Thanks for this comprehensive review! Wanted to add the smiley drum machine to my setup for a while, and now i know exactly what to expect of it! cool jam too! 😊
If only the plastic didn't look so awful. Also, I really wish Behringer would have designed a new, more minimal logo for their synths and drum machines. The RD-6 sounds really good though (the TD-3 not so much IMO).
I hate the new translucent colors, but they're cheaper than the "cool" ones like Silver or Yellow. I saw a translucent tangerine TD-3 for $109 at a popular US music webstore. It's both amazingly low, but also not low enough when compared to something like the Pocket Operator series. I do love the sound of the TD-3 and RD-6 though, they're close to the real thing, and less irritating than a subscription to Roland's "cloud" plugins.
Thanks for this video! I recently picked up both the RD-6 and TD-3 MO (as well as a Donner B-1). I have been into psytrance for MANY years, decided to see if I could create some of my own! But what I want to tell you is that my RD-6 is red, and my TD-3 is yellow.... just the opposite of your colors! So when I try to visually follow what you are doing here, my mind gets really messed up, LOL! But that's MY problem, thanks for sharing this video!
Now this was a great video! I was watching while taking a dump and I was literally bopping on the toilet, when you enabled the distortion switches, on your little jam! Thanks for sharing!
The RD-6 sound really compliments the TD-3. I find the limitations to be a bit much for my studio flow, but if I ever were to preform live I might pick one up because it looks like it plays well and it defintely sounds great.
Nice jams! I also rock with a red tr-3 and placed a preorder for the yellow rd-6 as soon as it was possible to do so. Haven’t got it yet, but looking forward to its arrival!
Great review Pete you covered all the aspects that could have been seen has negative but I forgive the RD6 these omissions because the original was much the same with out hardly any connectivity , I love mine and it more than complements my TD3 !
This is a great video and you really show how to use both devices afterwards. I just bought one and am hoping to copy and paste patterns somehow via the Behringer software.
Excellent. Thank you kindly. Certainly has some quirks. You may have said this, I may have missed it. I see that you can play with a keyboard. Can you sequence externally please. Nice music at the end. Proof, that you don't necessarily need a bunch of synthesizers, to make lovely music. Thank you 🙏
I used to have a 606, sold it a few years ago and have regretted it since. Think I will pick this up for sure after this review. Your jam at the end was great and your jams are usually always great. I'd love to see some tutorials from you about building an improvised song structure when jamming. This jam really built into a nice crescendo. I know it sort of becomes second nature with experience but I'd love it if you have some tips.
Thanks for the nice video! : ) I want to get started with the Crave and the Edge synths and I was wondering if they can send audio output via the USB out on the back? So instead of connecting them to a mixer I can connect them to a USB hub and the PC and mix the sound in a software?
@@PeteMidi Thanks! By the way I have a Fender "Mustang I" guitar amplifier with a lot of effects. If I get an audio mixer for the synths output, Do you know if I will be able to run the whole sound from the mixer through the guitar amplifier and use its effects?
I totally agree with your opinion as well, that incoming midi data should not be ignored, when patterns/tracks are playing. With it being a polyphonic device, it would be really nice to be able to play/program in additional percussion, on top of patterns. I would like to think this is possible with a firmware update, but will it happen??
Hi Pete may be a bit late to post a comment but your vidoe was very informative and helped in making up my mind on how to go about it. However, I have question and that is at the end you said that swing is not available on RD-6. My understanding from your comments is that it will not be able to play beats like blues swing, texas shuffle etc., am I right in the understanding??
Great videos buddy, I am now looking to get into some hardware and I have spotted the Behringer RD-6-SR drum machine and the Behringer TD-3-BK bassline synth. I have no experience in using things like these but I do know I want to use something like this, i.e. stand alone, as opposed to software. Hopefully you can answer a couple of questions for me: Are these machines generally easy to use for a very inexperienced person? If I buy both of them, is it possible to link them and if so, what is needed? Lets say I wanted to then record something using them both,how is that done? Do I need an external hard drive? Or are they their own 'instruments'? Is there a single machine that would do what I need after hearing my needs? I have a budget of about 600 for a start so if there was something else you could recommend too that would be great. I love hip-hop and house music so any other machines you think are good for a novice would be great. Also what leads / cables / connectors would I need? Sorry for being a complete novice and asking so many questions but you're videos are the ones I can follow easiest!
