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jm2c
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I sold off my TR08 & TR09 already in anticipation of the upcoming behri's. Dont wait too long if you're planning to be selling them, I have a feeling the ACBs 2ndhand prices will seriously crash once these hit the stores
I really doubt that tbh. The Boutiques will have an appeal for anyone who wants a good sounding and super portable drum machine with that classic vibe, don't see that that will change if this is ever released. Also, I admire your optimism, I'm far from convinced that the RD-909 will be a more authentic sounding 909 emulation than the TR-09 ... although I personally don't think they should even try, just give up on the "clone" BS and give it a bunch more features and parameters, sample upload, etc., and market it as "inspired by" the 909.
I'm also pretty sick of Behringer's "hey everyone wait for this thing we're doing it's going to be amazing and blow away everything else on the market .... but you'll have to just trust us on that because you can't even hear hear a short clip right now" approach. It's easy to announce things, much more difficult to deliver. Maybe they could think about waiting until these boxes are actually close to being a real thing people could buy before the hype train leaves the station.
Anyway, one thing that's just occurred to me is that they might have a bit of an issue with truly "cloning" anything with samples - there's an argument that the raw ppm hat sounds will still be covered by copyright, which persists far longer than any patents on components. A couple of years back Eric Persing successfully got a D-50 sample pack pulled for that reasons:
D-50 Sound Designer not Happy with New Sample Pack - MusicPlayer Forums
Of course this can always be "reverse engineered with another similar sample, but then it stops being a "clone" ... which like I say is fine by me if it turns out sounding good and being playable in its own right.