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Roland TR-727





Accompanying the TR-707, it had the same styling and case. This machine was a percussion version, with all stuff like bells, slaps, congas, bongos, etc. They can be had really cheap, and although there isn't much you can do to the sounds, if you've got a cheap drum box with no latin & other percussion in it, this could be a real cheap way to get them. Don't expect real high quality samples tho'.

This machine was the sister unit to the Tr-707, and provided a compliment of percussion/latin samples to go-with the TR-707 drum unit, matching the 707's styling exactly, with the same 8 multi-outs each with it's own fader to output the choosen pad/sound...

Here's the sound list......

  1. Bongo hi
  2. Bongo lo
  3. Hi conga mute
  4. Hi conga open
  5. Lo conga
  6. Hi timbale
  7. Lo timbale
  8. Hi agogo
  9. Lo agogo
  10. Casaba
  11. Maracas
  12. Short whistle
  13. Whistle
  14. Long whistle
  15. Quijada
  16. Starchime

You get the same TR style programming interface with the 16 bottons in a row..... great !!.... but again, these early TR pcm-sample units DONT send midi note data as far as I remeber...... so it's clock to midi only for patterns I think.......... can be picked up real cheap... quite cheezy by todays sample standards..... but a classic likkle box nonetheless....... retro stylee..... comments please.....







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Added: 6 January 1999
New price: discontinued
S/H price: £ 80-100
Company:  ROLAND UK

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Positronica

29-Feb-00

The 727 is a fun little box to play with. Most of the percussion sounds arn't that bad, and it comes in real handy for adding a harder or tribal feel to your standard trance or house beats. Add a little reverb to it, and maybe even a touch of flange or delay, and it can sound quite nice. Plus the chasing red lights of the sequencer always look tight when your playing out at some party. In some situations it can also be a useful Master sync device, since the 727 (and the 707) transmit both MIDI and DIN sync at the same time while in internal clock mode.


UpliNk

12-Jun-02

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Actually both the 707 and 727 DO send midi note data! you can even assign the notes.. though you need the manual to access the mode to do it. Thus making them usable as midi step sequencers. On top of that they also have 1 trigger out as well as a DIN SYNC output (which unfortunatly does NOT work when the device is slaved..)

I used a 727 for some time as my master clock / sequence / sync box.. running my 606 , juno 06 and triggering via the multi-outs a simmons style drum synth..

For the daring certain modifications can be made to these to create some very interesting sounds..


Glen

21-Jun-02

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Hi,
Does anyone know the note
numbers used on the TR727?
Thanks
Glen





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CHITO

18-Mar-04

Hi:
I need the roland 727 rt drum machine owners manual. Can you send me free of the charge ?
I live in Argentina.
Thanks


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