Behringer RD-8
Rhythm Designer Drum Machine

As with many musicians in the electronic music space I have always wanted to own the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine.

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I had bought the Roland TR-08 boutique drum machine prior to the purchase of the Behringer RD-8.  But when the opportunity to buy a full size TR-808 in the format of this drum machine was something I couldn't turn down.

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When Behringer launched the Behringer RD-8 I ordered it.  Then waited 4 or 5 months for the order to be fulfilled and arrive.

 

When the RD-8 arrived I plugged it in and compared it to the Roland boutique that I already owned.  And I thought that while I could hear a subtile difference between the two drum machines.  They were so close to be almost indistinguishable.

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Behringer have made no secret about their modelling and emulation technology technology.  This technology has been incorporated into the Behringer RD-8 to make it.

 

While the RD-8 is billed as the Roland TR-808 clone, it brings several additional features to the party that differentiates it from the drum machine it was based on.