Thanks - in principle, RD-6 + TD-3 is a good combination, although the TD-3 sequencer is not everybody's darling, at least not mine ;) Possibly, a better solution for the beginner is a groovebox that integrates drums, bass, sequencer and fx. You may look for the Novation circuit machines, but this is not my field. If you really start at zero in all regards then it may be a good idea to look for some suitable internet courses/tutorials ...
Is it possible to send all the automation needed by TD-3 from MPC Midi? So that way you can put the bass sequence on the MPC? Note, accent, glide etc. Would be cool to use the MPC to sequence it all perhaps? Wish I could borrow an RD-6 and just sample all the sounds into MPC.. Should be easy since the RD-6 istn't even tunable.
I've had the original since they were brand new in the store ... the music shop had them next to the TB-303 but at that time no one knew what to do with a 303! I looked at it was like "Um ... DUMB!" I was a bloody fool. Hehe. But I've always loved my 606 and the Behringer sounds really, really close. Plus a great clap sound plus distortion plus individual outs and MIDI and all that other stuff. Only slight downside is it can't be battery operated like the original. Anyway, at this price? Pffft, it's a no brainer. Lovely mini-review and great jam.
The original 606 was the first drum machine I ever owned. I actually used it in a live situation. I had to mark the tempos with felt pen on the machine. I ended up trading in for an 808 that at least had a incremental dial for tempo. Traded this for Oberheim DX but that's another sad story.......
Did you test the one hidden sound design option? Adjusting the tempo when the 606 is receiving sync should adjust OH decay. I don't think it works with CY, at least it doesn't on mine.
that 64 step sequencing typo indicated on the box and promotion descriptions is a bit of a bummer...it didnt stop me from buying one but my heart sank when i discovered it.
I see what you did there. Red TD-3. Yellow RD-6. So, I guess you have a black RD-8 hiding somewhere? Unless you are austrian? Anyway, thanks for the video. It did helped me make up my mind a bit. Though I like the machines, I still wait a little longer for getting one of these. I am still more of a 80s person than the 90s. I loved the sounds though, and must say I hated the distortion on the RD-6. I get what you are trying to do do, but all I could hear was clipping and a very nervous control to get it sound right while maintaining the same output Db's. The MIDI not responding to commands while sequencing is also a big deal for me not do go for it, yet. Is this still an issue though?
Thanks for the feedback - yes the distortion unit is a matter of taste, it quickly destructs the original sound and replaces it by something else, which you may like or not... The issue with the midi triggering has been fixed, it now also works when the sequencer is running.
Trigger out works with eurorack but weak. The cv out and gate out on a TD-3 syncs nicely with my Bell or Pluck in Plaits. Sync in and out on RD-6 works nicely with pocket operators or new Roland compacts.
It sounds great and I love the colors - the only thing I can't forgive is that it looks so much bigger than the original. I had one of these and wish that I never got rid of it. I would also somewhat miss the feel of the metal casing but that can be forgiven with the addition of the colors
Great jam as always Pete! I had a 606 with the separate output mod back on college, and I used to put the kick through a distortion pedal to beef it up so the built in effect in the Behringer makes sense. It would be better if each sound had an effect send pot or switch though, as I'd prefer to put a subset of sounds through the built in distortion.
Ah but I've heard that ac only( no battery) are not as safe.I do not know this to be fact.Just for sure be careful if it's plugged in and you're soldering stuff.
