Name: Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator
Brand: Roland Music instruments
SKU: 18560
Availability: InStock

Roland’s legendary TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines were misunderstood modules that defined the foundations of hip-hop, dance, and electronic styles. Often emulated yet never duplicated, these historic Rhythm Composers are a mere fractal of the ferocity within the TR series’ galvanizing successor: the Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator. This polychromic powerhouse of percussive panache emerges as the most advanced drum machine Roland’s ever devised and its first drum machine in over 40 years to feature a true analog engine. And don’t misunderstand — the 16 analog circuits of the original TR-808 and TR-909 have been meticulously re-created, leaving us aghast at the indistinguishable accuracy. Yes, you read right: genuine, analog 808 and 909 drum machines are woven into the TR-1000’s DNA. With onboard ACB modeling complementing FM, VA, and PCM engines, the cutting-edge stereo sampling, sequencing, layering, Morph tools, slicing, analog effects, and state-variable filter unlock a realm of unreal rhythm crafting. Moreover, the I/O suite blends MIDI, CV, Gate, Trigger, DIN Sync, USB, and 5-pin connections, priming the Roland TR-1000 to supercharge every studio-to-stage setup. With limitless interoperative possibilities to explore, the only limit is your imagination — and the drums are only the beginning.

Evocative analog expression: 808, 909, ferocious filtering, and more

With a 40-plus-year gap between the release of the TR-1000 and Roland’s last true analog Drum Machine, the stakes have only risen throughout the decades. Roland’s designers spared no effort to use their time to develop the ultimate drum machine to succeed the expressive analog aesthetics of the 808 and 909. Masterfully rebuilding 16 of the most cherished circuits from the originals into the TR-1000’s analog engine goes beyond capturing the magic of its predecessors, as the expanded range, dynamic control, and parametric pliability of the 1000 add immense diversity and modern production versatility to the lauded 808 and 909 sounds. In fact, Roland went as far as to endow the TR-1000 with multiple true-analog kits for the 808 and 909, painstakingly capturing the natural variety to emerge across analog circuitry, the impact of aging gear, and different base settings — it’s “Rev 2” of the classic sound, not a reissue.

On the textural plane, a host of analog effects abound. The new-to-1000 SVF (State Variable Filter) is an all-analog OTA sonic contouring tool, featuring multiple filtering modes to refine every drum, sequence, and sample. Plus, when you’re ready to really rev up your sound, the dedicated, analog Drive section kicks your kicks into sixth gear, adding a deluge of dirt and distortion that yields prismatic percussive possibilities via blossoming harmonics and tenacious timbres. And with the TR-1000’s capacity for external routing, the drum machine’s distinctive texturization tools go far beyond the boundaries of its diverse, onboard sounds.

Serious sound design, circuit-bent sonics, and a deluge of digital dynamism

While the analog circuits of the TR-808 and TR-909 beat at the heart of the TR-1000, they’re only a portion of the 1000’s powerful palette. Across 2,000 internal sounds, 21 circuit-bent 8X and 9X takes on the classic kits — thanks to Roland’s cutting-edge ACB (Analog Circuit Behavior) technology — join a deluge of drums that span the TR-series 606, 626, 707, 727, and further classic drum-machine sounds from Roland’s rhythmic repertoire. Moreover, the TR-1000 hosts a vast library of iconic PCM sounds, in addition to ferocious FM-fueled tones and voltaic virtual-analog synthesis — boisterous bass lines, scorching synth sonics, and kaleidoscopic digital domains are yours to explore, engage, integrate, and innovate.

These explosive engines add to the analog cornerstone of the TR-1000, with the machine’s Layer Tracks supporting near-limitless possibilities for searing sound design, but the deluge of digital delights doesn’t stop at the sounds themselves. The TR-1000’s analog effects circuit is reinforced by a slew of digital sound-coloring capabilities, with Roland’s celebrated crusher, isolator, saturator, pitch delay, and flanger comprising just a handful of options. And because of the TR-1000’s compositional quadrature, dynamic and undulating rhythms are yours to explore. Immense in-line processing allows you to combine a model-specific sound generator, multimode filter, 4-band EQ, compressor, and more, alongside dedicated delay and reverb sends to bring serious spatialization and movement to your mix. Furthermore, four of the TR-1000’s tracks give you the keys to multi-sound-generator madness, letting you stack or individually program them, as well as engage internal sidechaining, per-track effects, output routing, and 3-target LFO.

Morph, modulate, and manipulate

As an artist-first, performance-minded machine, the Roland TR-1000’s wealth of latent potential was concocted to reward hands-on curiosity. Expansive modulation and manipulation capabilities abound, and one of the most galvanizing tools is the Morph slider — a user-customizable control of evocative expression. The Morph slider lets you assign a diverse array of parameters to a singular point of control, bringing everything from smooth and subtle sweeps to titanically transformative macro-manipulation to one elegant motion. Plus, unique Morph settings extend from pattern-specific configurations, further amplifying the aural aperture of this tenacious tone-sculpting tool.

