Behringer RD 909

Instruments Category: 
Drum Machine
Synthesis Types: 
Analogue Synthesis
Company : 
Behringer Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH

Behringer’s copy of the Roland TR-909 – the RD-909, is geared to drop early next year, packed with new features not included in the original.

The new synth is the latest in Behringer’s pursuit to reverse engineer and clone classic instruments, such as their version of the Roland TR-808 released earlier this year. Behringer has said that their target price for the unit is $299, which is pretty good, considering an original unit will cost you around $3,701 more.

The RD-909 will come with features not included in the original drum machine, such as drive and pitch controls for the kick, pitch control for the hi-hats, parameter locking on the 64-step sequencer as well as an analogue filter and wave designer.