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is a Roland Tr-808 or Tr-909 that is being used in the 1980's R&B hit by Glenn Jones called "We only just begun". I heard this record in the store and thought it was cool!!

― startrekman, Monday, 9 August 2004 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)

It probably is.

― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 9 August 2004 02:27 (twenty-one years ago)

What in the sam hill are you talking about?!!? Oh yeah it must of been the Roland Tr-808. The Tr-909 wasn't available yet when "We only just begun" was recorded. Now you can sleep well at night.

― Bill Blass, Monday, 9 August 2004 02:29 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe it was the CR-78.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 9 August 2004 02:56 (twenty-one years ago)

What in the sam hill are you talking about?!!? Oh yeah it must of been the Roland Tr-808. The Tr-909 wasn't available yet when "We only just begun" was recorded. Now you can sleep well at night.
-- Bill Blass (blassiscoo...), August 9th, 2004.

Hell yeah it was, that thing ( the Roland Tr-909) was made in 1984

― startrekman, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

the cr-78 is an ol' ass drum machine, NO WAY someone would want to use that thing in 1988.

i am leaning towards the TR-909.

― startrekman, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The CR-78 is an ol' ass drum machine that essentially has many of the similar sounds as the TR-808, but is pre-programmed. People are still using it, so why not in 1988?

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 9 August 2004 03:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The 1984 version was a beta version of the Tr-909. Only a few elite users got to test it out. I doubt Glen Jones was cool enough to be among those elite. The regular Tr-909 came out in mass prodution after that Glen Jones song. Therefore, he must of used the Tr-808. Now you can sleep well at night again.

― Bill Blass, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:27 (twenty-one years ago)

The 78 in CR-78 means it was first produced in 1978 and was pretty cheap by the time Glen Jones recorded, "We Only Just Begun." Glen Jones had plenty of dough, so he probably purchased a higher end and more expensive model like the Tr-808.

― Bill Blass, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Then why did Phil Collins use the CR-78?

I don't know the song, I'm just giving startrekman a hard time.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 9 August 2004 03:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i only said that Glenn Jones wouldn't use a CR-78, it was old by the late 80's. I would say he used either an 909 or 707.

― startrekman, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think Phil Collins used the CR-78 much after 1979. Would have to check it out to make sure, but that is too much hassle.

― Bill Blass, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It is possible he used the CR-78, I guesse. Boy George used it exclusively, but he was kinda weird so not the greatest example.

― Bill Blass, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:36 (twenty-one years ago)

well, you should be able to tell the difference or at least narrow it down, the 808 and 909 and considerable different sounds, and in the exact opposite realm, the 909 and the 707 have different sounds. The 808 and 707 aren't even in the same room, so forget about that.

People STILL use the CR-78. Just because equipment gets old, doesn't mean people stop using them.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 9 August 2004 03:41 (twenty-one years ago)

The only thing I would use the CR-78 for is ammo in some sort of giant catapult.

― Bill Blass, Monday, 9 August 2004 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the CR-78 hi-hat, clave, maraca, and congas more than the respective 808 sounds. Sometimes I like the snare more, as well. Besides that, if it isn't worth anything to you as-is, it's loaded with discrete components and could be modified to both practical (eg. incorporation of trigger/clock inputs, kick drum sustain/decay pots) and extreme (eg. cross-modulation of sounds, clock dividers, circuit bend-style shorts, etc) ends. Overclocking can turn it into a sort of waveshaping oscillator. I'm working on a slightly broken Boss DR-55 and incorporating some of these ideas, and I love it despite the sequencer being wasted.

I don't think I'm the only one who enjoys campy preset rhythms used playfully, either. Hell, The Fall made great use of Casio VL-1 rhythms.

― CrunkWithChrist, Tuesday, 17 August 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

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