpederson1021]

Gee, not a coincidence

[@ChrisSmout]

Starsky I had the last half of the video on the background and I could have sworn pattern 10's chord progression was The Key / The Secret by Urban Cookie Collective ;)

[@StarskyCarr]

Its the most used chord progression in pop... so not surprised it sounds like something else :). Theres a video of a male quartet singing loads of famous tunes all over the same chords .

[@HoganBass]

@@StarskyCarr Axis of Awesome & the I-IV-vi-V chord progression (and variations thereof)

[@alfiedotwtf]

Wow, nice job. In particular, that Vogue was spot on!

[@Emontop1]

Thank you, it was Amazing 😀👍👍👍👍👍

[@Goettel]

From what I've heard so far, there seems to be an in-build compressor on the RD-9 output. Maybe it's KZbin, but if it is it sounds more obvious on the RD than anything else.

[@StarskyCarr]

I noticed that… I think it’s KZbin or the video rendering .. Some of the louder sections with the synths have been a bit squished. I think it depends on the amount of bass on the kick tone or synth.

[@Goettel]

@@StarskyCarr It seems to affect the RD more than the TR, to my ears.

[@Kkidzz]

Would love a CR78 with tuneable voices.

[@Pepijn_a.k.a._Akikaze]

Try the Cyclone Analogic TT-78. It has even more bass than the CR-78. I used it on my album Disorders (artist's name Akikaze).

[@rebmcr]

Track 10 sounds veeeeery similar to Dirty Cash (Money Talks) too!

[@magnafide]

This was a great video!

[@LysetteLeePopTilUDrop]

Can't wait for both the Behringer RD-9 and RD-8 Mk II! Sold our RD-8 an anticipation of the Mk II with the more authentic Roland TR-808 chip :)

[@StarskyCarr]

Me too. I've had the Rd-8 on order for months now :)

[@LysetteLeePopTilUDrop]

@@StarskyCarr Sweetwater estimates Jan 2022. Some of the UK stores might get it sooner.

[@KeirMurphy]

You have a face... and a body too! Not just hands! Great video - thanks. Can't wait for mine.

[@LFOVCF]

oi, no flirting!🤣

[@StarskyCarr]

@@LFOVCF flirting is very much allowed … it’s been a while!

[@LFOVCF]

@@StarskyCarr I know the feeling 🤣

[@mattster303]

Your vogue strings were great!

[@mattjbatkinson1911]

Great video. Yes I’ve previously owned 2 909’s over the years. This sounds pretty good to me. Maybe the claps are brighter than the OG. Not quite as muffled. But it does sound nice.

[@jackpijjin4088]

The good thing about it being brighter is that you can filter it down easily, whereas pre-filtered it would be a lot harder to add the highs back in.

[@mattjbatkinson1911]

@@jackpijjin4088 True. Maybe something inside just needs a little tweak to take some top off it.

[@muzikman2008]

I have a roland TR8 with the 909 built in.. But this sounds better. Got me wanting to play it now lol. Love the RD9 can you have too many drum machines?.. Nah 🥁😂

[@georgegeez8708]

I just got the RD-9 right after Christmas. It joins my RD-8, RD-6, Roland TR-707,TR-727 and TR-505. The TR-707 has the HKA Designs chip installed which includes all the above machine's sounds along with Linn Drum and DMX. Not to mention a Roland MC-303 Groovebox. All controlled by an Akai MPC2000. Would that be considered having enough drums?

[@muzikman2008]

@@georgegeez8708 Moby wouldn't disagree lol.

[@derekholland3328]

love this episode.

[@ShaunCymruDS8]

Loved it Starsky..weren’t the 90’s a golden era for the 909 :) for some reason this 909 sounded really punchy..was there any additional eq going on? Never mind any comparisons on …”is the decay on the snare the same as a real 909” or “what about the open hihat” etc ..this sounds close enough to anyone who wants to make music rather than moaning and being a purist. Looks loads of fun.

[@StarskyCarr]

I’ve actually checked the hi hats against the TR09 as I was amazed how close they got them. Indistinguishable in reality.**edit**... or not!! ;)

[@Nitroburner01]

Great, though not all songs are very well known here. For me, I am missing Adamski killer here.... The moment the Hihats start playing, gives me the shivers

[@StarskyCarr]

You’re not the first to mention killer… but it uses sounds from another drum machine following the bass notes - so although the main kick snare and hi hat are 909 there are a lot of none 909 drum sounds in there too.

