This is truly amazing! Thanks a lot! I never had so much fun with the TR-09 until I watched your video! Absolutely this is the best tutorial for this incredible machine. Most of the tutorials on RUclips are using the TR-09 pretty much as a sound module, not as it was used for making electronic music in the 80´s and 90´s, improvising, playing with every single knob and so on. After 3 years having this machine, today I can say how much fun is to play with it, and how many possibilities it has. Thanks again!
It was hard to have fun with this machine until I followed along this video, endless hours of fun now, you make it easy to understand for us amateurs, most other tutorials are targeted to audio engineers, not for us dudes that impulse buy drum machines and synths. thank you, excellent video. will follow if you have more boutique videos
In the beginning when I got mine It was intimidating how to program it, but once I watched the rand tutorials I figured it out quickly. It's not rocket science, you just need some patience and focus.
I’ve had one of these for a while now. Get moments of inspiration, switch it on, realise that I don’t have a clue how it works (is it just me or does the workflow make no sense to modern man?), get demoralised, switch it off, repeat cycle some time later. Hopefully this vid will help as seems pretty comprehensive. Thanks.
Mate thank you very much 👍Awesome video and great explanation, everything you showing in this video has helped me to use it more than anything else 🙏🏼I have subscribed to your channel and looking forward seeing more outstanding videos. Once again thank you 😊
Great video!! for the issue of the Fx (10:00) I pan all except the kick to L and the Kick to R (or viceversa) and use a minijack- 2 RCAS or 2 Jack cable and 2 differente channels on the mixing console. I use mute and solo a lot, and to me is easier to turn right (or left) the tempo knob (same time you press instrument select and shift) instead of Enter.
EDIT - factory reset will not delete the firmware version (thank you too my viewers for keeping me right). After a reset I still have v1.06 which as of June 2020 is the most recent update on the Roland website. CAUTION - if you factory reset the unit you’ll have to re-install the latest firmware update (there will be a video on how to do this soon)
Is this really true? I thought the firmware was permanent once installed and the factory reset only brings it back to its factory state based on THAT firmware. If I have 1.06 currently installed, but 1.04 was the factory installed version, will it really go back to 1.04, if I factory reset the unit?
Andrew Henderson - actual this is unconfirmed! I added this comment just in case people wiped their firmware and got angry with me lol. I will check it out!
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Yes please! It would be better to put in the effort to make sure that the statement is true and not based on a possibility. By the way, there was a new video put up last night, but now it's gone? I can't seem to find it anymore, did you take it down?
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Thank you so much! I love your videos! You have really brought to life my TR-09. It used to sound weak and now it sounds POWERFUL thanks to your guidance.
Oh man good video again. You deserve so many more viewers. I'm going to try it tomorrow on my tr-09 you are the best teacher on youtube. Maybe you can also make a video about the sh01a. Which I don't have yet :) Thanks !!! you are the best Greeting
Oh hell ya! What a wicked video! I had zero idea on finding a good use for the gain controls! I was quite surprised to see that you instantly pumped up the gain on all hits, regardless of where their level knob was currently set at. I thought the gain knob was only to help things cut through, if the level knob at max wasn't enough. I was babying the gain setting to only a few over 100! I guess pumping all the gain to max is what I should be doing? Do you find it clips, or distorts at all like this? I have had this device for years, but I learned something new from you tonight, so thank you sir! The offset low tom was a nice touch too AND I had no idea you could press both kicks at the same time! Brilliant! Subscribed!
I guess having the gain at 200 means I can turn down on the knobs from maximum instead of hitting a limit. I have the unit output to either a mixer or FL Studio mixer (via USB audio). Most of my own tracks are fired via midi from another sequencer so I usually control the velocity of each note there. Whether there is any set rules I’m not sure. I guess whatever works in your own setup 🤷🏼♂️
I can't tune the HH and CH. Going to Shift > Edit and Tune brings up the options as above but I can't hear any of them, and it makes no difference to the sound. And yes, I have the volume turned up. What am I doing wrong here?
Thanks for the question. It is a very subtle adjustment and I find I have to really dial up or down the value to here a change in pitch. Also I find it easier to hear the difference if you have the CH and OH decay set as long as possible. Let me know if this helps? If not I suggest raising a ticket with Roland support
@@justenginkaptanoglu If it's going into a mixer, it's because the mixer doesn't like an input that high. I have a Tascam Porta Two, and its inputs distorts (in a highly undesirable way, if the inputs themselves are overdriven). I can then overdrive it in a desirable way, via the gain knob for that channel.
