Makes me look at the 6s again. Really liked the 8s but it was a bit too bulky for me
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hell yeah! probability! finally.
and they implemented it absolutely fucking great.
PS. hope theyāre preparing something for MC-707/101 as well.
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Wow, they nailed it! Step probability was the only thing I missed from my 6S, but they even pushed it further! Thatās really surprising for Roland, but it seems that theyāve finally started to listen to their users 
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This aged well. 
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There seems to be a little paradigm shift lately at Roland.
mc-707, tr-8s and itās smaller buddies got several good updates since release.
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Iām happy to have been wrong!
Letās try it again: TR-6S will probably never get USB class compliant audio and midi 
(Hoping Iāll be wrong a 2nd time!)
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Oh yessss. Love my TR6S, the other day I was just thinking it would be cool to have probability. Feeling like itās a mini syntakt of sorts with the FM machines.
Is this the first time the 6S has had FM models ?
No, previous update added FM machines but that looks like a new parameter.
Interested to hear more ā¦ especially about overlap with the Model:Cycles (I know the 6S has many more non-FM models, but Iām particularly interested in the overlap)
I donāt know specifically about the M:C but I have a Syntakt so the machines should be almost the same I believe.
Thereās a decent amount of overlap if weāre talking purely about a drum machine sound. I havenāt installed the latest update yet so Iām sure thatās a decent addition.
I would say the main thing is that programming melody in the TR is annoying (fair enough since itās a drum tool primarily) and that one sequence/variation is 16 steps so you have to chain multiple variations to have longer sequences. But itās a fantastic little machine and if youāre looking primarily for classic roland sounds with a few bonuses thrown in, you canāt go wrong.
EDIT: the main thing is that TR has less of a defined sound character than M:C does. You probably canāt get as weird as the M:C allows in terms of more textural sounds. However if youāre thinking about comparing FM snares, for example, I donāt imagine that theyāre a world away.
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Someone posted this list of TR-8S/TR-6S tuning values for specific notes that might make programming melodies easier
https://synthgroups.com/members/eatsleepsynthrepeat/activity/558/
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Yay, probability. Canāt wait to try this out. Good form, Roland 
Great update for these boxes. Deeper FM options and step probability (amongst other things)! Starting to get into the model cycles territory with the new FM options. Wish we could have chromatic mode to record melodic parts. Pretty underrated drum boxes and play nicely with Elektron stuff.
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Thanks to the post in the HW deals threads by @atlaspark - these guys are on sale, so I picked one up. Iāve been eyeing this since it was announced but I honestly donāt need it.
The biggest appeal for me after the new updates is the portability with 4AA batteries.
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This thing is a steal on sale for under $300.Pretty amazing, really.
Think im going not have to move to America to get sweet deals. Never seem to have these type of deals in the UK
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Cant seem to update mine via USB. USB sees it on my Mac, but when I drag the .bin file into the TR6s drive and press tempo, it just says āNo update Fileā.
Ended up grabbing an SD card and that worked just fine.
After you pay for healthcare, itās a wash.
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