Pete midi .. what's up I need answer thanks !! Here's the question ... my slide button on my td3 doesn't work when I'm building sequences is this a comman problem it seems to be .. firmware ( what ever that means ) .. im aware this is not a td3 short .. but no one's perfect
Great review thanks. I am on the verge of buying both the TD-3 and RD-6. I am not hugely experienced in electronic music making yet though I have written a few tracks and am working my way through in terms of understanding the concepts of sound design in Ableton Live. How easy would it be to link these two up to my M1 laptop and record jams in Ableton Live? Apart from the main devices themselves would I require any extra hardware?
Thanks for the feedback! You need an additional audio/midi interface, 2 channel audio is minimum, if you want to record rd-6 single outputs you need more channels.
@@PeteMidi Thanks for the reply. When you say recording RD-6 single outputs do you mean recording different elements of the drum machine separately, i.e. the clap, hihat, kick? I'd mostly just love to record the acid baselines into Ableton to be used with some of my tunes that I am creating.
@@PeteMidi Ok, thanks for the info, much appreciated. I have heard from someone that a sound card is needed, is this audio / midi interface a sound card? Sorry, I am not really very savvy with tech stuff. I have just found that I can get the RD-6 and TD3 pretty cheap out here in Shanghai so I am looking to get these to use on my new M1 16" MacBook Pro.
Seriously, it doesn't respond to MIDI notes when your DAW sequencer is running? That is a deal breaker in my book. What the heck is up with that? Thank you for pointing this out, great review!
Ab 12:53 kommt eine voll coole Jam! @Pete haben Sie eine Bandcamp bzw Soundcloud Seite? Im übrigen gute Rezension, danke. Das RD-6 klingt meinen Ohren nach durchaus überzeugend.
The fact it has 6 outputs makes the lack of editing of the actual sounds acceptable - to me at least...v hard to buy with zero possibility to change the sound but those 6 outputs...hmmm...thats a v decent thing to see for the money...pretty big deal to have individual outputs on hardware drum machines and to have that on an analog at this price makes it ok...
Hi Pete, so I got tired of waiting for the RD 6 to arrive and I bought a Roland TR 8 with the 7x7 expansion pack instead..... (which includes the 606 drums), should I still get this? I really like the look of the yellow RD 6 but should I put my money elsewhere....??🙄😬😬
Hi, I also have the tr-8 with the expansion and I really like it. But I wanted an additional, even simpler machine which does not take much space on the desktop... But in terms of a sound-wise complement to the tr-8 the volca drum and the model cycles are good additions where the model has a better user interface.
@@PeteMidi yeah I tried to order an RD 6 last night AGAIN but when I went to pay it said there will be a delay in delivery.... So I'm back to waiting 😩..... I want the yellow one lol
Greatl review, precise and very informative (as always) with off course a super ending jam ! One question : Do you have same patterns as the original 606 or it come with Behringer or empty patterns ? Thanks for your answer !
@@PeteMidi Ha. No explanations necessary. I was just curious. Where I live, there isn't a great selection of european beers, but I have been enjoying a few Belgian beers. Those monks know how to make them!
I use the same combination (both with a smiley) and it sounds very close to a 303/606 setup. But maybe you can explain the difference between the „track“ and „pattern“ mode. I didn‘t understand that. 😬
In track mode you can chain an arbitrary sequence of patterns, I guess 64, there is no info in the "manual". I did not use it because without display it's rather uncomfortable
If it's like the original 606, then you can chain patterns together in an arbitrary order to form a track or song. One track can be 256 patterns long and the others 64.
If you chain it to a clock that has swing, like form an RD-8 for example, could the RD-6 become swung? Or with the analog trigger, could that somehow allow for swing?
I believe that's the best I've heard from the RD-6. Thanks PM!
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So very good Pete. Behringer should be paying you, way better than any other demo I've heard, well done.
Thanks a lot! 😊
Just came back to listen to the jam again. Still fresh after these years!! Thanks Pete!
Great, many thanks! 😊
Nice! That jam is confident and perfectly timed!
Good to see you back again) It's always a nice surprise)
Many thanks! 😊
This channel is a treasure.
