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Andrew Franks writes:
The R-8MKII link of takes the legacy of the R-8 to the next level, with 200 sounds and 200 user stored. Its all from a magazine don't know to much

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I recently got hold of a bunch of R8 samples and was pretty impressed with em - they have a sort of 'realness' about them that allows you to fit them into a mix. Don't know too much about the drum machine part of it though...

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(Thanks to Andrew Franks for this info.)
and Seventh SIN for the pic

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