Although producer David Morley has been involved in a range of recording projects, encompassing trance and techno as well as the more ambient and "intelligent" offshoots thereof, his work has been marked by a consistent experimentalism, earning him a reputation as a compositional innovator among producers, DJs, and home listeners the world over
@@DavidMorley Thanks for the reply. No, my other older amps don't have line outs, But are you saying that the reverb effect can be slaved out of the Falcon from the Monitor Out and be used by the second amp?..Sorry I'm a bit illiterate with the jargon used to describe audio stuff. I can always understand it if I can see it in the flesh, or a drawing🙄
@@tonehome1 Hi there. Yes hard to explain! But no, I think you would need to use an Abbot and send the guitar directly into both amps. The Gibson would then be the reverb and the other amp the dry amp. So the reverb would not be on the other amp. Just the guitar going to both
I never realised this machine family has these RY30-like functions, very very cool. Thank you for an excellent video. I regret not toying more with the ones I've had (R5 and R8 mk1). Yamaha picked these ideas up and perhaps made them more obvious with the bend wheel. Sadly mint machines are hard to find but perhaps I'll stumble upon one again. Will make sure to use these functions if that ever happens. Of course Elektron machines offer even more flexibility these days but I love Roland gear. :-) Anyway...
Some more uses-I love the preamp in the Falcon and it is the best reverb, even beating my 65’ Reverberocket. It sounds great going through different circuits due to its unique sounding preamp and reverb. Great trem also. It allows you to play through two amps at once giving you the ability to shape a wide dynamic sound. I’ve yet to insert a pedal between two amps but that would be an interesting application, especially if it was a delay or phase. It’s such a fun amp.
Adquiri unaa roland r8 y veo q los pads asignados para sonidos estan pegados me parece esto es normal ??? Aun no los eh probado su funcionamiento por falta de fuente de 10 + - tambien veo q toda la carcasa tiene una capa fina como si fuera estar impregnada de alguna pintura o grasa es normal ?? Ssludos !!!
Overall fascinating. You'll be curious to see what's inside that synth. 7 years ago were people still recording 8 tracks with that little tape? Does it reach 15 kHz? Honestly it's much more interesting to record improvisations and live performances only at several megahertz DSD 1 bit, because 32bit 384-768 kHz is just right for the crazy PCM limitation of the DAW. This digital slacker in the video still has good taste.
@@DavidMorley Please, can you tell me what is the "FINE" column and its values in the page 3 please ? I need to know it for a personnal project, I need your lights. Thank you !
Neck pickup the entire time. Not a good indicicator of amp tone. Try the bridge pick pickup from clean, to overdrive, to dimed. Thats how, we, as the listeners, can discern the tone signature of the amp.
Excuse me, David, I understand, that this video is relatively old, but, anyway, I have a question for You: I see, that in the RAM slot of Your R8 Mk II there is an "Electronic" PCM card, which kind of surprises me. I thought, that tbe Mk II (which I own too) had all the samples of that PCM card, as well as those from the "Dance" card. Is that correct? It's hard to judge without having those cards, because in the R8 Mk II's manual and in the card's ones, that I've found on the net, the samples are named differently, IIRC. I may be mistaken though. Could You, please, clarify this point for me? Thank You in advance, and, please, excuse my English. Cheers!
Hi there. The samples are different in some cases and a few are missing. I recommend the MK2 for sure, but there are still sounds worth having on the card. But the Mk2 is much better than the R8 mk1 without cards. It also has more pattern memory which is small on the MK1
While the R8's pads are velocity sensitive, they don't feel that great IMO, they're kinda hard without much give in them. I feel like its almost like tapping on a totally hard surface. Its a great machine though. I like the idea of the WaveRex cards that allow you to load your own samples. The WaveRex cards are expensive though!
Agreed. They are unpleasant (I have the MV8800 too which feels nicer) but in comparison to the Yamaha RX5 etc, they are fine. But I can live with it. The other features make up for it.
Wow I am blown away. I always loved the idea behind this. Little did they dream at the time that the music world would adopt this concept totally. Unfortunatly the developers go unsubg (pardon the pun). It remibds me a little of the AtariST but no lightpen. How much does Apple owe these guys for that development too. As Harrison said “It’s All Too Much” Lovely presentation sir. You are a great man. Why have the manufacturers taken this concept and run with it? There are software emulations but I would like to see Arturia take on a hareware version with a touchscreen iPad. Cheers
The Yamaha RY30 otoh, was almost as powerful imo as the R8. Each sound/pad was a complete synth, with filter, resonance and envelopes (filter and pitch). The RY30 could also do microtuning. But the RY30 was never as revered as the R8.. A very underrated instrument imo.
@@DavidMorley I agree the RY30 sounds had a certain Yamahaness about them. It was an instantly recognisable sound, hard to describe. Maybe lacking in weight? Not thin, but toned down and polite. This though never stopped me grinding them up through overdrive, or pushing more gain on the desk. Having now retired from releasing records and being a musician, I still think that instead of say a modular, a great classic drum machine is a must, even if it’s the only thing left in one's collection. I’d love an R8.
I used to have the R-5. It was a bit of a cut down version, smaller LCD screen, only 4 outs (+stereo) different sounds built in, and no memory card slot. I had mine for years and loved it, but yeah always wanted the R-8 more!
Great Video David. I still have a Roland R8 MKII in mint condition with the original AC adaptor ACH 220. Bought it long time ago while touring. Used only a few times in a recording studio. I think the original manual is still here. They were the Rolls R of the drum machines and still they have a quality of their own. I might sell it. Please drop me a line if interested. All the best!
