Roland TR-8S MEGA TECHNO TUTORIAL

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808's 909's 707's and more. In this video I'll walk you through my process start to finish on how to create a Techno beat on TR-8s. I include all of my best tricks and the entire workflow. 3 years on this instrument and this video distills it all down. When you are done you will have a HUGE amount of Roland TR-8s capability.
The Objective- to write a Techno beat that can be performed for a lot of variation. Where all the elements work together in any combination. Where you can play it to multiple energy levels. And sound design tips and examples to get the most out of combos and features on the unit. The TR-8s features heavily in everything I do.
0:00 Introduction Beats
5:08 How to start setting up your sounds, including the philosophy of setting up the board.
8:31 Adding reverb, other FX
13:40 Snare basics
16:26 Accents
18:50 back to Kicks, with FX "Adjust your kick until your head nods" - Bleeptemple
36:53 Automation basics. Make it interesting with movement. Try to make it groove as much as possible with the fewest possible elements. Create a focal point.
41:20 Instrument FX
49:10 The Toms section in techno. Nail the toms and your beat will slam.
1:03.50 Don't ignore acoustic samples in techno.
1:08:31 Variations with the kick pattern. Using the TR-8S variations strategically
1:18:34 Using the external input to process another drum machine, including side-chain walk through. FEATURING Erica Synths LXR-02

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@Wintersun729 Ай бұрын

OMG this video is perfect, just getting started with the tr 8s

@dontcallmejon 2 жыл бұрын

this video is ace, dropping the secrets from the 90s

@DankLiveAF 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed! Now I need work to chill so I can do another!

@davebetts900 9 ай бұрын

Finally a great in depth how to video. Had this synth for a year and you just taught me how to actually use it. Thank you 🙂

@paulgeorgmusic8748 2 жыл бұрын

sick dude! just got mine yesterday and im so impressed by what it can do. had the tr8 years ago. thanks for that inside look on ur workflow and all the tips

@jimenezmartin10 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched 10 seconds of this and I love you man, thanks. SICK !

@streetdoghanoi 7 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to this video, it's exactly the kind of explanation I can follow and understand. Thank you.

@genegagnon7162 Жыл бұрын

Cannot thank you enough for this video my dude, so dope!

@danobrien3292 Жыл бұрын

this is phenomenal ! Well done, finally very usable.

@cesarreula Жыл бұрын

Great job! So informative and a very cool track you created!!!

@mishanomusic Жыл бұрын

The video we all have been looking for, nice one, comrade.

@John_Coffey_Productions 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial man well done was fun to see your workflow

@djmumma Жыл бұрын

This is really good. It's hard as someone totally new to this stuff, to get your head around it. Plus, I bet so many give up during the process. Helping people make great noises with this machine, it really helps maintain the interest. 'All these sound lame' 🤣 that was funny. Thanks for sharing

@antoniobertolini9358 Жыл бұрын

Best video of the tr8s on youtube

@postalverb 4 ай бұрын

This video is amazing.

@djhaimhazaka6499 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you !

@felo5255 Жыл бұрын

muchas gracias por el vídeo.Ahora entiendo mucho mejor mi máquina.Un saludo desde España

@guyjackson1763 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you. I have just started with the TR-8S, so might take me a few more minutes to absorb it al. 🙂

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

Such a brilliant tutorial. I’ve been playing with my TR-8S on and off for about a year but without much solid direction. I reckon this gives me about the next 4 weeks of work!!! Love it. Thanks you so much. And I love the presentation style! Fuck yeah!

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Loving it. 2 hours later and I am glued!!! I gotta go get a burger ;-)

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. 7 hours later (with a break for food) and I’ve learnt more about the TR-8S than ever. Helped that the family has been out of the house all day! Absolutely ace. Thank you.

@TheStanley1000 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, motivates me somehow

@daflux7 5 ай бұрын

ts8 sounds like a beast the deep tone is massive,perfect for club system

@voidreflectionsmusic 7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks a lot for posting. I took a lot from this.

@peterpunch1 Жыл бұрын

Super!

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dan, I just made my first totally original piece on the TR-8S!! Your tutorial gave me what I needed to really get started. It’s basic, but I’m so pleased to have gotten started. I’ve posted it on my Insta and I just tagged you. Thanks so much

@DankLiveAF 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave what insta account did you tag me in? I don’t see it.

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

@@DankLiveAF @danklive. (I guessed)

@GolabKitsForTR-8s Жыл бұрын

Good Job.

@djmichaelwenz Жыл бұрын

great video

@oliviergilgen4482 Жыл бұрын

Bravo et merci pour la vidéo. C'est très intéressant de voir comment donner vie et utiliser un maximum de possibilités avec un minimum de matériel...

@DJeMo 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this sneak peak into another's workflow cheers, the midi editor they released not too long ago is handy also, although once you learn the shift buttons etc and the good habits the menu diving on the hardware is easy enough, but the editor will defo help too everything one click and set... And hopefully they update the editor with some other wee bits it could take advantage off, look forward to more vids, keep em coming.... Very inspiring indeed, thanks again from Northern Ireland 🕺 🎶 🔊 🎹 🥁

@DankLiveAF 2 жыл бұрын

I really should check out the editor. I’m really comfortable with using the unit itself though. Do you know if the editor allows you to sequence note that conform to a scale? That would be the main thing I’m interested in. Doing it on-unit requires an entire translation table.