[@ggoty]

love the radiohead inclusion!!

[@StarskyCarr]

There's only so much 90's house I could listen to an d replicate in one afternoon!

[@livinproof718]

I really enjoyed this a lot I won’t lie ... the first beat biggie rapped over on his album life after death ... the schooly d beat

[@ModernDevotion]

Vox has a video on video tapes missing beat that’s really good!

[@PorchBass]

Great video thanks Something about the snate noise colour being a bit brighter here. It needs to get rusty i guesd

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha… sounds ok in ‘real life’ inevitable when I do something like this the sounds get slightly squished by limiters and KZbin’s compression. I’ll do a more in-depth run through soon where the individual sounds should come through cleaner. But yeah… 40 years of slow cooking does some mushing on the OGs.

[@dothe303dance]

Amazing!

[@simul808]

Pump up the jam.....luv it

[@deepwell2255]

Love the Radiohead in there!

[@ogasi1798]

copyright ahoy ahahahaaaaa, bloody algo - nice work as always fella - this is why your demos are cool

[@gijs]

I never resized there was a 909 in those tracks :)

[@pcprobot]

Wow man that's really cool

[@Chasing_Thoughts]

Great video 😊

[@aftertheendtimes]

Super great review thanks ❤️👍

[@paulmoore6937]

The Juno Bass Sound in Mr Fingers - Can U Feel It gets its sound from being in Unison mode rather than chorus. Not picking, just a little tip for the geeks if they want to recreate.

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha.. not on mine - just tried it... sounds buzzy and horrible. Much closer without tbh... shame.. I got quite excited to try it :)

[@deepnlow808]

@@StarskyCarr Maybe the unison sounds different between the 106 and the 6 or 60

[@StarskyCarr]

@@deepnlow808 Maybe but I don't think so. Here's someone doing it in the 60 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5m8fqGhh7GMbdE They're all renowned for their bad implementation of unison. There's no detune between the voices, and as the DCOs are locked tight to the same frequency you get phase cancellation between the 6 voices. This makes them weedy and strange. My 106 sounds pretty much the same as the 60 in that clip.

[@old_romans]

The inclusion of Bjork really did it for me.

[@texacomann]

I am amazed great demo !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@StarskyCarr]

The more I think about it the better the RD-9 gets..

[@lassel1644]

+What is Behringer doing? This is kinda impressing. Wonder how they attract their engineers?

[@audreyazwell]

Oooh snap I didn't expect this one 😏👊🙌 2:06 (claps) BOI I'm ready to get my "Streets of Rage 2" on over here like (starts punchin the air in a dancing fashion) 😂 Bro ima be makin comment edits throughout this whole thing like dude that madonna cover was lit fr lol Also MY MAN DOIN LIKE ALL MY FAVORITE JOINTS RN WTF 😂 Pump up the jam goes so hard IDGAF Well the first half were my favorite joints anyway lol

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha… not Phil Collins 😂😂😂😂🤫

[@audreyazwell]

@@StarskyCarr i need that sudio 👀😂

[@daemonelectricity]

The Day Bow Bow song!

[@Taprecords]

Great job! I can’t wait to get one! 😎

[@FKU7777]

would love to know the patterns for inner city for 909 and stabs! If you have any links to where I can find would be grateful. Top video too mate, cheers

[@StarskyCarr]

the stabs are just simple Fm to Gm as far as I can remember,

[@FKU7777]

@@StarskyCarr thanks mate, I just took delivery of my RD-9 today so I’m a happy bunny!

[@DestroyER82]

Also used by Vangelis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4a2ZmCpqr6mkLc cheers :)

[@kotobaza2099]

Armando - World unknown (My mix is Dunn) is another underrated 909 house track

[@Stjohn909]

What, no "Smothered Hope" by Skinny Puppy? ;)

[@AlexBallMusic]

You didn't do nine hundred and nine recreations? Cop out. ;) Technical question - in every demo I hear (especially side by side comparisons) the RD-9 sounds brighter than the original 909. Particularly the hats and snare. Is that because all the 909s out there are 40 years old and have got darker with age? Or is that one of those unscientific statements that goes round the Internet? Or maybe the crummy recording quality of some of the original 909 records has coloured our perception of what it sounds like. Either way, a low pass filter would match that in 2 seconds and it's inconsequential to an otherwise solid clone, but I'd love to know if old gear actually gets darker with age.

