everyone here is right, Phil used a CR-78 to write the album in his house. Genesis were on tour through 1977 - 78 and while in Japan they went to the Roland factory and apparently were given the first 3 CR-78's off the production line. Collins didn't really want one, he was a drummer, come on!! a drum machine!!. Anyway, the tour finished after a long time, came home, wife had left him, taken the two kids. empty house, looked at the drum machine, plugged it in, wrote "in the Air tonight" the rest as they say, is history. Improvised all the lyrics. One interesting fact about that period, he did have one house mate from time to time, so he didn't write that album completely alone. One John Martyn was a mate and would call round to keep him company, and listen to the material. Oh and they might have popped down the village pub to consider the merits of alcohol over tea in the recording process, (only occasionally of course) for a few loosener's :-)
I thought the drum machine was imposed by the producer because his original version was just the ambient synth and the producer felt it was too weird for radio. Maybe I heard wrong. However it was done…it was an excellent choice. One of my favorite songs.
This TR-8 looks a bit different than a regular one. It has a custom-made wrist-rest and some additional sidings. May I know where did you get it from? :) Thanks in advance.
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@vision quest sound Phillip You have a ray of hope to a desperate Midwest boy You were instrumental in a cover using this with a Moog sub37 and prophet08 synth. Nothing but me Live. I wish I could give you how that felt. HEART
Fail! There is no Roland cr78 on the tr8 or any other modern drum machine unless you use samples. Most of us can't find kind afford a cr78 although I'd personally if I needed this sound record the midi and use samples but still your missing the point of this tutorial.
I think you are both missing the point. The title says that he’s programming a TR-8, and he shows it in a way that is helpful for those who use a sequencer with an 4 bar phrase. I’m going to use whichever sample set (I have two CR-78 samples) sounds the most like the record, and I’ll probably try an 808. All will get overdriven anyway. His video encompasses what you need to program it on a TR-8. So success! Not fail.
You waffle thru quite a bit of it but then when it comes to the most complex part of the bass beats and accents at the end, you zip thru it at 60mph. We're not all using a TR-8 to program it
On the original, as mentioned elsewhere in the comments, it was done with a CR78 and there wasn't any reverb, but rather a short delay on everything. Moreover, the hi-hat of the TR-8 doesn't sound anything like the one on the TR-808, or CR78. Too smooth sounding, and not enough "byte". But thanks anyway.
Yes, that vst sound, finally in hardware :) ...if it was analogue like everbody wants, they would be pissed But for now the TR-8 also has a 707 & 909 kit & bigger better control knobs
Yeah nobody. Sorry but you can't even tune all the drums on the tr-08 let alone play it as an instrument in nearly the same capacity. the tr-08 is for 808 nutters like myself, it's not a replacement for tr-8
