Talk:Roland TR-909/Archive 1

Stylistic changes
The phrase "missed by a few miles" seemed overly editorial. Also, given that the "hihat" article redirects to "hi-hat", I am assuming that this is more standard. Lastly, the end of the first paragraph which stated that the TR-909 aimed for maximum possible realism is contradicted by the next paragraph's contention that sample-based machines were more realistic. Thus I have changed it to say "realism and cost-effectiveness". Mistercow 21:16, 23 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I would say, having owned one of these machines, that the manufacturer was going for a certain, processed acoustic drum sound (think Mick Fleetwood), believing that the end user wouldn't use these sounds front-and-center. (The machine would sound somewhat like a real kit if it wasn't up too high in the mix, and an analog tape machine would mask the sound quality of the low resolution samples.)  I don't think cost effectiveness really was an issue (It was the top of its range when it was released, and the 909 has separate outputs for each 'drum', which is never cheap to manufacture.), but trends in music tastes and market preferences kinda blew Roland's plans for profit to bits, and not the digital kind.  Yours with wikidevotion for all, Two Halves, not logged in

Impact On Music
There really doesn't seem to be much here on the role this piece of equipment has played within dance music - it has had an enormous impact obviously and this seems to be virtually ignored in this article. Perhaps someone better informed than me could write something - otherwise I might get around to writing it. Jim.

Neutrality
I added a neutrality tag at the top of the article because upon reading it, I noticed some of the article is biased. SquareShot97 20:05, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

There is a section on "other machines" which is pointless. For a start, the TR-909 wasn't even the first Roland machine to use this style of interface - and list of other brands which inherited this style is much vaster than suggested. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.223.47 (talk) 22:00, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Notable Users
Is the "Notable Users" section really necessary for a machine like the 909? With entries like "Boys Noize"? Seriously? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.240.55.31 (talk) 11:21, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

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