[@Toymortal]

I would imagine it's the way they were recorded and saturated to tape. In terms of the older machines sounding darker, it's probably partly the internal components drifting out of spec and could even be part to the modern recreations using much more precise surface mount components. Possibly none of the above 😂. Love your channel as well as Starskeys - you is both great analogue gents.

[@Toymortal]

Should also add that a surprising amount of early house and UK techno was initially recorded to 4 track cassette and another favourite was recording to the boomboxes of the time, due to the gnarly limiting of the built in automatic gain controls.

[@StarskyCarr]

How d you know another 90 episodes aren’t in the way ;) I originally thoight 9 would be apt, then realised I’d programmed 10! Sound wise I’ll take a look bs the TR09 and cloud as they’re effectively new version of the 909 if you believe Roland’s tech speak. I was amazed by the hats in particular as they’re digital on e original and notoriously difficult to homer right. These sound the same (to all intents and purposes). The kick doesn’t have as much movement in the overall tuning but I never checked the snare … it just sounded right. But maybe not! Stay tuned for more exciting episodes of…..

[@gregliam]

I have the original. The Behringer is indeed brighter .

[@itrema]

yes i have a 909 also, for me i have the same feeling that rd9 is brighter than 909, especially when it comes to lows & mids. i guess the rd9 lacks presence in the lows & mids, that 's why i suppose the rd9 seems brighter...

[@mischastiefenhofer]

good work

[@brightstarlit]

What is that reverb pedal he’s using at the beginning? I can’t understand due to his lovely accent! 😅

[@demonicsweaters]

I think I'm the only one in the world who just doesn't really care for the 909. I don't even really love the 808 either, mostly because it's been so overused. The 707 is by far my favorite, yet that one almost never gets remade. The snares on the 707 are just the phattest.

[@alanbaxter8100]

Adamski’s Killer with Seal would have been a good one too , (I have mine ordered)

[@StarskyCarr]

I thought of that one too… an easy copy but it’s got the DMX drum sounds (or something) playing alongside the bass which confuses things a little. I was tempted though.

[@alanbaxter8100]

@@StarskyCarr ahhh !!, I honestly didn’t know that , and thanks for pointing that out

[@sauermusicDE]

@@StarskyCarr It's a Yamaha RX120. If I understood it correctly its instrument samples were triggered by the SQ80 bassline MIDI notes of the song. >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXbHf5qAqNZpbtk

[@alanbaxter8100]

Yikes that’s taking me back , I used to use the SQ10 sequencer ,, I THINK , And I do understand your point about the hi’s coz he would open them up in the mix live

[@alanbaxter8100]

Actually QY10 or SQ10 , my memory is so bad that it was neither of these , it was a flat looking thing and the front section looked like it was chopped of at an angle

[@EmilioNorrmann]

Björk is always awesome

[@Taprecords]

I finally got mine a couple of weeks ago. It is very dope! Are you able to share the Soul II Soul pattern settings? I can't get it, for whatever reason. 😞

[@StarskyCarr]

All these are available on my Patreon page. But it’s pretty easy tbh. Just remember a little swing :)

[@Taprecords]

@@StarskyCarr I just subscribed! Thanks!

[@mattspazmatic]

Anyone know if the sync Jacks take type A, B, or C type 3.5 midi adapters? Can't find it in the manual ,online, ,or anywhere. Thanks!

[@StarskyCarr]

I’m not sure what you mean.. but don’t the sync jack just use CV sync not MIDI? Is just a short pulse.? Unlike Dyn sync on old Roland devices which need an adaptor these just use TR cables.

[@mattspazmatic]

@@StarskyCarr Ohhhh, so, if I wanna use the clock, to sync it to another device that uses midi, Like a roland MC-707, I can just use a ts audio cable? If that makes sense? I just want the two devices to be synced, so wouldn't I need to convert that TR cable into some sort of 5 pin?

[@mattspazmatic]

@@StarskyCarr I'll try to ask in a less confusing way 🤣. So, if I'm trying to sync to a device, which only uses 5 pin (like an MC-707) wouldn't I need an adapter? The closest I can find to the answer was in an article which said the tip on a type A adapter is the sync, and the RD9 manual says the tip is the clock. Or, could I run 5 pin from the 707, and only send clock info to the RD9, and maybe have to turn off any other midi data in the RD9, so it only receives a timing signal?

