Roland TR-6S - a very honest review | Best Shortcuts + Everything you need to know

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A huge part of Roland's drum machine history is inside of the TR-6S. So, is this the ultimate desert island drum machine or just an overpriced piece of plastic? Let's find out.

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Featured drum patterns - transcriptions available on Patreon:
Deltron 3030 - Mastermind
Childish Gambino - Sweatpants
Phil Collins - Take Me Home
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Joe Smooth - Promised Land (Congas)
Skinny Puppy - Dig It
LL Cool J - Going Back to Cali
Aphex Twin - Heliosphan
INXS - Need You Tonight
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
Daft Punk - Revolution 909
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body
New Order - Blue Monday
Madonna - Vogue

Gear used:
Roland TR-6S
The Void
Dübreq Stylophone

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Table of contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Build Quality
0:59 Connectivity
2:46 Torture Test
3:30 Sounds & Example Patterns
13:18 Making Patterns
18:15 Useful Shortcuts
19:18 Performance
23:37 Room for Improvement
26:08 Bugs
26:15 Blinkiness
26:26 Price & Verdict
28:50 End Jam

Produced by Jean-Claude Dirckx and Sophie Hoppstädter