Years and years ago, I bought this drum machine, the TR-909. It was pretty hot at the time but later I replaced it with a higher tech Alesis HR-16. After awhile I came to regret this decision. The TR-909 was a hybrid digital/analog machine and as such it’s drum sounds weren’t quite as photo-realistic as the Alesis, but it had more warmth and character. Then, of all things, it became popular in rap music and suddenly used machines were too expensive to buy one back. A quick scan of ebay reveals that they are about $500. Actually not a bad price for a collector. If I had the means I’d snag one.
So imagine my surprise when I discovered slashdot running an article about propellerhead software giving away their softsynth version of the TR-909, TR-808 (Phil Collins uses this a lot) and the TB-303 bass synth. Woohoo! Downloading is in progress. Check it out for yourself at http://www.rebirthmuseum.com
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1 Dad // Sep 7, 2005 at 10:40 pm
Hi Jeff,
As far as I can tell, the ReBirth program was removed from the website on September 1. It’s now only available as a Refill for Reason. So, once again, I’m a day late and a dollar short.
2 Dad // Sep 7, 2005 at 10:48 pm
Never mind, I think I found the link on rebirthmuseum.com. It’s at the ReBirth CD-ROM Image link.
Bit Torrent download in progress. 214.2 MB file.
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