INDEX/ROLAND/TR 909
505 mm
DRUM MACHINES

Tr 909

Roland
Manufacturer
Roland
Type
Drum Machines
Production
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Document Library

Manuals

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OM

🇬🇧EN·43pp·2.6 MB
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Audio Demos

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Compatible Sound ROMs

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EPROM Archive

Roland TR-909

os·A9B45F300
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Roland TR-909

os·BFB9682B0
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Modifications

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Owner Registry

Production figures for the Tr 909 were never widely published, so there’s no official record of how many were built — or how many survive. This registry is a community census: every owner who logs their unit makes it the closest thing there is to a real count.

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System Components

Manufacturer

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Specifications

LFO
9
Dates
1983–1985
Price
$1,195USD£999GBP¥189,000JPY
Filter
34/25db resonant lowpass filter
Effects
Individual level, tuning, attack, decay, and tone controls for somesounds
Keyboard
16 pattern keys
Polyphony
11 voices
Oscillator
4
Timbrality
Monophonic
Audio sample
19
Manufacturer
Roland
Storagememory
1232 patterns, 23 songs
Synthesis type
Analogsubtractiveanddigitalsample-basedsubtractive
External control
MIDI in/out & DIN sync in
Velocity expression
Yes
Aftertouchexpression
No

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