Bad Gear - TR-06

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Roland TR-06 . Does it even make sense to release a digital drum machine based on the not so iconic Roland TR-606 ? Was the analog Behringer RD-6 first this time? Did we need another Roland Boutique reissue of a a vintage drum machine and 80s classic like the tr606 and why would anyone want this ? Do the additional sounds taken from other machines like the Roland TR-808 and Roland TR-909 make a difference?

Bad Gear - TR-06

Thanks to Klangfarbe for lending me one of their floor models:

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:04 Overview Roland TR06
01:29 Drum Sounds
01:56 Tweaking the Drum Sounds
02:30 Additional Drum Sounds ( 808 , 909 ,...)
02:56 FX Section
03:21 Sequencer
03:43 Step Loop, Triggers for Modular / Eurorack
03:53 What else??? Pricing, Thanks
04:24 Hate
04:49 Jam 1 ( Electro Funk )
05:46 Jam 2 ( Downtempo Acid )
06:41 Finale ( 90s IDM Breakbeat )
07:14 Verdict

[odiroot]

I went to Klangfarbe and didn't see a framed picture of you. What an omission.

[Phentrpulse]

You know, I like my RD6 because you can open it, swap some components out, drill some holes into the chassis, screw some pots in there and you frankensteiner yourself a bastard somewhere between a 606 and a 909 depending on your soldering skills and how far you're willing to go.

[TheBrain]

"The utter lack of cowbells" .. this is why I love this channel 🥰

[RoneySmithseedoflife]

“Uli’s little rainbow of horrors” may have been a low blow lol 😂😂😂😂

Hearing it in action with your programming is another real piece of ear candy! 🎉💯🎯🤯🎊🔥

[user]

The 606 hats are my favorite sounding of the x0x line. I was compelled to buy a TR-06 to go with my TB-03. Back in mid 90s, I bought an original 606 from a pawn shop that had it labelled "effects pedal" for $75. Sold it a couple years later for $150 and felt like I'd done really well.

[renbelmont]

the IDM at the end was amazing. Good stuff as always. I try to create some 606ish snares with my ER-1 to pretty good results.

[kiehtoo]

The OG 606 can do driving hihat-snare-mayhem like no other. There's something about how it distorts sounds when cranking up the volume, and the open and closed hihat interact funkily. OH+CH combined on same step is a different sound than either soloed, and the OH decay seems to be tied to the tempo.

[alvaroapablaza]

😂perfect timing, I put this up for sell on my offer up about three days ago, nothing better than your advertisement, I shall edit my post to "as seen on bad gear, firm price, no trades, cash only". Finale breakbeat was impeccable.

[ThePrestoPrestissimo]

I really like the boutique models, they have all my favorite FL Studio sounds in analogue form

[jaguarvssnake]

As someone currently teaching a college class on experimental video editing techniques - GREAT work on that last jam. Really, some of your best.

[nixienoise]

Love to see a Sisters of Mercy reference. Andrew went through plenty of drum machines through the years!

[ryanv]

that Sisters of Mercy reference was fantastic!

[almightyEsquilax]

You outdid yourself on the music on this one.

Also, I love the Myspace Toms!

[huntergalloway]

I gotta blue Uli Horror for my Big Black fix. It was like 89$ or something lol. It's actually great to layer over other drums, and of course those hats are a classic.

[piotrwyrw]

Yess! Another episode of the show about the wörld's most hated audio tools!

[delsydsoftware]

okay, the TB-3 drop in the Electro Funk jam was pretty epic :)

[DSpace]

I'll stick with the little Rainbow of Horrors! I have the most obnoxious of colors - Lime Green! I used to have the original when it first came out, and it had a booklet of beats you could program into it. I wonder if anyone still has 1 of those books. I can still hear 1 of those beats in my head as I type this. As usual, thanks for the great music, and i do like that ratchet function, which you showcase nicely!

[unduloid]

I once borrowed a TR-606 from a friend of mine, and I actually shed a tear when I had to return it. There's something quite fun about those short, doinky sounds.

Of course I sampled the heck out of it beforehand, so it's all good. Mostly.

[pepuletrz]

good morning my friend..and this one should be up for an award for ticking so many boxes.

[LesDeuxLoveOrchestra]

I live in Hollywood. Thanks to this channel there are only three places where you can get gear. Sweetwater, Guitar Center and Klangfarbe! :) Someday I will show up there in person.