Roland TR-06 Drumatix Drum Machine

Roland TR-06 Drumatix Drum Machine
Product no: 9000-0070-0583 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

With the TR-06, Roland injects a little adrenalin into what was once the TR-606. Neatly packed inside that familiar silver-metallic housing, the original is still much-loved by many - a fact that has not gone unnoticed. As such, the TR-606 has seen a number of clones come and go, and while some got pretty close, there's nothing like the real deal. So - meet the Roland TR-06 Drumatix: packed with a bunch of fresh functions while holding true to that old-school 606-based, '80s flavoured tech.

The Roland TR-06 Drum Machine

Aesthetically speaking, the Roland TR-06 is an incredibly sensitive and detailed replica of the original TR-606, but under the hood, a lot of welcome and sometimes necessary upgrades and tweaks can be found. Despite all of the immediately recognisable sounds, a lot of which are found littering more underground soundtracks, the TR-606 was well-known for its limited tweakability. The TR-06 transforms this by providing control over details like the tuning, decay, and panning per instrument, and coming with a gain that can actually be pushed for a more aggressive distortion or warm overdrive.

The TR-06: Advanced Sequencing

Now we come to the main event of this machine: the sequencer. Somewhat polished up, it offers a few more advanced options including the ability to add a number of sub-steps to spit ratcheted-parts, where a step in the sequence is triggered multiple times for a contemporary trap or '90s electronica feel, so you can do stuff like make the third and fifth step stutter. A 'Step Loop' has also been introduced to the functionality, which can cut directly through a pattern or beat. The 'Per-Step Probability' function is something else too: a kind of all-things-are-possible button that ensures beats that are constantly varied and surprising, keeping things endlessly interesting.

'80s Ideas, Modern Tech

The TR-06 comes backed up by the modern tech that just wasn't available at the time the TR-606 was first released. So, you get standard issue MIDI in, MIDI out/thru, and MIDI over USB ports so that this beat-machine can be integrated with any set up or studio with the ease you'd expect. It's also modular friendly! If you're not too bothered about MIDI and just want to record the output, you don't even need to add an audio interface since one comes built-in. Simply connect the USB or AA battery-powered TR-06 directly to your computer or laptop, and you're done.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Standalone	yes
MIDI controller	no
Sound source	virtual analogue
Connector for external foot pedal	no
Number of analogue input channels	7
Number of analogue output channels	2
Headphone output	yes
Built-in speaker	no
MIDI & other	MIDI in, MIDI out
Style	vintage

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	1,2 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	35,5 x 18,0 x 9,0 cm

Product specifications

Roland TR-06 Drumatix
Drum Machine
accurate replica of the original Roland TR-606
internal memory
- 128 patterns (16 patterns x 8 banks)
- 8 tracks
32 steps
sequencer functions:
- step loop
- substep
- flam
- intro/fill
- probability
- substep probability
- master probability
instruments:
- bass drum
- snare drum
- low tom
- high tom
- cymbal
- open hi-hat
- closed hi-hat
controls:
- volume control
- run/stop
- pattern clear
- menu/substep
- step loop
- function
- tempo
- step controls (1 to 16)
- pattern group button and indicators
- tap/reset
- scale selector
- instrument selector
- mode selector
- value
- instrument level controls (AC, BD, SD, LT/HT, CY, OH/CH)
- effect controls (drive, time, depth)
effects:
- compressor
- effects: including delay, pan delay, tape echo, reverb, flanger, side band filter
- drive effects: saturator, bit crusher, distortion, LPF/HPF
connections:
- 3.5mm mini-jack trigger in
- 3.5mm mini-jack trigger out (for kick, snare, low tom, high tom, cymbal)
- 3.5mm stereo mini-jack headphone output
- 3.5mm stereo mini-jack output
- 3.5mm stereo mini-jack mix-in
- MIDI IN
- MIDI OUT
- USB ports: micro-B type (MIDI + audio interface)
included:
- Roland Boutique Dock DK-01 (silver-metallic)
- user manual
- DK-01 user manual
- 4x AA alkaline batteries
dimensions: 13 x 30.8 x 5.2cm
weight incl. batteries: 1.2kg

Reviews from other countries

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Robert Koop 18 January 2021

Wrote the following about Roland TR-06 Drumatix Drum Machine

Prima machine, ga experimenteren (tweaken) en er komen werkelijk goede klanken uit! Loopt ook lekker in sync met de analoge machines en de workflow is snel onder de knie te krijgen. Niks ten nadele van het origineel of de klonen van de 606, maar deze is in mijn beleving toch echt een tikkeltje strakker in sound.

Description	Type	Language
TR-06 Handleiding EN	Manual	Dutch, English
TR-06 Handleiding NL	Manual	Dutch
TR-06 MIDI Implementation chart	Manual	Unknown

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