Thank you so much! 😊
Thanks for this comprehensive review! Wanted to add the smiley drum machine to my setup for a while, and now i know exactly what to expect of it! cool jam too! 😊
Many thanks for the nice feedback! 😊
Behringer was smart by releasing these in different colors. It gives them a little extra personality.
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If only the plastic didn't look so awful. Also, I really wish Behringer would have designed a new, more minimal logo for their synths and drum machines. The RD-6 sounds really good though (the TD-3 not so much IMO).
@@t.n.3819 The Behringer logo is where you put your favorite stickers. A yellow smiley face? A yin-yang? A glow-in-the-dark alien? Felix the cat?
I hate the new translucent colors, but they're cheaper than the "cool" ones like Silver or Yellow. I saw a translucent tangerine TD-3 for $109 at a popular US music webstore. It's both amazingly low, but also not low enough when compared to something like the Pocket Operator series. I do love the sound of the TD-3 and RD-6 though, they're close to the real thing, and less irritating than a subscription to Roland's "cloud" plugins.
That clap really SNAPS, when it is played through the distortion!
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I've read that they based it on the Boss DR-110 clap. Certainly sounds like it!
subscribed 10 seconds in, what an intro, loving your vibe and sounds already! hello Pete Midi!
Thank you so much! 😊
That jam at the end! Flippin incredible! Subbed and shared!
Thanks a lot! 😊
Thanks for this video! I recently picked up both the RD-6 and TD-3 MO (as well as a Donner B-1). I have been into psytrance for MANY years, decided to see if I could create some of my own! But what I want to tell you is that my RD-6 is red, and my TD-3 is yellow.... just the opposite of your colors! So when I try to visually follow what you are doing here, my mind gets really messed up, LOL! But that's MY problem, thanks for sharing this video!
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Now this was a great video! I was watching while taking a dump and I was literally bopping on the toilet, when you enabled the distortion switches, on your little jam! Thanks for sharing!
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Too much information . . . 💩💩💩
Thank YOU for sharing, ploppy.
Did it smell? Just curious
Thank you Pete Midi! I have been waiting for this big time, and didn't know it was released until right now. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot for the nice feedback!
Got a purple and a green one heading my way..
Far more excited than I probably should be for some boots'n'cats machines.. 😊
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Great review man, I am drawn to hardware and you sold me on this guy
Thanks for the nice feedback! 😊
Thnx very much - great review/demo: no jumpcutting, relaxed talking, and a demo with plenty of variation which makes sense musically/to get the feel.
Thanks a lot for the great feedback! 😊
Very informative and non bias! Thank you.
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Awesome jam dude!! I have both of those boxes coming in the mail. 🔥
Thanks a lot! 😊
Thinking of selling my 606 and buying this cuz I’m in need of money, 2nd time coming back to this video. The Rd6 sounds great..
big fun at the and with your really cool acid jam, pete.
Thanks a lot! 😊
Man I love your jam!!! I've listened to it several times now lol
Thanks a lot! 😊
Thanks for the review and great jam!
Thanks for the feedback! 😊
The RD-6 sound really compliments the TD-3. I find the limitations to be a bit much for my studio flow, but if I ever were to preform live I might pick one up because it looks like it plays well and it defintely sounds great.
Great review and jam, thanks Pete. Subscribed!
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Sounds good, looks good. Did not expect this. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the nice feedback! 😊
Nice jams! I also rock with a red tr-3 and placed a preorder for the yellow rd-6 as soon as it was possible to do so. Haven’t got it yet, but looking forward to its arrival!
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Very nice jam! I can't wait to get one of these!
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Awesome review thank you so much @Pete Midi, I love your track at the end its fantastic.
Thank you so much! 😊
I like your videos Pete! I am waiting for my TD 3 smile to arrive in Chile! Perhaps it would be good to accompany it with RD 6! Great video!
Many thanks for the nice feedback! 😊
Great informative video, as always. Great to watch.
