My brother offered me this TR-505 for my 18 years old birthday and it changed my life cause I was able for the first time to do some arrangements for my songs. In France we call that a "madeleine de Proust" it means something that remember young times. ;) Thanks for that mister i like alot your channel !
ah Marcel Proust and his Madeleine.. I wrote a screenplay where there was a tribute to the moment of the tea and the madeleines. But I've never know it's commonly used in France to say that something "rings you a bell".
I sorta took over my dads 505 many years ago. This past year I modified it to have 12 separate outputs, using multiplexing to interpret the pan signal sent for Toms and Cymbals to route the signal to different jacks. Also made a wooden sided stand for it. Currently sits in my synth rig for my synthwave style tracks.
I love how you sing along and make things up on the fly, while jamming along. Always makes me smile that you enjoy and get so into things. Thanks for sharing!
I just bought myself a Roland TR-505 for Christmas, mine works apart from having a bruised display but I'm not going to complain as at least I got it for a fairly reasonable price and all the pads work. With this drum machine I can give all my 80s and early 90s Yamaha and Casio keyboards a new lease of life. It's funny how back in 2003 you couldn't get away from people going on about how stuff like this sounds outdated and unusable in the 21st century but since the dawn of TH-cam many people have changed their minds and don't object to lofi sounds and there is also a desire to use go back to basics. Having a decent sounding drum machine forms the foundation of any music arrangement, this drum machine still sounds just as good today as it did back in the 80s and 90s, I can't understand why some people don't like 80s PCM drum machines.
Aaaaaah, takes me back to my school music room in the late 80's, along with an Atari 1024stfm dx21 and d110 all sequenced thru c-lab notator..... Oh the memories
Actually the individual rhythm, that you found out was stored there by the previous owner was not that bad. On the other hand I'm kind of fed up with such standard rhythms as the bossa nova or the samba. But ok, the 505 was obviously made to comply with general taste. But the sounds of the instruments are great and with this you will be able to authentically recreate 80s music and sound. Looking forward to seeing and hearing it :-D
Brings back memories, my first drum machine, my dad brought back on a business trip to Singapore in '87, kept it at least 20 years ... sample based. Main limitation for me was lack of individual outputs but sounded decent.
Love the 505. It was the first drum machine I used in 1986 and loved the solid kick and snare. It's probably most famous for being used out of the box on Erasure's "Sometimes" from its release year, doubled up with an 808. Amazing what good effects and processing can do to a basic drum machine sound.
I had one of these many years ago. I used to program the congas and any unused buttons as a sequencer to trigger my alfa juno 1 managed to recreate save a prayer by the great DD. Another trick was to record on my 4 track (tascam 424)at a lower speed then set the speed back to normal this gave the 505 a whole new sharper sound. Sadly it was traded in for the SR16. now that was a great sounding drum machine at the time.
I got a 505 last month as a refurb project for lockdown...when i got it didn't power on, wouldn't take batteries...fixed that, now it makes sound, until it warms up i get a 16k whine and crunchy sounds. Working my way through replacing the caps and OP Amps. Midi in about Out work well which is good. Its not a bad little machine.
This was my first drum machine when I was in high school. I paid a lot for it and it was used. I loved the simple interface. I upgraded to the BOSS DR 660 soon after.
My goal in life is to enjoy my work as much as Claudio clearly enjoys his. The most positive subscription I have, and I don't even play any instruments lol
Yeah! You're MEGA AWESOME Dr Mix! Just what I needed! I had a HUGE grin on my face watching this! You made me laugh and lifted my spirits! I love vintage tech! I want one of those now! Stay safe and keep making your superb videos! You ROCK! Hello from Wolverhampton, UK!
Back in 1986 I had a fun little analogue TR-606. But then the TR 505 came out and I could just about afford it (if I starved myself for a while). It was so exciting walking out that shop with it under my arm! I think it was £470. It sounded like a Linn Drum and looked like Marty’s DeLorean.
I used to own one of these in the early 90s. I sold it in the early 00s and immediately regretted it. I bought one off eBay last year to try to reclaim a tool of my youth. The 505 I bought last year was circuit bent, so I’m able to pull some glitchy goodness out of it. In some of my most recent tracks, I had used samples from the 505 mixed with the Arturia Drumbrute Impact and had great sounds. Such an underrated machine.
Ah yes, the poor man's 707. I love the 505, it's highly underrated. I got one when I was 16 and obsessed with house and it did not disappoint with the cowbell, bd, and rimshot. Basically the same samples used in the 707. I'm honestly surprised it's not selling for much higher.
