The TR-909 Drum Machine - A Brief Overview

[@Death_Rave]

Imagine the very moment the recording engineer hit that open hi-hat irl, meekly thinking "egh, that could work" and it winds up being one of the most perfect drum sounds ever that INSTANTLY is associated with dancing.

[@SATURN_SUN]

Daft Punk - Revolution 909 ❤️

[@MattRTGB]

Hell yeah

[@Jorgmusicc]

Jeff mills - the bells

[@alexanderschweizer115]

Inarguably the Correct Answer 🎉

[@uritaanach1377]

In my opinion the greatest drum machine ever

[@jonirischx8925]

I don't know much about nothing, and I have no idea what a drum machine is, but I'm pretty sure you're wrong.

[@uritaanach1377]

@@jonirischx8925then how can you tell that I'm wrong? the 909 is incredibly versatile and works well under heavy compression, while using a big reverb, also the controls for each sound allow for it to be used a lot of different genres, it can go from mimicking a live acoustic drum set, to having the most iconic drum machine sound there is.

[@jonirischx8925]

@@uritaanach1377 Speak english. I have no idea what that jargon means.

[@churricardo1457]

@@jonirischx8925you don’t know what a drum machine is? This has to be the most literal example of someone that doesn’t know what they’re talking about 💀💀

[@jonirischx8925]

@@churricardo1457 I can assure you I'm much more knowledgeable about this subject than you. Just because I don't talk some made-up jargon that nobody understands doesn't mean I don't know what I'm talking about.

[@TBOTEN]

Every Early Hardcore/ Gabber Track

[@Nemouschinten]

909 Revolution

[@verebellus]

909 and Linn are my fave electronic drums

[@goblinboyck]

Hunter - Bjork

[@ira9849]

the first track that ever used it is my favourite. Smothered Hope by Skinny Puppy

[@Ishmael-sc9fu]

The Behringer clone came in clutch

[@dreamshots_PIB]

Will be my 2nd next one 😭🩶 got the Pro VS-MINI last week and i'm so happy, next will be the 303 clone mod (in black & purple to fit the VS) and then i'll go for the 909 clone I'm producing music for 13 years now and i never got hardware synths because i'm a person who easily gets addicted to everything… but now it's done, the first step, i'm already into deep, i won't and i can't stop, i'll continue with buying synths and DMs untill i loose all my money and my house, i'll have to sleep outside on patterns & sound-BANKS 😭😭 (Pun 100% intended 🤓😂)

[@Aligator_maid_waifu]

IT IS 909 DAY WOOOOO!!

[@druba7128]

909, fo life

[@williamulriksen497]

Hunter - Björk

[@tansdans]

Express yourself Madonna

[@chinossynthesizer705]

Tr-707 is the house version used in so much Chicago house tracks and maybe detriot.

[@ToxikMonster110]

Me revolution 909 too, but i will say also the bells by jeff mills, born slippy by underworld and chime by orbital

[@saxkid6206]

Revolution 909 - Daft Punk

[@churricardo1457]

Fade & Bananaman - A Dreams Surprise

[@Mr-Keyes]

"It is what it is " by Rhythim is Rhythim (Derrick May).

[@crim-jim6814]

This track doesn’t use the actual 909 but edited samples, Stephan Bodzin - Rose (Solomun Remix)

[@don_huzan]

909 baby

[@jacobdavis4017]

Hunter by Bjork for sure

[@NozUrbina]

Genius!

[@zonainterdunar]

Zona Interdunar - BIG SKY

[@PIZZAdayisback]

Can you do a video about the 707 drum machine?

[@Cableguys]

I'll put it on the list of potential ideas. There's a while to go until 7th July!

[@PIZZAdayisback]

@@Cableguys thanks! It's underrated AF IMO, same with the TB-303 or whatever it was called

[@darbomusic]

909 brilliant 👌

[@DAMS86-Beige]

my favorite track is daft punk's revolyution 909

[@Tonka-z]

My favorite TR 909 music, which stands out because it is not EDM, but Hip hop, is called Schoolly D - P.S.K. What Does It Mean?

[@treesurgeon2441]

Radiohead - Videotape

[@offworldnetwork]

Portion Control - Under The Skin

[@rxsn3025]

Fadi Mohem - Nine Mark Broom - 909 Workout

[@soaribb32]

Pacific State by The 808 State

[@tinyshadowmusic]

Confusion - F.U.S.E. 💣

[@Darushiokan]

Daft Punk - revolution 909

[@georginikolov1141]

Rebirth daw used it in the 90s

[@ImageNationProject]

Dunno where you found that picture of Madonna. Last I seen she looked like an extra terrestrial.

[@Dukku]

90% of music i listen to uses a 909 somewhere 😆

[@thoslie4202]

Flow - 1morning

[@darbomusic]

Bless. He's so excited ❤😅

[@lisalucas3723]

Kick

[@Zarabozo]

Or, you can use the Roland TR-909 plugin from Roland Cloud and have identical behavior and sound. 🤷‍♂️

[@blueswingdown]

and what happened to 707 day lol

[@ILoveMyMum37]

Better than 808, 707 good too.

[@Htktny]

15step……..

[@nositrecords]

,or you can get the Behringer clone for a sixth of the price and have an analog 909

[@tonyjamesr116]

I’ve got the 909 on my sound packs in komplete I’m not that into it tbh there’s better kits on there .

[@FLYUPPER]

It’s 909 day My dudes

[@lisalucas3723]

First!

[@harveygarrett4129]

I bought mine used in 1987 for $460.... It was stolen from me and now I can't afford what they cost now. 🥴

[@isaiahromero9861]

Personally this drum machine hasn't aged well compared to other famous drum machines like the 808, the Linn, and EMU. It just sounds like so many cheesy 90s dance tracks. I don't hate it though, like you said, there's a ton of classic electronic music that uses the 909, like revolution 909 by daft punk, but those songs usually mix the drum sounds enough so that it sounds unique. I think I just don't like the raw drum samples.

[@churricardo1457]

Yeah, I’d say it’s mostly it being less versatile. I can’t imagine making a hardcore track or old school dance track without it, but it has very limited use for something like hiphop. Although there are some examples like Mica Levi / Micachu using it in her beats. The toms are very underrated though, more people should use those

[@isaiahromero9861]

@@churricardo1457 true. The toms are nice, and I also love the open hat, absolutely iconic. The side stick is also really good. I think for me it mainly comes down to the kick and the snare, like you said, it's not a very versatile sound, but when it's used in an appropriate context it can sound fantastic.

[@tzikintagle4841]

The way he says it: “The T’ah’ ‘noin uh noin’” 😂😂😂

[@unidzable]

Spastic - Plastikman

[@------YeahOK------]

Total cliche sound 😂

[@Storms909]

STOP THE MUSIC AND GO HOME

[@dreamshots_PIB]

My favorite: garageband on iOS retro drum machine pack 909 with the basic pattern on for endless hours 😭😭😭 My real favorite: *CANT REMEMBER ARTIST & TITLE RN 😭😭* but let's go with "Victor Ruiz - Nevermind (Oliver Huntemann Remix)" and "Chlär - Internet Soulmate" them 🩶