Step into sequence with tenacious TR transformations

It’s no overstatement to say that Roland’s TR workflow earned its legendary status with the sequencing foundations the company laid via the 808 and 909. As an out-of-time ode to historic heat and visionary voltage, the TR-1000 captures this classic TR workflow and expands it with advanced TR-REC sequencing. From laser-tight progressions to wildly swinging sequences, the TR-1000’s powerful yet pliable input modes give you extensive abilities to refine your rhythms with 16 velocity steps, dialing in the groove and giving you detailed control over how you push and pull the pocket.

Additionally, the drum machine’s diverse directional tools — including forward, reverse, and pendulum, to name a few — augment the dynamism of your sequences, with exceptionally versatile control over cycle conditions that define step behavior, including when a given step is played, as well as per-step probability. Finally, new to the TR-1000 is Roland’s array of off-grid options that add a galvanizing dimension of groove-crafting power to your setup, with optional quantization, swing, and shift capabilities to create evolving, expressive sequences.

Re/sample: real-time slicing, time-stretching, snapshots, and more

While the TR-1000’s interior is rife with classic and cutting-edge capabilities, Roland understands that true greatness isn’t achieved alone, endowing the TR-1000 with an incendiary suite of true-stereo sampling and re-sampling capabilities, thanks to the dual-mono and stereo-capable audio input. With practically endless possibilities to explore with the multidimensional effects engine of the TR-1000, any external source is a mind-blowing sample waiting to be built.

Thanks to the versatile connectivity of the TR-1000, swapping, managing, and growing your sample library is a breeze, effortlessly migrating audio to and from external storage via USB. And to ensure you experience an uninhibited workflow right out of the box, the TR-1000 includes a whopping 46GB of onboard memory to store your carefully crafted selection of samples. To top it all off, the TR-1000’s snapshot feature ensures every twist, tweak, and tone-shaping flourish is captured with programmable and playable step buttons, instantly recalled at up to 16 snapshots for each track, guaranteeing fresh switch-ups and malleable mixes are always in reach.

Explosive interoperative interfacing and satisfying tactility

With one look at the rear-side I/O suite of the TR-1000, you’d be hard-pressed to find something not compatible with the drum machine. Each of the TR-1000’s ten drum-kit parts is given 1/4-inch outputs, which pull double duty as both individual audio outputs and trigger outputs. Stereo audio-output pairs for your full mix and Analog FX Out complement the dual-mono stereo External In, while a quartet of 1/8-inch Trigger and CV connections comprise Trigger I/O, Filter CV In, and Clock Out jacks.

If the Morph slider, customizable macros, extended tuning ranges, and detailed Accent controls weren’t expressive enough, then you’re in luck. Roland’s engineers spared no effort in designing this end-game drum machine, outfitting it with a dedicated 1/4-inch input for Pedal control — and we’re not done yet. A triumvirate of 5-pin ports gives you MIDI In, Out, and Thru connections, with the Out and Thru/Out 2 jacks supporting DIN Sync, unlocking a rhythmic realm of time-traveling tones, making it possible to juggle the TR-1000 against the original 808 or 909 units, for example, or any pre-MIDI machine with DIN Sync. Dual USB ports include a Type A External Device connection, as well as a Type C Computer connection. The former is perfect for USB-MIDI controllers, as well as flash drives to manage WAV-file audio, system updates, data backups, and restoration, while the latter transforms the TR-1000 into a multichannel audio and MIDI interface, adding the infinite world of virtual production to the 1000’s domain. Eurorack, DAWs, plug-ins, synths, sequencers, DIN Sync-equipped instruments, external controllers, pedals, and full function as an effects-signal processor — the interoperative possibilities of the Roland TR-1000 are only limited by your imagination.

Engineered to last

It should come as no surprise that a drum machine of this caliber has the durability to match. Roland’s engineers built the TR-1000 to perform, with the long haul top of mind. This future-proofed fire starter was developed alongside numerous artists, engineers, and producers to guarantee the TR-1000 would be the ultimate all-in-one experience. Seamless studio-to-stage design leaves no stone unturned, with top-tier aluminum making up the tank-grade chassis, while every component, button, slider, switch, and knob was methodically selected to balance ergonomics, high-resolution adjustments, satisfying tactility, and endurance. Whether playing live or laying down high-energy recordings in the studio, the TR-1000 has everything needed to set and keep the pace, always operating at the speed of your creativity. And because of the TR-1000’s state-of-the-art DSP and firmware platform, Roland’s planned additions, updates, sound engines, features, and expansions ensure one thing: the Roland TR-1000 will only get better with time.