Geez, the memories!!!! I was a 16 y.o. kid, had one of that, borrowed another from a friend and programmed the drum/bass/sequenced parts of "Shout" (Tears for Fears) as in the band we were'nt enough for all that parts :D :D Sold it 10 years after (in the '97) for an used Octapad, as my Ensoniq SQ1 and Korg Wavestation AD had all the drum sounds i needed. I miss that little thing :)
I used one of these when demoing songs with my mate for our first band; we would hook it up to a Fostex X18 4-track, he would sit and play acoustic guitar along with me, and I would trigger each pattern as we were playing, right into the 4-track to be added to later! Thinking about it now, its like rubbing sticks together to make fire! :-D
i could spend days with you Dr ,just fooling around with equipment.......i used to once have friend i did leads he did drum n bass!!! the music was instant...good times
Funny coincidence, I were going through some moving boxes last saturday (30/5), there I found this machine, which belongs to my brother (long story), picked it up and took some pics. Today this is fittingly in my recommendations so I could listen to it without plugging it in though now I am starting to feel I propably should. Also found a mangled TR-626. Very sceptical it gonna work since cords sticking out and what not. It seems someone wanted to mod it somehow (propably brother). What I was looking for was a Yamaha cs-15, but thats apparently still at my brother, unused...
I remember a customer bringing that into my studio. I own the 707 which was a great drum machine had all separate outs but this drum machine I like the times on it better than the 707 and also there was a hack that you can make those Drums have separate outs, but I think the toms were grouped together . but even at that you had separate out for the snare and kick another instruments and who did the hack on the particular drum machine use the mini jacks to come out the back.
Had my 505 since new. its my cheap 707 and sounds just the same with some processing still use it on when I do some classic Chicago house stuff with the tr727, xoxbox, mc202 and tb03...still love it
Ha ha.. Dr rap! 😂 I had a TR505 when they first came out. Believe it or not... I swapped a TR808 for one 😳😱😭😭😭 yes it's true. We wanted real sounding drums at the time. Luckily someone gave me the 808 😂 I modded the 505 to have seperate outs too, we made a vinyl record too, a compilation that it appeared on in our band. Wish I still had it but it was a so so drum machine. I now have a TR8 with 909/707/606 expansions, and it's close enough for me. Cool vid doc... Stay safe.
I begged my Mom to buy this for me when I was 13 back in the 80's. I was too young to know I was actually looking for a TR808 cause of the sounds. I hated the TR505 sounds so much that I opened it up and started fiddling around with the transistors and stuff. Found a way to pitch up the sounds by connecting a few of the transistors together. I blew the fuse in it about twice 😀😀😀. Eventually I came across a Boss Dr Rhythm DR110 which was very close to the sounds I was looking for. BUT it had no MIDI (which I was too young and dumb to even know what MIDI was or how important it was)😞😞😞.
I got one of these myself stored away on the attic. I used it quite frequently and sampled the sounds to use in a tracker named "Fast Tracker 2" back in the days. :P And... who does not love some nice Bossa nova. ^_^
My brother offered me this TR-505 for my 18 years old birthday and it changed my life cause I was able for the first time to do some arrangements for my songs. In France we call that a "madeleine de Proust" it means something that remember young times. ;) Thanks for that mister i like alot your channel !
ah Marcel Proust and his Madeleine.. I wrote a screenplay where there was a tribute to the moment of the tea and the madeleines. But I've never know it's commonly used in France to say that something "rings you a bell".
that sound very gay
UN FRENCHIE YEAHAAAAA
I sorta took over my dads 505 many years ago. This past year I modified it to have 12 separate outputs, using multiplexing to interpret the pan signal sent for Toms and Cymbals to route the signal to different jacks. Also made a wooden sided stand for it. Currently sits in my synth rig for my synthwave style tracks.
Should've just sampled it.
@@pwabd2784 Yeah, well.... that's just like... your opinion, man.
@@pwabd2784good advice g
What a nice surprise you playing "Samba de uma nota só". It warms my heart in these terrible times we're facing in Brazil. Grazie, Claudio.
6:54 Petition for Dr. Mix to recreate Toto's Rosanna.
double like
Yes please! Toto is awsome, they had the best drummer ever.
Yesss... Rosanna, but with the samples of Jeff's kit :-)
And I think he gonna take that challenge ;-p lol
yess!!!!
