Roland AIRA Compact T-8 Beat Machine

This is an example of a success as far as I'm concerned. For 200 dollars I can plug this right into a port on my R20 and add drums and synth base effortlessly to any song. No, it doesn't have a full 808 or 909 or any full X0X kit. It has a piecemeal combination of them. So you won't be using it to exactly duplicate some classic. But if you make your own new song, and want that feel, it's there. The 303 section is surprisingly good and complete. The stock patterns are surprisingly good also. I found 3-1 and two hours disappeared with me modifying it, then turning it into a monstrosity. I like a device that can do that. Make time disappear because it's fun to use. I love that I can recharge it with usb. I've had it die on me once, but i had been using it nonstop noon to midnight. Twelve hours of stopping and starting it, putting it down to edit tracks, picking it back up. That's pretty impressive. I'm hoping they are very smart and release an Aira T-7 that just has the 707 samples on it. I'd love that. It's the only thing I'm missing in my music. I couldn't justify spending double on the TR-6S. But if you want all the classic Roland drum machines, and aren't content with an amalgam of all of them, that's your best choice. If you just want to add some 80's to your songs, this is perfect. And again, it has a great 303 if you love those sounds. Most people do and don't know it. It's weird when a music product is good enough to use for production, but also inexpensive and convenient. Great work Roland. I'll probably end up replacing it at some point for a newer better one like I used to do decades ago with their drum machines, and I'll put this one on ebay for some promising new musician. If you are a youtuber looking to add a little DnB to your videos, this is probably the least expensive route that will sound this good, and be this easy to learn.

Excelente dispositivo electrónico, para el precio y si sabes bien su funcionamiento puedes divertirte creando tus patrones. Compralo si estas empezando o si no quieres gastar en algo mas profesional y que a lo mejor no vas a necesitar tanto, si quieres algo mas profesional y con mas parámetros a manipular existen otros dispositivos como la roland tr-8s

By far my fav AIRA compact. Of all the Compact line this one is the most immediate and fun to endlessly mess around with. It's essential for any 303 fan (the acid is surprisingly good sounding). The random note generation feature is a great touch to get inspiration flowing.

Cool unit for the well healed and the uninitiated. Had alot of fun using this unit.

Portable, small and very user friendly, limited sounds but nice to make beats on. Especially the tb303 sounds