Roland TR-1000: build a kit

22 drum sounds this box makes on its own, in the order to build them.

Record each hit with the sampler, recorder, or DAW you use.

This block draws on the TR-1000 Reference Manual (eng02) v1.13+, pp.26-71, the TR-1000 Preset GEN/INST List (eng02) v1.20, p.1, and the instrument at firmware 1.2.1; its values are starting points.

Everything else about the Roland TR-1000

  1. 1KICK 1Tight forward kick, fast tail

    kick · hard

    Routing — INDIVIDUAL OUT BD — effects are bypassed on that jack

    • GEN909 Bass Drum(808 Bass Drum, 909 Bass Drum, 8X Bass Drum, 9X Bass Drum, 707 Bass 1-2, 606 Bass Drum, CR78 Bass Drum, FM Kick Model1, FM Kick Model2)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • PITCH-12%(-100…100 %)

      Tuning; TUNE is the pitch envelope

    • DECAY32%(0…100 %)
    • TUNE30%(-100…100 %)

      Pitch-envelope intensity, not tuning

    • ATTACK74%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 1.

  2. 2KICK 2Low long kick that owns the bottom

    kick · dark

    • GEN808 Bass Drum(808 Bass Drum, 909 Bass Drum, 8X Bass Drum, 9X Bass Drum, 707 Bass 1-2, 606 Bass Drum, CR78 Bass Drum, FM Kick Model1, FM Kick Model2)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE-45%(-100…100 %)
    • TONE-20%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY78%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 2.

  3. 3KICK 3Saturated kick with an audible click

    kick · dirty

    • GEN8X Bass Drum(808 Bass Drum, 909 Bass Drum, 8X Bass Drum, 9X Bass Drum, 707 Bass 1-2, 606 Bass Drum, CR78 Bass Drum, FM Kick Model1, FM Kick Model2)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE-8%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY44%(0…100 %)
    • COARSE-2St(-12…12 St)

      A whole tone down

    • ATTACK76%(0…100 %)

      This is the click

    • EXCITE62%(0…100 %)

      Odd-harmonic distortion

    • BODY DEP40%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 3.

  4. 4SNARE 1Cracking snare, short and centred

    snare · hard

    Routing — INDIVIDUAL OUT SD — effects are bypassed on that jack

    • GEN909 Snare Drum(808 Snare Drum, 909 Snare Drum, 8X Snare Drum, 9X Snare Drum, 707 Snare 1-2, 606 Snare Drum, CR78 Snare Drum, FM Snare Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE16%(-100…100 %)
    • TONE62%(0…100 %)
    • SNAPPY70%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 1.

  5. 5SNARE 2Thin high snare that cuts over a busy top

    snare · bright

    • GEN606 Snare Drum(808 Snare Drum, 909 Snare Drum, 8X Snare Drum, 9X Snare Drum, 707 Snare 1-2, 606 Snare Drum, CR78 Snare Drum, FM Snare Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE45%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY30%(0…100 %)
    • SNAPPY55%(-100…100 %)
    • RVB SEND24%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND12%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 2.

  6. 6SNARE 3Ragged snare with an FM edge

    snare · dirty

    • GENFM Snare Model(808 Snare Drum, 909 Snare Drum, 8X Snare Drum, 9X Snare Drum, 707 Snare 1-2, 606 Snare Drum, CR78 Snare Drum, FM Snare Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE10%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY34%(0…100 %)
    • FM DEPTH68%(0…100 %)
    • NOISE45%(0…100 %)
    • COARSE0St(-24…24 St)
    • RVB SEND18%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND14%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 3.

  7. 7CLAP 1Wide clap sitting on top of the snare

    clap · bright

    • GEN9X Hand Clap(808 Hand Clap, 909 Hand Clap, 8X Hand Clap, 9X Hand Clap, 707 Clap-Tamb, FM Clap Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • FILTER35%(-100…100 %)

      Clap brightness

    • CLAPS70%(0…100 %)
    • SPEED55%(0…100 %)
    • MIX20%(-100…100 %)

      Clap against tail, not layers

    • TAIL DCY62%(0…100 %)
    • MOD WAVETRI(SINE, TRI, SAW, SQR, S&H)

      Hold [SHIFT], press [FILTER]

    • MOD NOTE1/1

      Tempo-synced rate; if the screen offers a SYNC selector, point it at NOTE

    • MOD DEST1(1…3)

      Which of the three assignment slots this uses

    • MOD CATEGORYFLT
    • MOD TARGETCUTOFF
    • MOD AMOUNT22%(-100…100 %)
    • RVB SEND30%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND14%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 1.

