<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">On 19 feb 2014, at 18:08, K9 Kai Niggemann <<a href="mailto:kai@kainiggemann.com">kai@kainiggemann.com</a>> wrote:<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I can't wait to hear what was in Roland's sleeve for so long... In the end who cares if it's digital, modelled, sampled -- the Machine Drum is quite digital and seems to be a well liked instrument, non the less...</div></div></blockquote><br></div><div>Well, it was unveiled last Friday so you won't have to wait anymore :-)</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.roland.co.uk/aira">http://www.roland.co.uk/aira</a></div><div>Check here for some videos:</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/sonicstate/videos">https://www.youtube.com/user/sonicstate/videos</a></div><div><br></div><div>The TR8 seems like a nice sounding machine but clearly not aimed at someone like me. Almost no storage of kits or patterns so it's aimed at realtime jamming I guess, not so much at composition and studio work :-|</div><div>Quite cheap though at around 450 euros.</div><div><br></div><div>/Micke</div><br></body></html>