Thank you so much! 😊
Thank you for refreshingly intelligent videos. I really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot for the nice feedback! 😊
Good review as always. Vielen Dank Pete!
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Superb channel.........I used to own a Kawai R50 years ago...
Thanks a lot! 😊
Great review. I enjoyed the Jam!
Thanks a lot! 😊
@@PeteMidi Listening again. Great jam!
Great review Pete you covered all the aspects that could have been seen has negative but I forgive the RD6 these omissions because the original was much the same with out hardly any connectivity , I love mine and it more than complements my TD3 !
Thanks a lot for the nice feedback! 😊
This is a great video and you really show how to use both devices afterwards. I just bought one and am hoping to copy and paste patterns somehow via the Behringer software.
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Excellent. Thank you kindly. Certainly has some quirks. You may have said this, I may have missed it. I see that you can play with a keyboard. Can you sequence externally please. Nice music at the end. Proof, that you don't necessarily need a bunch of synthesizers, to make lovely music. Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the nice feedback! 😊
I used to have a 606, sold it a few years ago and have regretted it since. Think I will pick this up for sure after this review. Your jam at the end was great and your jams are usually always great. I'd love to see some tutorials from you about building an improvised song structure when jamming. This jam really built into a nice crescendo. I know it sort of becomes second nature with experience but I'd love it if you have some tips.
Thanks a lot for the nice feedback! ! 😊
@@PeteMidi no probs Pete, check out my channel. I've only recently started uploading. I've been doing hardware jams and dj live streams.
The man knows what he's doing, thanks
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Thanks for the nice video! : ) I want to get started with the Crave and the Edge synths and I was wondering if they can send audio output via the USB out on the back? So instead of connecting them to a mixer I can connect them to a USB hub and the PC and mix the sound in a software?
Thanks for the feedback, so far all behringer synths/drummies do not output usb audio, you would need an additional audio interface...
@@PeteMidi Thanks! By the way I have a Fender "Mustang I" guitar amplifier with a lot of effects. If I get an audio mixer for the synths output, Do you know if I will be able to run the whole sound from the mixer through the guitar amplifier and use its effects?
I totally agree with your opinion as well, that incoming midi data should not be ignored, when patterns/tracks are playing. With it being a polyphonic device, it would be really nice to be able to play/program in additional percussion, on top of patterns. I would like to think this is possible with a firmware update, but will it happen??
I really hope so....
Mit trockenem Humor gut und informativ erklärt. Angenehm - wie immer.
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Love the thought you put into every review. Thanks for the video, Pete.
Thanks a lot for the great feedback! 😊
Wonderful honest review. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the great feedback! 😊
Always a good watch. Thanks!
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Great video 🎶🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks a lot! 😊
5:45 - incoming midi noted not coming in whilst seqiencing - did this ever gets fixed in firmware?
Yes, this has been fixed by some firmware update, works well now!
Well done
Thanks!
Hi Pete may be a bit late to post a comment but your vidoe was very informative and helped in making up my mind on how to go about it. However, I have question and that is at the end you said that swing is not available on RD-6. My understanding from your comments is that it will not be able to play beats like blues swing, texas shuffle etc., am I right in the understanding??
You can realize triolic grooves but no swing delays on off beats with the internal sequencer...
@@PeteMidi Thank you for reply, is there any other drum machine which can do all this??? Also do you offer any course or tutorial on drum machines??
nice stuff i bought the td3 to run with the roland dj505 but i cant seem to sync it with the drums
Great videos buddy, I am now looking to get into some hardware and I have spotted the Behringer RD-6-SR drum machine and the Behringer TD-3-BK bassline synth. I have no experience in using things like these but I do know I want to use something like this, i.e. stand alone, as opposed to software. Hopefully you can answer a couple of questions for me:
Are these machines generally easy to use for a very inexperienced person?
If I buy both of them, is it possible to link them and if so, what is needed?
Lets say I wanted to then record something using them both,how is that done? Do I need an external hard drive? Or are they their own 'instruments'?
