Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator (Demo Deal)

Built on the legacy of Roland’s most iconic drum machines, the Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator blends analog warmth, digital precision, and sampling freedom into a powerful, genre-spanning instrument. Bridging classic workflows with modern sound design, the TR-1000 is the definitive platform for shaping what comes next. The future is back—and it’s in your hands.

THE SHAPE OF SOUND TO COME

From the foundational to the experimental, the TR-1000 does it all. Conceive, create, and perform with a complete range of premium drum sounds, powered by analog, digital, and sampling engines with advanced tone-shaping and layered track architecture.

ROLAND ANALOG, REIMAGINED

The TR-1000 is the first Roland drum machine with a true analog engine in over 40 years. It features 16 of the most coveted circuits from the TR-808 and TR-909, faithfully recreated from the original designs with detailed engineering and carefully selected modern components. Fusing vintage soul with expanded control, this engine delivers the authentic analog TR sound, boosted with new parameters and vastly expanded dynamic range.

REWRITING THE RULES OF RHYTHM

Alongside the TR-1000’s analog sounds are powerful digital engines driven by Roland’s latest modeling technology. Roland's ACB (Analog Circuit Behavior) platform provides detailed analog circuit emulations, including 21 circuit-bent 8X and 9X models. Drawing from the 808 and 909, these new voices include quick-access parameters for live shaping and expanded controls that push the sound far beyond the range of conventional analog. You also get FM percussion, virtual analog synthesis, and a deep library of PCM samples for sonic exploration and fresh digital textures.

SAMPLE, STRETCH, SLICE, RESAMPLE

Classic TR instruments laid the foundations for countless electronic music genres—and when paired with digital sampling, their influence deepened. Comprehensive sample tools are fully integrated into the TR-1000 workflow, including stereo sampling and resampling, BPM sync, seamless time-stretching, and non-destructive slice editing. The onboard 64 GB memory comes with a curated collection of 2,000 samples, with 46 GB free for your own captures, edits, and sample imports.

ANALOG AND DIGITAL EFFECTS

Refine and transform with the TR-1000’s rich palette of tactile effects. Shape sounds with the new analog state-variable filter (SVF) inspired by classic Roland OTA designs. Add saturated punch using the dedicated analog drive. Color tones with digital favorites like crusher, filter, isolator, saturator, pitch delay, flanger, and more. Enhance the mix with reverb and delay sends for each track, and then add additional flavor and movement with a slate of master effects.

DEEP SOUND DESIGN

Powerful in-line processing makes it easy to sculpt distinctive and dynamic rhythms with the TR-1000. Each track combines a model-specific sound generator, compressor, multimode filter/four-band EQ, and amp/envelope control. Four of the available tracks allow for two independent sound generators to be stacked or programmed separately, complete with per-track FX, internal sidechaining, output routing, and a three-target LFO.

FROM LOCKED TO LOADED

The TR-1000 makes sequencing feel alive, whether you’re programming tight techno patterns or drifting into loose, lopsided grooves. Lock in with classic TR-REC step input, real-time recording, or new off-grid options to push or pull the pocket. Flexible input modes let you dial in the right feel and nudge individual steps until the groove hits just right.

DYNAMIC PATTERN CONTROL

Intuitive tools give you the power to program grooves that breathe and evolve with every pass. Use motion recording to capture live parameter changes for modulation and movement. Control how each track progresses with direction settings like forward, reverse, pendulum, and more. Define cycle conditions to determine when steps play and tap into per-step probability to introduce variation and surprise.

GET OFF THE GRID

From machine-locked rhythms to grooves with a human feel, the TR-1000 flows smoothly with your timing preferences. Use quantization to keep things tight. Or turn it off to capture natural rhythmic variations. Dial in shuffle per track to apply distinct amounts of swing and instantly shift playback timing left/right for quick variations and new rhythmic feels.

ROLAND TR-1000 RHYTHM CREATOR FEATURES:

• The deepest and most powerful drum machine ever created by Roland
• Newly developed analog engine with classic TR-808 and TR-909 sounds offering vintage feel, modern flair, extended range, and new parameters not available on the originals
• ACB modeling engine with a diverse range of sounds, including 21 circuit-bent 8X and 9X models that push 808 and 909 sounds into new sonic directions
• FM, PCM, and virtual analog engines for creating bass lines, synth tones, and wild digital textures
• Advanced sampler with over 2000 onboard sounds, stereo sampling/resampling, BPM sync, time-stretching, non-destructive slice editing, and 46 GB of memory for user samples
• Next-generation TR-REC step sequencer with off-grid control, cycle, rotate, track/step start timing, direction, motion recording, and probability
• Four dedicated layer tracks for detailed drum sound design and extended sequencing
• Stereo analog effects section with new state-variable filter (SVF), analog drive, and external routing
• Tactile performance effects, including a Morph slider, snapshots, and step loop control for rhythmic play
• Expansive audio I/O with stereo mix output, individual instrument outputs, dedicated analog FX output, and dual mono/stereo input for external gear
• MIDI I/O, trigger I/O, DIN sync, clock out, and filter CV input
• Control input for an expression pedal or footswitch
• USB-C multi-channel audio/MIDI interface
• Flexible USB device port for connecting an external Roland MIDI controller or a flash drive for updates, backup/restore, and sample import/export
• Rugged metal chassis and durable components
• Edit and organize sounds with the TR-1000 App