Roland CR800 Compurhythm

Roland Cr-800

Compurhythm (1979)

Rarest of the CR series, something between the iconic Cr78 and the Cr68

OVERVIEW upright drum, strange outfit with 2 rotary knobs, 7 sliders, 2 knobs and 26 buttons with the addition of a big floor speaker cabinet compared

RELATED MODELS:
- Roland Cr78: very similar with programming and more features, but same sound.
- Roland CR-8000 successive Compurhythm model

Terminal connectors:

- main Line out

- pedalswitch input for variation function

- pedalswitch input for start/stop

OSCILLATORS Although it was not programmable like the CR-78 is, it offered a greater amount of variations than the CR-68.
It's basically a It's a CR78 without the sequencer/programmer and no sync option (the 68 offered trigger out).

SOUNDS the CR-800 and features 4 channels and generates 14 analog percussions: kick, snare, rimshot, hihat, cymbal, maracas, claves, cowbell, metal beat, bongo (x2), guiro, tambourine and conga (x2).

ARRANGER up to 34 preset patterns with some possible real-time variations:

- cancel mutes instruments

- 8 different FILL-IN

- pattern variations like conga roll

- balance is simple lowpass filter

- fade in/out smoothes the sequences on both intro or outro

- accent amount

- pattern A/B alternate mode.

LIST: rock (x4), swing, samba, enka, disco (x2), foxtrot, mambo, waltz, tango, chacha, shuffle, boogie, beguine, slow rock, bossanova and rhumba.

TIP: Patterns can be combined together.

Roland CR800 Specifications

Company: Roland

Model: CR-800

Class: Drum machine

Dates: 1979

Price: 1500€

Synthesis: analog

Polyphony: 4 voices

Preset: 34 rhythms

Sync: 12 ppq

RHYTHM SELECTION BUTTONS:

Rock 1-4, Disco 1-2, Waltz, Shuffle, Slow Rock, Swing, Fox Trot, Tango, Boogie, Enka, Bossanova, Samba, Mambo, Chacha, Beguine, Rhumba.

SOUND SOURCE:

Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Rim Shot, Hi-Hat, Cymbal, Maracas, Claves, Cow Bell, High Bongo, Low Bongo, Low Conga.

VARIATION SELECTOR:

Fill in 1 – 7, Break, Rhythm (A – B), Rolling-HB, SD

CONTROL KNOB:

Level, Balance, Accent, Tempo

SWITCH (BUTTON):

Fade in / Fade out, Start/Stop, Rhythm Pattern Selector, Auto / Manual Selector, Manual Power.

CANCEL BUTTONS:

Cymbal + High Hat, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Cow Bell + Claves.

ADD VOICE:

Control Sliders: 2

Tambourine Level, Guiro Level

CY HH METALLIC BEAT:

Control Slider: 1

Metallic Beat Level

INDICATOR: Tempo. (also used as Power Source Pilot Lamp)

JACKS: OUTPUT: 1

Start/Stop, Variation (DP-1, DP-2)

POWER CONSUMPTION: ?

DIMENSIONS: ?

WEIGHT: ?

Roland Cr-800

Compurhythm (1979)

Overview

Sound

Rhythm Arranger

Roland CR800 Specifications

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Roland Cr-800

Compurhythm (1979)

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Rhythm Arranger

Roland CR800 Specifications

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