Yes
I bought it in the 80s and sampled each sounds into Groove Agent, now I can pitch/reverse/process everything indepedently, it sounds really nice.
I love how you sing along and make things up on the fly, while jamming along. Always makes me smile that you enjoy and get so into things. Thanks for sharing!
I just bought myself a Roland TR-505 for Christmas, mine works apart from having a bruised display but I'm not going to complain as
at least I got it for a fairly reasonable price and all the pads work. With this drum machine I can give all my 80s and early 90s Yamaha
and Casio keyboards a new lease of life. It's funny how back in 2003 you couldn't get away from people going on about how stuff like
this sounds outdated and unusable in the 21st century but since the dawn of TH-cam many people have changed their minds and don't
object to lofi sounds and there is also a desire to use go back to basics. Having a decent sounding drum machine forms the foundation
of any music arrangement, this drum machine still sounds just as good today as it did back in the 80s and 90s, I can't understand why
some people don't like 80s PCM drum machines.
The 505 was my first drum machine! I will forever remember it fondly. Thanks for the fun look back!
That little bossa nova jam was PERFECT 👌🏼
Aaaaaah, takes me back to my school music room in the late 80's, along with an Atari 1024stfm dx21 and d110 all sequenced thru c-lab notator..... Oh the memories
and this giant Atari 20MB harddrive. same here, but no dx21 or d110. Sequential Circuits Max. the 1040ST had MIDI -yeah !
Actually the individual rhythm, that you found out was stored there by the previous owner was not that bad. On the other hand I'm kind of fed up with such standard rhythms as the bossa nova or the samba. But ok, the 505 was obviously made to comply with general taste.
But the sounds of the instruments are great and with this you will be able to authentically recreate 80s music and sound. Looking forward to seeing and hearing it :-D
Got mine in '86 as a junior in college and still have it today (along with my Oberheim Matrix 6 and Roland MKS-100). All still work 34 years later!
I have one
TR626, but I need one 505 too :) I love the kick/snare/toms sounds in the 626&505. It's just perfect for 80's
I still have mine, from 1988 or so. It’s in my musicroom, serving as the one and only vintage room decoration :)
The Roland 505 was my first drum machine, that was something like 25 years ago, the memories. 😎👍🏿
Brings back memories, my first drum machine, my dad brought back on a business trip to Singapore in '87, kept it at least 20 years ... sample based. Main limitation for me was lack of individual outputs but sounded decent.
Bought one in 87 - blew our minds! Used the heck out of it for the next 4 years!
I love how you can just jump into any beat and play the synth. It’s pretty awesome really.
yeah Dr Mix! That Bossa Nova Part was so great! This episode rules.I never thought of the 505 as a Latin powerhouse ^__^ beautiful!
Love the 505. It was the first drum machine I used in 1986 and loved the solid kick and snare. It's probably most famous for being used out of the box on Erasure's "Sometimes" from its release year, doubled up with an 808. Amazing what good effects and processing can do to a basic drum machine sound.
I've had a terrible day, and this brilliantly whimsical video just turned it around. Thanks Dr.Mix
Now I know how a 505 sounds, sweet! I've had 707, but I didn't know this. Amazing.
The TR-505 my first Drum Machine from Roland. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
"I have no idea what state this in...", throws it at the sofa. I wince and hide behind my sofa.
Thx,Claudio 👍 keep on streaming & stay as you are!
I owed this one right when it came out. As we did not have a drummer this was a real progression to our band. And it still sits in my studio.
Really like the snare and high hats on this classic drum machine.
I had one of these many years ago. I used to program the congas and any unused buttons as a sequencer to trigger my alfa juno 1 managed to recreate save a prayer by the great DD. Another trick was to record on my 4 track (tascam 424)at a lower speed then set the speed back to normal this gave the 505 a whole new sharper sound. Sadly it was traded in for the SR16. now that was a great sounding drum machine at the time.
This was my band’s drum machine in the 80’s, and it was great.
Maybe 20 years ago I Buy the TR-505 Secondhand, 10 years I didnot play with it ,while seeing this video I want to play on it again,thanks man.
I got a 505 last month as a refurb project for lockdown...when i got it didn't power on, wouldn't take batteries...fixed that, now it makes sound, until it warms up i get a 16k whine and crunchy sounds. Working my way through replacing the caps and OP Amps. Midi in about Out work well which is good. Its not a bad little machine.
6:14 “I don’t need to program this... 🎵Lalalalahhhh!!” 🍍🕺🏻🍹 😂🤣😂
This was my first drum machine when I was in high school. I paid a lot for it and it was used. I loved the simple interface. I upgraded to the BOSS DR 660 soon after.
