Despite my complaint about updating it. And whatever an original sounded like (I think the RD-8 sounds better than Roland’s ACB digital having owned a TR-8 and TR-8S). The RD-8 is a good balance of old and new.
The swing sounds pretty sweet. Accent “vocie” as well.
I haven’t decided yet if I am mad/glad patterns don’t store voice settings.
I am also kinda shocked how short the bass drum decay is at max. But again, not an expert on these kinda specifics in the original. I actually feel kinda uninformed at this point.
The master output transient shaper type FX and filter can really dial up the voices. Defo useful from subtle to “i can hear it”…extreme settings start to break things up in a nasty way…maybe useful on occasion. With HP or LP filter w RESO there is a tad more sound shaping than the original 808. The master fx is on a send and you can choose which voices to send. Individual outs bypass the master fx as expected.
Some complained about the tone/reverb on the clap. I think it sounds great. Dunno if its accurate to the original but good.
It all sounds good.
Honestly. I am impressed. Build quality its way better than TD-3.
Also…the Novation Monostation through the Warm Audio Tone Beast is a true thing of aural beauty. I was hoping for something a little less subtle but am more and more impressed how it highlights and polishes the natural qualities of the source material.
The Monostation has pre filter overdrive, three flavors of post filter distortion that + the options in the Tone Beast leave a lot of room for subtle texture shaping.
I am being a bougie cunt but I kinda want something in the saturation/distortion arena for the Digitakt. But shit stereo is expensive.