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Mark Frauenfelder at 9:33 am Wed, Jan 16, 2008

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This Web based drum machine is based on the Roland TR-909. Picture 6-42
This drumcomputer hits the market 1984 and was a long time the state of art in house and techno productions. Shift-Click the Step-buttons for accent triggers. Shift-Click-Move knobs for smoother resolution. Press Save to store a snapshot of the current settings to a flash cookie. Restore snapshot by pressing Load. Clear to delete all patterns and reset all knobs. Drag and drop a pattern button (invisible) to copy a pattern to a new location.
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  • Deadmeat

    Now all we need is a 303 and 808 simulator, and we can drop acid beats anywhere with a web connection!

  • djhojo

    @Deadmeat: You’re thinking of some sort of REBIRTH perhaps?

  • deejayqueue

    God I remember running ReBirth on my PowerMac 6100 way back in the day. It would be cool if someone made that web based or flash based like Deadmeat was saying.

  • David Voss

    This is most excellent. Andre Michelle, the
    creator, says he’s working on 303 and 808 versions too. The web site says you can
    download a self-contained Flash version to run
    on the Adobe AIR platform but it won’t install for me. Given that Propellerheads has now
    given Rebirth away for free, it’s a toss up.

  • Brian Damage

    The sound of that slightly distorted 909 kick melts my heart just a little. Roland is responsible for many of my favourite instruments, chiefly the TB-303. If I had $300 to spare that’s what would be on my license plate right now.

  • kingcutless

    awesome stuff, i never new how great the control system is, it surpasses the of most modern drum machines.

  • Lou Logan

    I like playing around with the Hydrogen Advanced Drum Machine. It’s free and intuitive and several drum kits are available such as Roland 606, 626, 707, 808, and 909.

  • gperrow

    A drum machine is essentially a drum simulator, so this is a drum simulator simulator.