@adamoliver82 2 жыл бұрын

The editor is handy but like you said, once you're comfortable with the machine it's easy enough anyway. The only place I find it really useful is in editing the effects that have deeper menus like saturator and comp+drive. Simply because it's all laid out in front of you to tweak. Sequencing to a scale and sample import would make it a truly worthwhile tool.

@beesting6135 Жыл бұрын

Had to get one

@creepylongstockings 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial :) Your workflow commentary offers a glimpse into your thinking and is very insightful. I am wanting to add more interesting elements for live performance so this is perfect. So fun!

@djmichaelwenz Жыл бұрын

You are really great at playing! I have been TR recording for many years, you got skills!

@DankLiveAF Жыл бұрын

Hey Wenz thanks for the kind words. You and I once were at a rave in Wisconsin called (blueshift) and this dude on a ton of acid pissed himself and started grabbing girls and we subdued him in the bathroom lol.

@djmichaelwenz Жыл бұрын

@@DankLiveAF haha, fun times!

@articutmyself Жыл бұрын

This is wholesome AF.

@andrewlarcombe9130 5 ай бұрын

DropBass

@esunatrampa 7 ай бұрын

wow que mega techo tan brutal!!! ironia.

@GolabKitsForTR-8s Жыл бұрын

Wow again.

@MadelnMachines 9 ай бұрын

Really good walk-through. The 8S seems very useful for get away from all the mouse based stuff, covering the essential percussive sounds, arranging and mixing them. The menu diving seems a bit tedious though. Does it annoy you or is it fine once you get used to it?

@mjdub 9 ай бұрын

Do all the fx and various other adjustments to each sound get carried through the individual outs (eg to a DAW) or are they only on the master outs?

@Digiphex 2 жыл бұрын

Can you run the assignable into the EXT to get sidechain on the internal sounds?

@mattshadwick7755 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, following my other comments, you mentioned Akai Force at about 1hr 18mins. It would be freakin’ AWESOME if you did a similar style video for setting up and live performance on that machine. Like the TR-8S I have one, but never really got as comfortable as I wanted to be with it.

@DankLiveAF 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a pretty great idea! I’ll start to figure out what would be cool to show. The Force is EXPANSIVE but I think if I focused in on my methodology I could show something cool.

@izidave 2 жыл бұрын

@@DankLiveAF ah man, thats would be ACE, I predict it would get tons of hits; like you say, the Force is a beast, so much in there, and most videos online don't give a solid path to start to get to grips. Maybe if a user is previously familiar with an MPC workflow its easier, but if like me you dont have that history it is daunting. Thanks again for the great vids.

@jamesphillips2771 Жыл бұрын

Loving this tutorial, had my TR-8S for ages but never drilled down through all the menus properly, this video is great and really helping me get to grips with it at last!! Which kick are you using though, I am using the 909 bass 1 but can’t get it to sound like yours so assuming you are using something else? Thanks

@DankLiveAF Жыл бұрын

Hey James, I think I’m using a sample from my DBI in this video. It crushes. I have another video on the channel that is for the Drumbrute to a link for the gumroad pack I made. I’m at work right now but I’ll grab the link later. Glad you enjoyed!

@jamesphillips2771 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I have just watched a bit more and it sounds like you said it’s a sample pack from the music producer ‘BT’, if you have a link to that I’ll check it out. Thanks for quick reply too, really appreciate it 👍

@DankLiveAF Жыл бұрын

@@jamesphillips2771 oh!!! bt-music.lpages.co/vintagekicks/

@jamesphillips2771 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan, just downloaded this, will get them on there tomorrow, thanks again for sharing and for the great tutorial 👍👍

@johnliquid1 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Great vid. Where did you get the BT drums from? A google search doesn't surface anything :)

@DankLiveAF Жыл бұрын

bt-music.lpages.co/vintagekicks/

@chriswilson6118 11 ай бұрын

Yo At 2 mins 20 you press the auto fill trigger , what is it set on ? And how can I do/make that? 🙏🙏

@DankLiveAF 11 ай бұрын

I don’t remember which one but the depth is like 4 or 5. There’s only 10 so give them all a try.

@chriswilson6118 11 ай бұрын

@@DankLiveAF Oh ok thanks I shall have a look.🔊

@richsaunders3543 7 ай бұрын

Need some help….thanks to a very understanding wife and Santa- we have a TR8s! However have an issue with sound from channels- certain channels- BD, SD etc are really quiet- barely hear them. Only way to change is going into the Shift/ Inst mode and go to PAN and adjust up- can hear then, but as soon as you change pattern- no sound again……. I am bewildered!!

@DankLiveAF 7 ай бұрын

Is it new from the factory? If so exchange it for a different unit. If you bought used or somehow can’t get you money back then try to do a factory reset. It sounds broken.

@richsaunders3543 7 ай бұрын

It’s really odd! You have to add Gain and move away from PAN centre on each channel every time you change pattern?? Looking to get it replaced I think

@troybalgie2149 2 жыл бұрын

What is that effect in the beginning.

@DankLiveAF 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's a scatter setting triggered as a fill.

@gsdwolf4827 Жыл бұрын

OMG I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN THIS OH WAIT I CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE THING NOW ME SO SAD I'M CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!