Is there a single machine that would do what I need after hearing my needs?
I have a budget of about 600 for a start so if there was something else you could recommend too that would be great. I love hip-hop and house music so any other machines you think are good for a novice would be great.
Also what leads / cables / connectors would I need?
Sorry for being a complete novice and asking so many questions but you're videos are the ones I can follow easiest!
Thanks - in principle, RD-6 + TD-3 is a good combination, although the TD-3 sequencer is not everybody's darling, at least not mine ;)
Possibly, a better solution for the beginner is a groovebox that integrates drums, bass, sequencer and fx. You may look for the Novation circuit machines, but this is not my field.
If you really start at zero in all regards then it may be a good idea to look for some suitable internet courses/tutorials ...
@@PeteMidi Thank you for taking the time to reply, this was really helpful! I have ordered them both, I will let you know how I find them!
Is it possible to send all the automation needed by TD-3 from MPC Midi? So that way you can put the bass sequence on the MPC? Note, accent, glide etc. Would be cool to use the MPC to sequence it all perhaps? Wish I could borrow an RD-6 and just sample all the sounds into MPC.. Should be easy since the RD-6 istn't even tunable.
Note & accent without problems, slides in principle, but they will sound a bit different.
This is where I make my case for B to put the moog ladder filter in a $50 pedal. Would be a great little companion for the RD-6.
How about... a compact wah based around a Moog ladder filter? :0
I've had the original since they were brand new in the store ... the music shop had them next to the TB-303 but at that time no one knew what to do with a 303! I looked at it was like "Um ... DUMB!" I was a bloody fool. Hehe. But I've always loved my 606 and the Behringer sounds really, really close. Plus a great clap sound plus distortion plus individual outs and MIDI and all that other stuff. Only slight downside is it can't be battery operated like the original. Anyway, at this price? Pffft, it's a no brainer. Lovely mini-review and great jam.
Thanks a lot for the great feedback!
almost want to grab one of these just for that clap sound lol
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RD-6 it was not mentioned are the individual outs before or after the distortion? I would assume before, this would give flexibility.
Yes, before!
Nice jam dude !! :)
Many thanks! 😊
The original 606 was the first drum machine I ever owned. I actually used it in a live situation. I had to mark the tempos with felt pen on the machine. I ended up trading in for an 808 that at least had a incremental dial for tempo. Traded this for Oberheim DX but that's another sad story.......
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Did you test the one hidden sound design option? Adjusting the tempo when the 606 is receiving sync should adjust OH decay. I don't think it works with CY, at least it doesn't on mine.
Interesting, I will try this, thanks!
What is the modern equivalent of a drum machine like this?
Modern sounds but easy to use in hardware format…
Yeahh! Single outputs are the most important indeed
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that 64 step sequencing typo indicated on the box and promotion descriptions is a bit of a bummer...it didnt stop me from buying one but my heart sank when i discovered it.
Yes, I do not understand how such errors can happen...
Great jam!!
Many thanks! 😊
I see what you did there. Red TD-3. Yellow RD-6. So, I guess you have a black RD-8 hiding somewhere?
Unless you are austrian?
Anyway, thanks for the video. It did helped me make up my mind a bit. Though I like the machines, I still wait a little longer for getting one of these. I am still more of a 80s person than the 90s. I loved the sounds though, and must say I hated the distortion on the RD-6. I get what you are trying to do do, but all I could hear was clipping and a very nervous control to get it sound right while maintaining the same output Db's. The MIDI not responding to commands while sequencing is also a big deal for me not do go for it, yet. Is this still an issue though?
Thanks for the feedback - yes the distortion unit is a matter of taste, it quickly destructs the original sound and replaces it by something else, which you may like or not... The issue with the midi triggering has been fixed, it now also works when the sequencer is running.
Is it possible to use the audio jacks out to send CV to a eurorack? Would be cool to use the RD-6 as a drum sequencer.for eurorack.