My goal in life is to enjoy my work as much as Claudio clearly enjoys his.
The most positive subscription I have, and I don't even play any instruments lol
same here!
Yeah! You're MEGA AWESOME Dr Mix! Just what I needed! I had a HUGE grin on my face watching this! You made me laugh and lifted my spirits! I love vintage tech! I want one of those now! Stay safe and keep making your superb videos! You ROCK! Hello from Wolverhampton, UK!
OMG I have been waiting for a part in the mail to get mine working again for two months. I can't wait to get jamming with this
Back in 1986 I had a fun little analogue TR-606. But then the TR 505 came out and I could just about afford it (if I starved myself for a while). It was so exciting walking out that shop with it under my arm! I think it was £470. It sounded like a Linn Drum and looked like Marty’s DeLorean.
505 Has a solid kick and an awesome snare.
Yes, that is a decent little drum machine. Thank you for sharing your unboxing experience with us!
Great show , Claudio ! Thanks for the fun , the nostalgia and your talent to remain the eternity of some vintage stuff. Cheers
I used to own one of these in the early 90s. I sold it in the early 00s and immediately regretted it. I bought one off eBay last year to try to reclaim a tool of my youth. The 505 I bought last year was circuit bent, so I’m able to pull some glitchy goodness out of it. In some of my most recent tracks, I had used samples from the 505 mixed with the Arturia Drumbrute Impact and had great sounds. Such an underrated machine.
my friend Rob had one in the 80's he won on the football pools enough to buy one!
he had it modded to get i think 6 outs on the back
I did that mod too. Great little machine.
Much love from Brasil ..
Loved the Bossa nova and Samba patterns.
Funny Doctor! God, I made so much productions with this machine. Good memories from a time long passed away. Thanks, Doc.
505 sounds so good compared to other roland drum machines
I had one of those. They are fun to play.
Brazilian musician here. 5:06 you really got our swing! hahahaha
Ah yes, the poor man's 707. I love the 505, it's highly underrated. I got one when I was 16 and obsessed with house and it did not disappoint with the cowbell, bd, and rimshot. Basically the same samples used in the 707. I'm honestly surprised it's not selling for much higher.
It ironically instantly got made obsolete by 626 being a better budget 707
1:57 that's start of A-ha Take on Me
5:57 "Her name was Lola. She was a showgirl..."
Geez, the memories!!!! I was a 16 y.o. kid, had one of that, borrowed another from a friend and programmed the drum/bass/sequenced parts of "Shout" (Tears for Fears) as in the band we were'nt enough for all that parts :D :D
Sold it 10 years after (in the '97) for an used Octapad, as my Ensoniq SQ1 and Korg Wavestation AD had all the drum sounds i needed.
I miss that little thing :)
I used one of these when demoing songs with my mate for our first band; we would hook it up to a Fostex X18 4-track, he would sit and play acoustic guitar along with me, and I would trigger each pattern as we were playing, right into the 4-track to be added to later!
Thinking about it now, its like rubbing sticks together to make fire! :-D
i could spend days with you Dr ,just fooling around with equipment.......i used to once have friend i did leads he did drum n bass!!! the music was instant...good times
There is nothing that can perk up a lockdown day like a Dr Mix unboxing :)
My friend is giving me one of these once we're able to interact again. Now I'm more excited!!
What an assortment of hats you have Mr Sir.
Wears a 909 lightsquare T Shirt for the unboxing of a TR505 Drum Machine. Classic Dr. Mix
What a cool drum machine 🤟🤟 my older brother used to own one many years ago. had a lot of fun on it.
I love my TR-505, which plays great 80s sounds and thats for a cheape price.
Ganz genau👍
I’m pretty sure this was used on “The Sweetest Taboo” by Sade. The tone of those drum sounds are unmistakable
Eccellente. Made my day. Many greetings from Germany/East Side
👍🙏
Wow! "Samba de uma nota só"! 🇧🇷😊 Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻
Mi like va solo porque cantaste esa bossa nova, igual tenes toda la onda loco! Aguante!
Funny coincidence, I were going through some moving boxes last saturday (30/5), there I found this machine, which belongs to my brother (long story), picked it up and took some pics. Today this is fittingly in my recommendations so I could listen to it without plugging it in though now I am starting to feel I propably should. Also found a mangled TR-626. Very sceptical it gonna work since cords sticking out and what not. It seems someone wanted to mod it somehow (propably brother).
