(Used heavily by producers like Teddy Riley) Sound Profile: Why Producers Seek R-8 Samples
While many sites offer free Roland R-8 samples, look for sample packs that have sampled the original sounds through quality preamps, or better yet, sampled the expansion ROM cards. roland r8 samples
To understand the Roland R-8 is to understand its samples: a library of sounds that defined the "adult contemporary" and "smooth" side of late 80s and early 90s production, while simultaneously becoming a secret weapon for underground genres like Chicago House, early Techno, and IDM. (Used heavily by producers like Teddy Riley) Sound