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Roland AIRA Compact T-8 Beat Ultra-Portable Bass Machine Sounds | TR-REC Drum Sequencer | Six Rhythm Tracks | Built-in Effects | USB and MIDI Connectivity

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Style: Bass Machine


Features

  • AIRA Compact puts Rolands legendary creative magic in the palm of your hand. Jam, perform, and develop ideas anywhere with genre-defining sounds.
  • With the T-8 you can create infectious tracks in seconds flat with a miniature rhythm factory powered by pristine TR drums (TR-808, TR-909 & TR-606) plus bass from the inimitable TB-303.
  • Craft on-the-fly acid jams or trap bangers with the intuitive 16-step sequencer, shape sounds with onboard controls, and flip and dice beats with hands-on tools that stimulate ideas and put the fun back into your flow.
  • Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology faithfully recreates the tonality and behavior of vintage Roland instruments
  • Classic TR-REC drum sequencer with 64 user patterns and up to 32 steps each
  • Advanced rhythm programming with probability, sub step, last step, and velocity
  • Real-time recording and powerful performance features like step loop, mute, fill, reload, and pattern shift
  • Color and process sounds with delay, reverb, overdrive, and sidechain compression
  • Comprehensive connectivity with audio, MIDI, and sync I/O plus AIRA Link
  • Class-compliant USB-C audio/MIDI interfaceno drivers needed

Description

Create infectious tracks in seconds flat with the T-8 Beat Machine, a miniature rhythm factory loaded with legendary Roland TR drums plus bass from the inimitable TB-303. Craft on-the-fly acid jams or trap bangers with the intuitive 16-step sequencer, shape sounds with onboard controls, and flip and dice beats with hands-on tools that stimulate ideas and put the fun back into your flow.

Brand: Roland


Color: Random color


Item dimensions L x W x H: 10 x 7 x 3 inches


Top Material Type: Basswood


Back Material Type: Basswood


String Material Type: Alloy Steel


Finish Type: Unfinished


Instrument: Drum Machine and Bass Synthesizer


Item Weight: 1.3 Pounds


Operation Mode: Hand


Item Weight: 1.3 pounds


Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 3 inches


Item model number: T-8


Date First Available: May 10, 2022


Back Material: Basswood


Body Material: Bass Wood


Color Name: Random color


Connector Type: USB Type C


String Material: Alloy Steel


Top Material: Basswood


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Absolute creative fun, with a couple neatpicks.
Style: Bass Machine
Right now I'm in the middle of traveling out of my country for a few months, so I needed something portable that I would still enjoy back home. Been using it on planes, trains, outside, inside. Been a while since I had so much fun with a synth. + Small, portable and easy, just charge it, and it will last you for a decent amount of time, get a battery bank, and you are set for some LONG rides. + The drums are super fun to mess with, and they sound pretty good! + The bass synth is not deep, but it's more flexible than I expected, and with the tuning knob it can even take a lead sound! + The sequencer goes quite deep, and even has side chaining built in! (For drum machine beginners like me, it means you can make drums quiet down when a specific drum plays (for example, quiet everything whenever the kick hits) + This synth alone can sound like a whole beat, sometimes I found myself forgetting I have other synthes around since the drums + bass have a pretty full sound. And now for the neatpicks - honestly a part of me wishes they added 2 more drums to this machine, and turn the bass into its own device, like the s-1 If they replaced it with a bell+cowbell section, and maybe a clap or something, I feel like it'd be a more full drum machine (but a less full all rounder). - the device is deceptively hard to learn fully if you have no experiance with drum machines. The manual has almost 40 pages. - I buttons are a little too squishy for the size, i always end up with unregistered presses when I try to quickly punch in drums into the sequencer mid beat, just too small to be both soft AND comfortable. ---- Overall, for the price it's a no brainier, I recommend it to anyone who needs a budget drum machine, but might need portability. You'll easily make your first beat in minutes, and then slowly uncover how to utilize it well. I managed to teach a kid almost 4 years old to use it on a surface level! Her beate weren't great tho. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024 by Han Moz

  • Great for adding some 80's and 90's to your songs
Style: Bass Machine
This is an example of a success as far as I'm concerned. For 200 dollars I can plug this right into a port on my R20 and add drums and synth base effortlessly to any song. No, it doesn't have a full 808 or 909 or any full X0X kit. It has a piecemeal combination of them. So you won't be using it to exactly duplicate some classic. But if you make your own new song, and want that feel, it's there. The 303 section is surprisingly good and complete. The stock patterns are surprisingly good also. I found 3-1 and two hours disappeared with me modifying it, then turning it into a monstrosity. I like a device that can do that. Make time disappear because it's fun to use. I love that I can recharge it with usb. I've had it die on me once, but i had been using it nonstop noon to midnight. Twelve hours of stopping and starting it, putting it down to edit tracks, picking it back up. That's pretty impressive. I'm hoping they are very smart and release an Aira T-7 that just has the 707 samples on it. I'd love that. It's the only thing I'm missing in my music. I couldn't justify spending double on the TR-6S. But if you want all the classic Roland drum machines, and aren't content with an amalgam of all of them, that's your best choice. If you just want to add some 80's to your songs, this is perfect. And again, it has a great 303 if you love those sounds. Most people do and don't know it. It's weird when a music product is good enough to use for production, but also inexpensive and convenient. Great work Roland. I'll probably end up replacing it at some point for a newer better one like I used to do decades ago with their drum machines, and I'll put this one on ebay for some promising new musician. If you are a youtuber looking to add a little DnB to your videos, this is probably the least expensive route that will sound this good, and be this easy to learn. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024 by Cake Fighter

  • Love this thing, little powerhouse, great starter, packed with features
Style: Bass Machine
I first used this with a friend who is very well versed in music and synths, and happened to have one of these. I bought this via friends recommendation after having a jam session for and getting lost in the music with him for like 2 hours. This thing is loaded with features, and has lots of great tutorial videos online of how to use utilize all of them. Needless to say, you can produce some pretty awesome stuff with this. Not to mention the kids love playing with this, and it keeps them off the TV or some other screen. Lots of fun and features. Highly recommend. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024 by G

  • Most likely the best deal when looking for bass and beats
Style: Bass Machine
The media could not be loaded. I'm really happy with my purchase, this thing is so fun to play, Im really getting addicted to it The great: 1) No computer involved. Nor even a power source is needed. Just plug it before using it, so it charges the internal batt, and then you are good to go. Just plug your headphones to it, or plug the output to the input of a Bluetooth speaker (aux-in required in the speaker) 2) Sound quality is perfect for my uses. Not sure how close to the real 303 and 808 is, but for this price point, I'm really happy with how it sounds. 3) Versatile. Compact. Lightweight. 2in1. 4) fun. Addictive. Not so great: 1) knobs are small for my big hands. Everything seems a bit too small. 2) I wish it had a bigger display with more info. Veredict: I highly recommend it if you are in a budget (yes, I trully feel I've got something valuable) and need to have these classics covered as much as possible. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022 by Fito

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