I had one for over ten years and stupidly sold it.....am currently looking for another one....the pads on it alone are worth the price of admission....excellent midi implementation means you can trigger just about anything and i got really good at playing those pads....even did a few live gigs as a drummer with the thing! (i'm a bass player)....its old technology now but very well built and i never had a problem with it....
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Sep-30-055 at 21:08
John Garcia
a hobbyist user
from Canada
writes:
Got it as a Christmas present back in 1989, played it and stored some patterns then forgot about it for a few years. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that a few years later, the stored patterns were still there. I have used the machine off and on, sill own it and will never part with it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Friday-Oct-22-044 at 21:03
Jack (Jiggity)
a part-time user
from USA
writes:
R-5 is a pretty nifty drum machine. For what it is, it gets a solid 4 for the dry sounds and "feel" options. You need a good FX setup to get the most out of it, but that's better than having thousands of cheesy wet preset sounds. The pads work really well if you tap them right- velocity control is dead on.
The R-5 hits pretty hard- it usually is very present in mixes. Definitely a good choice for punchy acoustic drums.
Rating: 4 out of 5
posted Wednesday-Apr-21-044 at 00:46
Kevin C
a professional user
from USA
writes:
Bought it new in the late 80's and am still using it in the studio if no real drummer is available. People can't tell that it is a drum machine on recordings.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Monday-Nov-03-033 at 14:59
mr Leroux
a professional user
from France
writes:
Really tight sounding samples. Easy to program and the pads have a very nice feel. Only Roland can make such a baby. A true future classic.
Rating: 5 out of 5
posted Thursday-Sep-18-033 at 06:21
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