A crystal ball would have been nice back in the mid 1980s. That's when I hocked my TR-606. This analog drum machine sells for $500 today. I should have just put it in the closet for a while. Who knew?
Most people using these today are too young to remember the time when sample playback drum machines became available. Suddenly the 606 sounded totally cheesy. Even embarrassing. However, listening to my old recordings that include it, I do appreciate the thwacky, solid punch of the analog bass and snare. The hats rock too.
But alas, I've got all the sounds on my mac now, and you can get software versions of this that do more than the original.
Yes, this was the cool at the time, and it's cool again, but honestly, I don't miss it.
I do love telling people that I sold mine for $75!
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