You should just keep it dude, I would, who cares about the money unless you’re desperate. You’ve got a legend in your possession, and that’s super fun! Lay your hands on it and just feel the magic, think about the original designers and their struggles when creating it, think about the enormous history of music behind it… that’s so fun!
It is a special instrument
I have played with it at studio’s friend and it is something i would really like to have, easy immediate, sounds amazing and you don’t need much to have sitting well in the mix
It is a classic, a must have if you are into techno
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Its value will go up and up
I think in 5 -8 years time a TR909 could cost up to €4k
I would never sell it
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I totally get and understand your point but to me it’s more like a collector’s view.
I’ve saved for years to own it but when I got it, I was a bit dissapointed, really.
I know, there are few different serial number which make the 909 sound different but even between the same serial, they sound different due to the age of the components.
If it was for the history, of course i would keep it… This is probably one of the most iconic drum machine ever done 
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Each 909 will sound different to another 909-
this why is using 909 sample library is not the same
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Yep! Thats the Roland TR drum machines for you. They all just work, they all cut through a mix, not much processing required at all.
The 909 (to me) needs more processing than what people say but I guess this is a personnal taste
I think I make up my mind.
Thank you guys !
Is different always good tho? (Rhetorical question). If you think about it, if you were presented with 10 different 909s, one would be your favourite and 9 of them would be lacking in some respect. So in a way, having samples from one or more that you do like ain’t such a bad thing imo
I don’t get the point. Is it that much different from one device to another? Is it that important? The minute you put it through something (like AH), it will sound different anyways. It won’t sound the same from one studio to another, too.
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What’s the point you don’t get ?
There are a lot difference from one device to another, yes and yes, to me it’s important.
I would go with TR8s. Half the price then AR. TR09 is discontinued so if you are after classic 909 the TR8s get you the closest to it. If you will not expand on the analog part of AR and would be using just samples I think TR8s is the way to go.
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Totally agree. I’ll go with Rytm & TR8s
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A friend with many, many successful vinyl releases under his belt had a 909. He bought a TR-09 and immediately sold it because he said its swing was not even close to the original.
But you said he had … That means he got rid of it ?
I think with all the 909 out there, if you have one that sounds very good it’s a keeper.
Mine isn’t this is the deal when you buy something that old I guess.
He sold it primarily to get a Pulsar 23, which he then sold quite soon afterwards! @Carmelo_Ponente I think you just blew your chances of selling your 909 to anyone on this forum 
I wouldn´t sell a 909.
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When is the Behringer 909 coming out? I thought it was due this year??
Ho hum
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haha different taste man, friends love mine. But to me it doesn’t work.
And it’s sold 
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I’d get the AR and a Nava… best of both worlds. AND go on holiday 
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ARMK2 incoming
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