0:49 I'll never forget (or forgive) the day I accidentally reset my Yamaha Reface DX to factory default, by accidentally resting my right forearm on the upper C key, while turning it on. All my presets gone. Could SO have kicked the Yamaha employee responsible for that key combo full force in the nuts for that idiocy. And yeah: couldn't backup those sounds beforehand, because their ultra archaic, lame website/app (I can't remember the name) that they use for saving presets: didn't work, no matter what I did. Couldn't ever create an account there. Morale of the story: 1. Always study the factory default key combo, so you know what to avoid. 2. F... Yamaha. As a result, I sold that Reface DX. I had made such cool presets from scratch, some of them I even wanted to use for specific tracks which would be driven a specific preset. But... POOF, gone 😵🙄
I’m reluctant to say that I do power them from the USB mains 😂😂 I had a rouge inline suppressor on my TB03 output but that’s sorted now. Does help only having a four channel mixer for about 15 devices but.....that’s sorted now.
I honestly find this thing to be an inconsistent piece of trash that has a mind of its own. I've followed the steps to clear a patter a dozen times and it only seems to want to work when it wants to. I'm gonna sell it and buy the RD9
Why, just why, aren't there more video at least half as useful as this one on youtube?! This is a hell of a video. Thanks so much!!
Finally someone that know what there doing 🎉 thanks appreciate the video man
This is truly amazing! Thanks a lot! I never had so much fun with the TR-09 until I watched your video! Absolutely this is the best tutorial for this incredible machine. Most of the tutorials on RUclips are using the TR-09 pretty much as a sound module, not as it was used for making electronic music in the 80´s and 90´s, improvising, playing with every single knob and so on. After 3 years having this machine, today I can say how much fun is to play with it, and how many possibilities it has. Thanks again!
It was hard to have fun with this machine until I followed along this video, endless hours of fun now, you make it easy to understand for us amateurs, most other tutorials are targeted to audio engineers, not for us dudes that impulse buy drum machines and synths. thank you, excellent video. will follow if you have more boutique videos
In the beginning when I got mine It was intimidating how to program it, but once I watched the rand tutorials I figured it out quickly. It's not rocket science, you just need some patience and focus.
I'v owned a 09 for 3 years now. This is by far one the most interesting 09 vids if seen on youtube. I rank this vid as #1.
i agree!!
Whoever made this drum machine is a genius.
I totally agree!
Jeff Mills eat your heart out! Fantastic walk-through thanks... most fun I've had with my TR-09 after watching this... thank you!
Just picked one of these up 2nd hand ... this video has helped this novice a lot
Awesome awesome awesome. THANK YOU!
Wow, very helpful! Thanks!!!!
best tut i've found, thanks a lot mate!
I really appreciate this!
I’ve had one of these for a while now. Get moments of inspiration, switch it on, realise that I don’t have a clue how it works (is it just me or does the workflow make no sense to modern man?), get demoralised, switch it off, repeat cycle some time later. Hopefully this vid will help as seems pretty comprehensive. Thanks.
Awesome. Thanks for this.
glad my tr09 works -great vid!!!!!!!!
thank your for your tutorial, it's quite deep
Thanks so much for this very helpful tutorial!
Really useful tutorial.
Glad it was helpful!
Really excellent thanks!!!!
Thank you for the feedback!
Thank you
cheers mate! liked and subbed
Thank you very much. :)
Mate thank you very much 👍Awesome video and great explanation, everything you showing in this video has helped me to use it more than anything else 🙏🏼I have subscribed to your channel and looking forward seeing more outstanding videos.
Once again thank you 😊
Great video!! for the issue of the Fx (10:00) I pan all except the kick to L and the Kick to R (or viceversa) and use a minijack- 2 RCAS or 2 Jack cable and 2 differente channels on the mixing console. I use mute and solo a lot, and to me is easier to turn right (or left) the tempo knob (same time you press instrument select and shift) instead of Enter.
Bruno Baw - brilliant - pinned this comment 😊
@@ThomasMatthewEvans thanks!
EDIT - factory reset will not delete the firmware version (thank you too my viewers for keeping me right). After a reset I still have v1.06 which as of June 2020 is the most recent update on the Roland website. CAUTION - if you factory reset the unit you’ll have to re-install the latest firmware update (there will be a video on how to do this soon)
Is this really true? I thought the firmware was permanent once installed and the factory reset only brings it back to its factory state based on THAT firmware. If I have 1.06 currently installed, but 1.04 was the factory installed version, will it really go back to 1.04, if I factory reset the unit?