What I was looking for was a Yamaha cs-15, but thats apparently still at my brother, unused...
I own a 505 Circuit Bent and is simply amazing!
Amen on the Stevie skit brother man. Music to these ears..
Still own mine from new from good old Denmark Street. Love it, Easy midi too. I use it to trigger my samplers.
2:57 That's funny, it sounds like the guy who sold it was a metal musician who decided to get rid of it :)
Dr mix makes anything sound nice 👍
I remember a customer bringing that into my studio. I own the 707 which was a great drum machine had all separate outs but this drum machine I like the times on it better than the 707 and also there was a hack that you can make those Drums have separate outs, but I think the toms were grouped together . but even at that you had separate out for the snare and kick another instruments and who did the hack on the particular drum machine use the mini jacks to come out the back.
Had my 505 since new. its my cheap 707 and sounds just the same with some processing still use it on when I do some classic Chicago house stuff with the tr727, xoxbox, mc202 and tb03...still love it
My second drum machine!
I made history with this machine.
Nice man, back in da good old days eh :)
@@AnalogFlava yes indeed! The best of times.
My second drum machine! My first was a Korg DDM-110.
Love to see someone enjoy music or any art for that matter. Great video. 😎✌🏾
Ha ha.. Dr rap! 😂 I had a TR505 when they first came out. Believe it or not... I swapped a TR808 for one 😳😱😭😭😭 yes it's true. We wanted real sounding drums at the time. Luckily someone gave me the 808 😂 I modded the 505 to have seperate outs too, we made a vinyl record too, a compilation that it appeared on in our band. Wish I still had it but it was a so so drum machine. I now have a TR8 with 909/707/606 expansions, and it's close enough for me. Cool vid doc... Stay safe.
Nice covers on Stevie Wonder songs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
My Second Drum was a TR 505, this Video makes Me miss It!!!
This kind of sounds like a LinnDrum
They were catching up to what the Linn has done like 3 Roland models ago at the time lol
You can expand the ROM to include linndrum and a few other sample sets, uses a toggle switch to select your set.
I begged my Mom to buy this for me when I was 13 back in the 80's. I was too young to know I was actually looking for a TR808 cause of the sounds. I hated the TR505 sounds so much that I opened it up and started fiddling around with the transistors and stuff. Found a way to pitch up the sounds by connecting a few of the transistors together. I blew the fuse in it about twice 😀😀😀. Eventually I came across a Boss Dr Rhythm DR110 which was very close to the sounds I was looking for. BUT it had no MIDI (which I was too young and dumb to even know what MIDI was or how important it was)😞😞😞.
I've just installed the new firmware on my modx, haven't even started with cubase but your enthusiasm drives me to learn more
Love 707 sound!
The couch 🛋. Vintage style yeah....😍
I used to own one of these. The toms sound amazing through a distortion pedal 👍😀👍
Makes A Video about 505, and wears a 909 shirt😂😂
Well ... connect the bottoms of the 5's, turn it upside down and what do you get ???
I mean it make perfect sense as both was used for early dance music
He wanted to subtract with his 404 pants but couldn’t find them anywhere.
Savage
I just watched the TR-707 video and he's wearing a red 808 shirt lol.
I’ve a TR-505 as well....I think...somewhere...now I want to dust it off. Thanks, great video!
I got one of these myself stored away on the attic.
I used it quite frequently and sampled the sounds to use in a tracker named "Fast Tracker 2" back in the days. :P
And... who does not love some nice Bossa nova. ^_^
Haha always fun to watch your videos
"Samba numa nota só"... amazing my friend
Great 1st starter set up with my korg MicroStation 👍
Samba One Note. Very Good. Thank You From Brazil.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Tr505? Now you're speaking my language. :)
Cheers from Brazil.
Love this channel. Claudio you are so much fun and really cool. Thank you for making your channel so enjoyable. Be safe. Dave and Chris
Another brilliant video,, my brain was thinking of the all the music i must have listened to based on the 505... brilliant stuff.
You are so much fun, and SO INFORMATIVE!! I love your Channel!
Great video! I still have my old TR-626, which was the successor to the 505. It still works, too!
The gnarly ambient snare on the 626 is so good!
sounds incredible
man you should totally do a video about modding the 505, kinda like a "vintage drum machine on a budget" thing, stay cool x
I love you Dr Mix
unglaublich gute sounds auf der tr-505 - unfaßbar gute soundauswahl - mit lfo auf tune kanns was werden . geile maschiene !