There are two trigger outputs from the tom tracks, for the audio outputs I guess you need an audio to trigger/cv device
Trigger out works with eurorack but weak. The cv out and gate out on a TD-3 syncs nicely with my Bell or Pluck in Plaits. Sync in and out on RD-6 works nicely with pocket operators or new Roland compacts.
It sounds great and I love the colors - the only thing I can't forgive is that it looks so much bigger than the original. I had one of these and wish that I never got rid of it. I would also somewhat miss the feel of the metal casing but that can be forgiven with the addition of the colors
Thanks for the feedback!
Pete........You are the Best!!
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Great jam as always Pete! I had a 606 with the separate output mod back on college, and I used to put the kick through a distortion pedal to beef it up so the built in effect in the Behringer makes sense. It would be better if each sound had an effect send pot or switch though, as I'd prefer to put a subset of sounds through the built in distortion.
Thanks a lot for the feedback! Yes, Instrument specific distortion levels would be great!
Checked and they did release a firmware update since this for some of these features that were lacking.
Yes, the indicated midi issue has been fixed!
Hmmm... could make for a good circuit bending project for those with the know-how!
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Ah but I've heard that ac only( no battery) are not as safe.I do not know this to be fact.Just for sure be careful if it's plugged in and you're soldering stuff.
No swing? Surely it wouldn’t have been too hard for Behringer to sort that out!
just get a tr09 and call it a day
you can't swing a 606 or a 303 pattern, this would be acid blasphemy XD
just skip to 8:18 and enjoy :-D
excellent review; so many reviewers get caught up in what a review is as opposed to a performance
Thanks a lot! 😊
HI great video, can i use a pattern from an usb for example from fl studio and play it on the synth without a computer connected?
Thanks, yes it's possible to record a drum pattern from an external sequencer via usb-midi.
Pete midi .. what's up I need answer thanks !! Here's the question ... my slide button on my td3 doesn't work when I'm building sequences is this a comman problem it seems to be .. firmware ( what ever that means ) .. im aware this is not a td3 short .. but no one's perfect
It sounds great although could it replace my uno drum? I don't think so but it sounds nice for sure
Great review thanks. I am on the verge of buying both the TD-3 and RD-6. I am not hugely experienced in electronic music making yet though I have written a few tracks and am working my way through in terms of understanding the concepts of sound design in Ableton Live. How easy would it be to link these two up to my M1 laptop and record jams in Ableton Live? Apart from the main devices themselves would I require any extra hardware?
Thanks for the feedback! You need an additional audio/midi interface, 2 channel audio is minimum, if you want to record rd-6 single outputs you need more channels.
@@PeteMidi Thanks for the reply. When you say recording RD-6 single outputs do you mean recording different elements of the drum machine separately, i.e. the clap, hihat, kick?
I'd mostly just love to record the acid baselines into Ableton to be used with some of my tunes that I am creating.
@@stuartleighton Yes, that's it - it seems that you just need a 2-channel (stereo) audio/midi-interface.
@@PeteMidi Ok, thanks for the info, much appreciated. I have heard from someone that a sound card is needed, is this audio / midi interface a sound card? Sorry, I am not really very savvy with tech stuff.
I have just found that I can get the RD-6 and TD3 pretty cheap out here in Shanghai so I am looking to get these to use on my new M1 16" MacBook Pro.
@@stuartleighton Yes, sound card in this context is a usb audio / midi interface
Seriously, it doesn't respond to MIDI notes when your DAW sequencer is running? That is a deal breaker in my book. What the heck is up with that? Thank you for pointing this out, great review!
Yes, you first have to stop the internal rd-6 sequencer before the machine can respond to external midi notes...
@@PeteMidi Oh I see. And there's no way to disable the internal sequencer so that it doesn't start playing when you start your DAW?
It does not start when using internal clock, say no midi sync, which is the default setting. Then you can play it completely from the DAW
Thank you for this very informative review.