Andrew Henderson - actual this is unconfirmed! I added this comment just in case people wiped their firmware and got angry with me lol. I will check it out!
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Yes please! It would be better to put in the effort to make sure that the statement is true and not based on a possibility. By the way, there was a new video put up last night, but now it's gone? I can't seem to find it anymore, did you take it down?
Andrew Henderson - it is back up on my channel now - TR09 backup, restore and factory reset.
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Thank you so much! I love your videos! You have really brought to life my TR-09. It used to sound weak and now it sounds POWERFUL thanks to your guidance.
Oh man good video again. You deserve so many more viewers. I'm going to try it tomorrow on my tr-09 you are the best teacher on youtube. Maybe you can also make a video about the sh01a. Which I don't have yet :)
Thanks !!! you are the best
Greeting
The SH01a is next on my list 😊- coming soon!
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Yeahhh I'll be waiting for that one.
john deegel - First SH01a video is now up 😊
Oh hell ya! What a wicked video! I had zero idea on finding a good use for the gain controls! I was quite surprised to see that you instantly pumped up the gain on all hits, regardless of where their level knob was currently set at. I thought the gain knob was only to help things cut through, if the level knob at max wasn't enough. I was babying the gain setting to only a few over 100! I guess pumping all the gain to max is what I should be doing? Do you find it clips, or distorts at all like this? I have had this device for years, but I learned something new from you tonight, so thank you sir! The offset low tom was a nice touch too AND I had no idea you could press both kicks at the same time! Brilliant! Subscribed!
I guess having the gain at 200 means I can turn down on the knobs from maximum instead of hitting a limit. I have the unit output to either a mixer or FL Studio mixer (via USB audio). Most of my own tracks are fired via midi from another sequencer so I usually control the velocity of each note there. Whether there is any set rules I’m not sure. I guess whatever works in your own setup 🤷🏼♂️
I can't tune the HH and CH. Going to Shift > Edit and Tune brings up the options as above but I can't hear any of them, and it makes no difference to the sound. And yes, I have the volume turned up. What am I doing wrong here?
Thanks for the question. It is a very subtle adjustment and I find I have to really dial up or down the value to here a change in pitch. Also I find it easier to hear the difference if you have the CH and OH decay set as long as possible. Let me know if this helps? If not I suggest raising a ticket with Roland support
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Cheers!
love the sound, what compressor did you use?
Just the internal compressor on the BD & SD - I have all the gains turned up also.
@@ThomasMatthewEvans my units kick distorts when I max the units master volume is this normal ?
@@justenginkaptanoglu If it's going into a mixer, it's because the mixer doesn't like an input that high. I have a Tascam Porta Two, and its inputs distorts (in a highly undesirable way, if the inputs themselves are overdriven). I can then overdrive it in a desirable way, via the gain knob for that channel.
0:49 I'll never forget (or forgive) the day I accidentally reset my Yamaha Reface DX to factory default, by accidentally resting my right forearm on the upper C key, while turning it on. All my presets gone. Could SO have kicked the Yamaha employee responsible for that key combo full force in the nuts for that idiocy.
And yeah: couldn't backup those sounds beforehand, because their ultra archaic, lame website/app (I can't remember the name) that they use for saving presets: didn't work, no matter what I did. Couldn't ever create an account there.
Morale of the story:
1. Always study the factory default key combo, so you know what to avoid.
2. F... Yamaha.
As a result, I sold that Reface DX. I had made such cool presets from scratch, some of them I even wanted to use for specific tracks which would be driven a specific preset. But... POOF, gone 😵🙄
To get rid of that hum noise DO NOT use your computer to power the boutiques. Use a phone charger or something similar.
I’m reluctant to say that I do power them from the USB mains 😂😂 I had a rouge inline suppressor on my TB03 output but that’s sorted now. Does help only having a four channel mixer for about 15 devices but.....that’s sorted now.
What's this dwarf sized thing? Get a Behringer RD-9!
It's tempting - very tempting!
I honestly find this thing to be an inconsistent piece of trash that has a mind of its own. I've followed the steps to clear a patter a dozen times and it only seems to want to work when it wants to. I'm gonna sell it and buy the RD9
You're still mad about Brexit, aren't you? LMAO! Get it together.
Nid Styles - I was completely bonkers mad beforehand - nothing has changed!
@@ThomasMatthewEvans Give it time, it's a good thing.
Great video, you were talking about panning, but didn't show it? How can it be done?