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Subject: Get an 808 ?
Original Message 1/22 16-Nov-00 @ 07:04 PM - Get an 808 ?
Given this setup, is there any point in getting a Tr808 ? I know somebody that has one for sale, and the 808s used to be hard to find (?) and I feel like rushing out to buy it.
What's making me hesitate is that I know the 808 doesn't do MIDI. Is it possible to sync the 808 to the rest of the equipment and will it be easy to use or am I setting myself up for more trouble than it's worth ?
Message 2/22 16-Nov-00 @ 07:59 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
Message 3/22 16-Nov-00 @ 10:33 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
I mean, could perhaps the 909 be the MIDI 'time master' somehow, so that all units including the Cakewalk PC are in sync ?
And if so, is the 808 timing accurate enough for the whole system to rely on it ?
Message 4/22 16-Nov-00 @ 11:51 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
Message 5/22 17-Nov-00 @ 02:57 AM - RE: Get an 808 ?
What I meant was that using the 808 as a 'din time master', the 909 might be able to be the 'midi time master', and the PC the first 'midi time slave' and the rest of the devices the second 'midi time slaves'.
The time signal path would then be :
808--[din]-->909--[midi]-->cakewalk--[midi]-->interface--[midi]-->synths.
If I understand the hardware correctly, this would be the only possibility because the 808 has DIN in and out, and the 909 has DIN in only.
Message 6/22 18-Nov-00 @ 10:47 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
If anybody's interested, I'll post updates about how I hook it up and how the combination works.
Message 7/22 21-Nov-00 @ 05:47 AM - RE: Get an 808 ?
HEADZ!!!!!, how come no one answered that ? It's been three days
Hello, my name is Frostbyte and I'm a gear whore who's just succomb to a compressor, ouch!
Message 8/22 21-Nov-00 @ 02:18 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
The 808/909 combo is great, even tho the lack of midi on the 808 makes it appear like a tool from the stone age. :o)
Message 9/22 21-Nov-00 @ 03:51 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
peaceout,
peter
Message 10/22 21-Nov-00 @ 05:43 PM - RE: Get an 808 ?
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