TR-8S firmware 2.0 ! FM drums sound demo

[@ThinkerThunker]

Finally! Somebody gave us a good listen to the FM possibilities. Thanks Nu Trix!

[@Oakoh]

amazing masterclass of morph usage. I hadn't used that in depth and now I have tools to get nice rhythms from it. Thanks a lot.

[@ecthroi]

really nice video showing the extent of that new update. much appreciated!

[@Redefine01]

Just Amazing

[@TH3_FURY]

Nice video ! That's what we call a major update ! FM synthesis is awesome, it could be rough and agressive like sandpaper or thin and clear like water drops or crystal glass ! Anyway... It sounds very good... Very addictive additive synthesis !

[@downpatmusic]

Update is great, free, and appreciated.

[@RaniOsnat]

I anticipate hearing a lot of these sounds on pop and EDM tracks soon...

[@regplasma7906]

Great review as usual.The V2.0 is extra killer.Reg Plasma .

[@bennethos]

The end reminds me of the soundtrack of the 5th element . Great stuff

[@paul-78]

Great update, great video! Thanks for going in depth with the FM, best one yet

[@Nu-trix]

Thanks !

[@zazoomatt]

A Wealth if FUN & Knowledge I am grateful for each Series . Thank YOU & Happy Thanksgiving 2020.

[@alexandrosroussos]

Nice review of the V2. Now the TR-8S only needs : - chromatic playback with the 16 buttons - ability to connect this to an iOS/Android device.

[@Nu-trix]

We can dream!

[@alexandrosroussos]

Nu-Trix The Synth Guy I like dreaming :) Regarding ability to connect to iOS / class compliant audio and midi, I’m afraid they won’t have any other choice but going class compliant as macOS Big Sur will deprecate kernel extensions on domains which are already covered by the OS. Apple doesn’t want anymore that there is an overlap between their APIs and proprietary drivers. There is some kind of higher level extensions thing replacing, but I don’t believe it’s worth making the effort to redevelop all their drivers, they’d rather present generic audio and midi I/O interfaces and add/redevelop only the extra features with the new type of drivers.

[@Nu-trix]

Steinberg did code an iOS app/driver for some of its USB interface. It even added control for the interface DSK fX.

[@alexandrosroussos]

Nu-Trix The Synth Guy you mean Steinberg developed a proprietary driver for macOS 11 Big Sur ? My understanding is Apple wants the hardware manufacturers to use the system APIs when they exist so as we as users only have to install drivers when really needed. Though you can still develop a driver but only to add something that can’t be done with the system’s API. It’s actually a good thing for the user. This is to avoid the known issue of interop on each new OS upgrade and also obsolescence in case the manufacturer stops updating the proprietary driver. At the occasion, it ensures iOS compatibility ! There used to be only Roland, Elektron and a few audio card manufacturers that were still forcing us with proprietary drivers in the music gear industry. Now Elektron has opened to class compliant too. Let’s see how Roland and even Steinbeck implement that.

[@bogdanoctav]

@@alexandrosroussos Yes! And some form of off-grid/unquantized recording, and we have a killer machine.

[@memoraphile3623]

that sounds awesome!

[@187onasimp]

As far as I'm concerned this man IS Roland's Canadian branch.

[@Nu-trix]

You know what? People asked and talked about me to Roland and they finally hired me to do some of their KZbin tutorial videos for their Roland Cloud channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqDbp6amqNSjZ9k

[@gregoryschimanski7689]

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[@EmilioNorrmann]

is the 6 S stuck with firm 1 ? or does it also have this fm update ?

[@Nu-trix]

The TR-6s has FM synthesis. I don’t know if it was from the first firmware or a subsequent one.

[@AlekseiDroganov]

You know, I've become disillusioned with Roland lately, comparing the synthesizers they used to make with the ones they make now. But with the advent of the new firmware 2.0, I no longer think so 😚☺️ The only thing that confuses me is the impossibility of somehow seriously changing the SAMPLE. THANK YOU

[@gatorgoforth3097]

I love the System 8. Have you tied that? It’s my favorite poly synth, and I own many analog and digital.

[@AlekseiDroganov]

@@gatorgoforth3097 What you mean about System 8, Tr8s or Ayra System 8

[@downpatmusic]

Roland's JD-XA synth is super nice with it's 4 voice analog side plus digital side. The analog voices sound great on that synth, only 4 voices but still a value compared to say Sequential's expensive dedicated analog synths.

[@thefoxfamily341]

I hope the give the tr-8 7x7 expansion back to us.. Now is it discounted... I hope we become this in future for free.... Now I have two tr-8 and no way to get my expansion. Maybe I can find a secondhand unit that it have.. But 😢. Or if someone knows a other way? Please let me know..

[@Nu-trix]

I didn’t know it was not available anymore. Have you try contacting them

[@Nu-trix]

the FoX Family , Roland has confirm to me that this is not available anymore. Also, the person I write to, believe it will not come back.

[@thefoxfamily341]

@@Nu-trix OK thanks a lot 👍, but bad news for me... 😢

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

The 7x7 pack is still sold on Roland cloud Open Roland cloud manager -> hardware -> others