[@StarskyCarr]

Sync jacks are generally used for older stuff or eurorack. If a device has MIDI you would normally sync with MIDI. One device (or your daw) is the main clock and the others will either pick up the clock automatically or you can set it to be eg internal/USB/MIDI/sync. If both have MIDI - yours do - it’s probably the easiest solution. If introducing other stuff into the rig you’d have to consider those as well - running via a MIDI HUB or DAW with midi interface and multiple outputs, or if you’ve limited MIDI outputs you have to use MIDI through to pass via one instrument to another. I’m probably over complicating now - try MIDI first!

[@mattspazmatic]

@@StarskyCarr No, you're not! I followed that actually. Ok, cool, thank you so much. And, luckily I have a few devices with midi through, so, hopefully I don't get too much latency. I'll get a thru box eventually, once I hook everything up.

[@tadknuf7979]

NO REVOLUTION 909 BY DAFT PUNK???

[@StarskyCarr]

I did have a think about it, but the original is so processed it doesn’t sound too much like a raw 909.

[@tadknuf7979]

@@StarskyCarr fair enough

[@lownrgy]

Revolution 909 has shakers too

[@kaivincenzigginemeth2789]

Try Skinny Puppys - smothered Hope , all 909

[@StarskyCarr]

A couple of people have mentioned that one now :)

[@mckaman8353]

JACK IT UP!!!

[@kurisuaa.official]

Vogue. Yeah right I was thinking more of Musique by daft punk

[@atommachine]

Hi, will this send it's notes to say a sampler to use for ex a 707 kit ? thanks

[@StarskyCarr]

Yes

[@Mike-tg7db]

the drum machine is ok but the star of the show is the prophet.

[@StarskyCarr]

It’s a gorgeous synth.

[@blindianajones]

Really liked the Radiohead and Bjork examples. The rest reminds me how much I disliked most of the pop music from the 90s. Long live complexity and expressiveness in music!

[@Guy-iv2hw]

I would add Revolution 909 by Daft Punk

[@StarskyCarr]

I did think about it but it doesn’t actually sound like a 909… too much processing to make it a good demo of the raw sounds.

[@Aquariusisthefuture]

What’s the name of this reverb pedal

[@benzmobil]

Ok so on track 8 I realised damn thats the beat from Enigma Sadness song! Ha!

[@mchyiporosty]

Hi! Could you tell me what is that patch Prophet 6 plays at 2:00 (a second track)? Thanks!

[@StarskyCarr]

It just something I knocked up for the demo. It’s a very basic sound. I think just a sawtooth with a little resonance and cutoff modulated with the envelope. It then plays a minor 7th chord … that’s the important bit :) gives instant 90s house vibes to anything

[@mchyiporosty]

@@StarskyCarr ah, yes, this chord, that's the thing I was looking for haha. Thanks!

[@matthiasschneider6398]

What is this thing in the background with your name on it with black letters?? By

[@StarskyCarr]

I think it's called Lightbox - it lights up - but I don't do that as it doesn't really show on camera/

[@matthiasschneider6398]

@@StarskyCarr thank u, i found it already, its a Lightbox yes

[@tenalock]

epic

[@hooch8395]

nice :-)

[@validcore]

It's always been the Madonna machine to me.

[@sea-saw2654]

This video must be responsible for selling at least 500 of these machines.. but definitely 1.. 🤭

[@StarskyCarr]

I should be on a % 😂

[@DaEVOthefreak]

Alles hört sich besser an mit zwei Nubert AW-1500 Helden

[@sideast]

the Kick Drum ???

[@23bit76]

¿Qué?

[@jeremybiggs8413]

Careful, don’t wanna get on the wrong side of Phil Collins fans! :p

[@MG53v8]

psk!

[@b.h.gargantua301]

After watching 10 minutes of 909 sounds I cant hear these sounds any more. In an electronic music context the 909 fits so much better.

[@mmik8643]

If you would imitate Björk Hunter's rhythm, you should listen first Ravel's Bolero

[@StarskyCarr]

I know it well :)

[@eastwoofer]

The kick is just wrong and weak.

[@Chloe-cv6wm]

well done for reminding us how much shite was made on 909s. 808 is the only way.

[@StarskyCarr]

haha...