The TR808-M MIDI retrofit enables your Roland TR-808 to be integrated into MIDI system. TR-808's sequencer timing can be synchronized with MIDI clock and TR-808's sound generators can be triggered by MIDI notes. TR-808 then works like polyphonic velocity sensitive MIDI drum sound expander. More over, all original features of the TR-808 are not changed and it can be used the same way as before the interface installation.
Features:
- Mode of sequencer synchronization control and method of triggering of individual sound generators are controlled via MIDI Program Change commands.
- Program map can be fully defined by user:
- Sequencer of TR-808 can be synchronized by internal tempo generator or by MIDI clock.
- Start / Stop (transport functions) can be controlled by panel button or by "Start", "Stop" and "Continue" MIDI transport commands or both ways simultaneously.
- Tone generators of TR-808 can be triggered with internal sequencer, with MIDI notes or both ways simultaneously.
- 121 MIDI notes (0 to 120) are acceptable.
- Response of sound generators to "Velocity" of Note-On MIDI commands is fully dynamic.
- Drum map is fully defineable by user. For each of acceptable MIDI notes, it is possible to assign independently:
- any of TR-808 sound generator (drum instrument) or none generator
- basic signal level and dynamic range (resolution up to 126 steps) of assigned sound generator
- CM/GM/GS/XG drum map is factory predefined.
- Any receiving MIDI channel can be chosen by user (channel 10 is factory predefined).
- MIDI interface can be turned off, TR-808 then works exactly as without installed interface - DIN-SYNC In/Out control stays fully functional.
- Easy and non-destructive installation into TR-808.