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Ab 12:53 kommt eine voll coole Jam! @Pete haben Sie eine Bandcamp bzw Soundcloud Seite? Im übrigen gute Rezension, danke. Das RD-6 klingt meinen Ohren nach durchaus überzeugend.
😊Bandcamp/soundcloud is on my to-do list...
Nice finger drumming!
Thanks! 😊
According to the press release I think the clap is based off Boss D110.
Yes, boss dr-110
The fact it has 6 outputs makes the lack of editing of the actual sounds acceptable - to me at least...v hard to buy with zero possibility to change the sound but those 6 outputs...hmmm...thats a v decent thing to see for the money...pretty big deal to have individual outputs on hardware drum machines and to have that on an analog at this price makes it ok...
Now you see how I felt a few weeks before 😉
Great straight forward review
Thanks a lot!
Is it normal for the knobs to be hard when turning them?
Hi Pete, so I got tired of waiting for the RD 6 to arrive and I bought a Roland TR 8 with the 7x7 expansion pack instead..... (which includes the 606 drums), should I still get this? I really like the look of the yellow RD 6 but should I put my money elsewhere....??🙄😬😬
Hi, I also have the tr-8 with the expansion and I really like it. But I wanted an additional, even simpler machine which does not take much space on the desktop... But in terms of a sound-wise complement to the tr-8 the volca drum and the model cycles are good additions where the model has a better user interface.
@@PeteMidi yeah I tried to order an RD 6 last night AGAIN but when I went to pay it said there will be a delay in delivery.... So I'm back to waiting 😩..... I want the yellow one lol
Nice jam!
Thanks!
apparently it now records midi in with firmware 1.0.4
Yes, it does!
Greatl review, precise and very informative (as always) with off course a super ending jam !
One question : Do you have same patterns as the original 606 or it come with Behringer or empty patterns ?
Thanks for your answer !
Thanks a lot! In my device the patterns were not empty, but I dont think that these were the original ones, I have already overwritten most of them...
Another solid review. But Pete - I was distracted from the acid by the beer bottle at the top edge of the screen. May I ask what you're drinking?
😄Yes, it's a german beer called "Veltins", it was later in the evening, and I'm not paid by that brewery 😉
@@PeteMidi Ha. No explanations necessary. I was just curious. Where I live, there isn't a great selection of european beers, but I have been enjoying a few Belgian beers. Those monks know how to make them!
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I have the rd6 used to drum machines td3 looks fun but difficult to sequence? It looks like
How do you have this if everywhere I look it's pre-order?
Adding one to an order as impulse purchase. Thanks 😅
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I really like the distortion on this, actually prefer it to distortion on the TD-3 (even though its probably the same distortion).
Yess, really usable!
Great demo thanks
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Thanks for the review, i just ordered a rd-6 and a td-3 now. 🙂
And awesome jam...how did you connect the devices, are both going to the volante?
Thanks for the feedback! For the jam I used the zoom lr-12 mixer, with volante as send effect which only works on td-3.
@@PeteMidi Thank you! 🙂
no envelope or any control over the timbres?
@Pete Midi do you know if this can sync with an old school original Roland SH 101? Some people have told me it does, others say it doesn’t.
If you can feed the clock signal into it it should work
Theoretically it should, but no guarantees, I cannot try this...
@@PeteMidi I found a video of a TH-camr clocking an old school SH 101 with the new RD 6 so I think I’ve figured it out. Thanks!
I use the same combination (both with a smiley) and it sounds very close to a 303/606 setup. But maybe you can explain the difference between the „track“ and „pattern“ mode. I didn‘t understand that. 😬
In track mode you can chain an arbitrary sequence of patterns, I guess 64, there is no info in the "manual". I did not use it because without display it's rather uncomfortable
If it's like the original 606, then you can chain patterns together in an arbitrary order to form a track or song. One track can be 256 patterns long and the others 64.
If you chain it to a clock that has swing, like form an RD-8 for example, could the RD-6 become swung? Or with the analog trigger, could that somehow allow for swing?
I did not try, but it should work, at least with tne analog sync