Description

Roland TR-707- just serviced and bench tested at Synths When. Comes with power supply.

A classic digital drum machine from the mid-1980s featuring sampled drum sounds, full MIDI implementation, and individual outputs, widely used in electronic, pop, and industrial music.

Type: Digital Drum Machine
Model: TR-707
Manufacturer: Roland
Country of Manufacture: Japan
Year of Introduction: 1985

Voices: 15 PCM samples
Polyphony: 10 simultaneous voices
Sequencer:

  • 100 patterns

  • 4 songs

  • Step and real-time recording

  • Pattern chaining

  • Shuffle and flam functions

  • Copy, insert, and delete editing tools

Sounds Include:

  • Bass Drum

  • Snare

  • Low, Mid, and High Toms

  • Rimshot

  • Handclap

  • Closed and Open Hi-Hats

  • Cymbal

  • Cowbell

  • Tambourine

  • Shaker

Controls:

  • Volume sliders per instrument group

  • Accent control

  • Tempo, pattern, and track editing buttons

  • LCD display for tempo and pattern view

  • Time signature, swing, and pattern length adjustment

Outputs:

  • 1 x Mix Out

  • 7 x Individual Outs (assigned by instrument group)

  • Headphone Out

  • MIDI In/Out

  • DIN Sync In/Out

  • Tape In/Out for pattern storage via cassette

Power Supply: Internal AC adapter

Notable Features:

  • Sample-based digital drum sounds with classic punchy character

  • One of the earliest drum machines with full MIDI support

  • Individual outs allow for multitrack mixing and processing

  • Highly favored in early house, techno, EBM, and new wave production