well after some reflection and checking out each instrument, i feel quite stupid. this is obviously way overkill for just drums and it's far beyond what I needed. The 909 and 505 are for building entire tracks and they've actually got a decent sized learning curve. Thankfully, i got them at prices where I can actually make a little money on them, so no harm no foul. I should have just bought the TR-8 from the start, but my curiosity got the best of me. Live & learn. Anyone need a 505 or 909 ?
I just bought an MC-808 :/ So now I have an MC-505 and an MC-808 - and a TR-8 - am I mad? Yep - why did I do it? Because I've always wanted one.