Posted by his Label "Acid Test" John Frusciante names various Instruments he used over time. One of those is the
more"what a day. there's 'optimistic', there's another which started off as a thom doodle on the 505........there's also the paris version of 'lost at sea'.........the batsford 'morning bell'." -Ed O'Brien, bandmate
moreThis is one of many pieces of gear listed in a 2007 Computer Music feature on Venetian Snares.
more"When the 808 and 707 was out, or 909 or whatever, this was kind of for kids to use at home... the not so adult, difficult version".
moreOn [this page](http://lonelady.co.uk/blog/fixing-the-unseen-days-snapshots-from-studio-life/) from her website, Julie recalls, "...I relearned simple things like how to programme a Roland TR 505 and a Yamaha RX17 drum machine, and how to make, load and assign samples onto an MPC 500 Akai sampler, and its updated version, the Akai MP8."
moreseen throughout the entire video on the desk partially covered by the PC screen (the colour, button layout and shape suggest a 505 or 626 but the lack of a screen on the bottom left of the device show it's a 505)
moreAccording to this article Rouge Wave been using the 505 during the recording sessions for "Permalight": "Each song began with a click-track on a Roland TR-505 drum machine, with sounds subsequently added from the 505 to establish feel and tempo. Building upon that with drums, rhythm guitar, and scratch vocal tracks, the songs evolved."
more"Each song began with a click-track on a Roland TR-505 drum machine, with sounds subsequently added from the 505 to establish feel and tempo. Building upon that with drums, rhythm guitar, and scratch vocal tracks, the songs evolved."
moreFound this dirt cheap at a thrift store... Having this circuit bent!!
I love this little punchy guy - it's a great addon to any 909 !
Roland TR-505 Rhythm Composer our first tr and still use it
I bought this just for fun, but years later it now controls my DittoX4 looper live with MIDI and provides the live drums for a 3 piece Dark-Wave/Post-Punk band. I have also used it on a record. I also have a start and stop pedal mounted on my pedal board so I can stop it while I'm playing guitar and we run the 505 through the desk in stereo. The kick sounds great through subwoofers. Only issue is with the tempo, it can sometimes change by itself, apparently this is an issue with this model in general - will be looking into an external midi clock.
I've had this thing since forever. I gave it a name: Rolando Commando.
Bought new 30 years ago, still works. What else can you say.
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