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23 April 2018
Neat Minisynth
Pros: Simple to use, decent analog sound, portable, battery powered (if you need it to be), has built in effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, delay, distortion)
Cons: Annoying proprietary 'mini MIDI' connector that requires a fanout cable (included luckily) to use regular MIDI ports. Could sound better, needs built in reverb, built in delay is a bit weak.
23 April 2018
Good Alternate to expensive and rare vintage TR machines
Roland did a good job at recreating the classic TR-808 and 909 for someone who cant afford to buy the originals from the 80s.
Before I would have to try and set up drum sounds in a DAW and often I'd forget or loose interest by the time I got it all set up since trying to make music is a sort of 'third hobby' for me. TR-8 is a quick and easy device to set up and play, plus lots of hidden functions/easter eggs.
Although slightly disappointing with the touted 'scatter' function, maybe its appealing to some, but to me it just turns the drum track into a noisy racket.