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Roland TR-727 Expanded (707 808 909 plus 4 Soundgas Banks)
One of our bespoke HKA/Soundgas 727s. Includes four custom banks of our own design, plus HKA 707, 727, 808 and 909.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Modified to allow switching between eight different sets of voices including 707, 727, 808 and 909, plus four of our own custom banks…
Modded and ready to ship.
Description
Modified and expanded Roland TR-727 Rhythm Composer for sale with exclusive Soundgas HKA mod.
NOTE: the screen on this was damaged so we’ve replaced it with a good one from a 707. This means that some of the sound names on the screen overlay don’t match the names of the 727 sounds (but this really doesn’t affect use at all, especially as this has seven other voice sets on board as well).
Supplied freshly serviced and modified with extra voice EPROM expansion from HKA Design, but for this one we’ve added four banks (of the eight) with our own sounds – an idiosyncratic selection culled from some of our favourite drum machines by our wizard synth tech, Chris.
This non-invasive, reversible mod allows switching between eight banks of sounds (it still operates exactly as a stock 707 at power up). Featuring new drum sounds in each kit. The last two sounds (707 crash + ride or 727 quijada + chime) remain the same across all banks, as they are stored on their own ROMs. The banks included are:
- TR-707
- TR-727
- TR-808
- TR-909
- Soundgas Roland CR/TR (CR-78 & TR-66) – hear the first demo of this bank
- Soundgas Korg favourites (KR-55 & Mini Pops 7)
- Soundgas Elka/Maestro (Drummer One meets Rhythm King)
- Soundgas Toy Box (Mattell + Casio)
All sounds are extracted from our own machines. Limitations of the EPROM storage mean samples must be short and punchy (hence the cymbals having their own EPROM) which affects the choice of sounds to include.
Bank switching is done by holding down one of the first 8 step keys while turning the machine on. The setting is remembered and will be recalled the next time it’s turned on. There are no modifications to the outside of the machine, and the installation is easily reversible.
Covered by our usual warranty.
Requires a 9-12V power supply (not supplied). Find them on the Roland website here.
Condition
Very good cosmetic condition with minor age and wear. As noted above this unit has had the screen swapped for one from a TR-707. Please see photos or get in touch if you require more information on condition.
Voltage Information
See description for more information.
Tax
For sales in UK the price will include 20% VAT. Buyers elsewhere may incur VAT or other local taxes on import.
Video Demos
Modded 707s in action here. But if you want to hear one the new banks then that is on this post (which we can’t embed here for some reason).
Modded 707s in Action
Bank 8 (Casio & Mattel) getting the H910 & Space Echo treatment.
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