  8. 8CLAP 2Soft clap layered behind, not in front

    clap · soft

    • GEN808 Hand Clap(808 Hand Clap, 909 Hand Clap, 8X Hand Clap, 9X Hand Clap, 707 Clap-Tamb, FM Clap Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • CLP SIZE-25%(-100…100 %)

      Thickness of the sound

    • TAIL LVL38%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND34%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND10%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 2.

  9. 9RIM 1Dry rim, no tail at all

    rim · clean

    • GEN8X Rim Shot(808 Rim Shot, 909 Rim Shot, 8X Rim Shot, 9X Rim Shot, CR78 Rim Shot-CL)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE20%(-100…100 %)
    • TONE30%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY8%(0…100 %)

      Floor it; the tail is the enemy

    • COARSE3St(-12…12 St)

      A minor third up, to cut

    • BODY25%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND8%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as RIM 1.

  10. 10TOM 1Low tom with a slow fall

    tom · dark

    • GEN909 Low Tom(808 Low Tom, 808 High Tom, 909 Low Tom, 909 High Tom, 8X Tom, 9X Tom, 707 Tom, 606 Tom, FM Tom Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE-55%(-100…100 %)
    • COLOR35%(0…100 %)

      Ambience, i.e. noise amount

    • DECAY72%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND20%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND8%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 1.

  11. 11TOM 2High tom, tight enough to sit in a fill

    tom · bright

    • GEN909 High Tom(808 Low Tom, 808 High Tom, 909 Low Tom, 909 High Tom, 8X Tom, 9X Tom, 707 Tom, 606 Tom, FM Tom Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE40%(-100…100 %)
    • COLOR25%(0…100 %)
    • DECAY40%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND26%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND10%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 2.

  12. 12CLOSED HAT 1Clipped closed hat, straight sixteenths

    closed-hat · clean

    • GEN9X Closed HiHat(808 Closed HiHat, 8X Closed HiHat, 9X Closed HiHat, 707 Closed HiHat, 606 Closed HiHat, CR78 HiHat)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE10%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY14%(0…100 %)
    • ERROR8%(0…100 %)

      Noise into the DA converter

    • RVB SEND6%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 1.

  13. 13CLOSED HAT 2Grainy CR-78 hat with a metallic edge

    closed-hat · dirty

    • GENCR78 HiHat(808 Closed HiHat, 8X Closed HiHat, 9X Closed HiHat, 707 Closed HiHat, 606 Closed HiHat, CR78 HiHat)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE-5%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY20%(0…100 %)
    • METALLIC72%(0…100 %)

      Metal-like overtone level

    • RVB SEND10%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND8%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 2.

  14. 14OPEN HAT 1Open hat that rings into the next downbeat

    open-hat · bright

    • GEN9X Open HiHat(808 Open HiHat, 8X Open HiHat, 9X Open HiHat, 707 Open HiHat, 606 Open HiHat)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE28%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY58%(0…100 %)
    • ERROR10%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND16%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND20%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as OPEN HAT 1.

  15. 15OPEN HAT 2Dull open hat, more air than sizzle

    open-hat · dark

    • GEN606 Open HiHat(808 Open HiHat, 8X Open HiHat, 9X Open HiHat, 707 Open HiHat, 606 Open HiHat)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE-18%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY64%(0…100 %)
    • TONE-35%(-100…100 %)

      Brightness of the cymbal

    • RVB SEND14%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND12%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as OPEN HAT 2.

  16. 16RIDE 1Even ride holding the top of the bar

    ride · clean

    • GEN9X Ride Cymbal(9X Ride Cymbal, 707 Ride Cymbal, CR78 Metallic)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE12%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY74%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND14%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND8%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as RIDE 1.

  17. 17METALLIC 1CR-78 metal ringing across the bar line

    metallic · dirty

    • GENCR78 Cymbal(CR78 HiHat, CR78 Cymbal)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE18%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY46%(0…100 %)
    • METALLIC88%(0…100 %)

      Metal-like overtone level

    • RVB SEND20%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND14%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 1.

  18. 18GHOST PERC 1Dry tick an octave up, no snappy at all

    ghost-perc · clean

    • GEN8X Rim Shot(808 Rim Shot, 909 Rim Shot, 8X Rim Shot, 9X Rim Shot, CR78 Rim Shot-CL)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE8%(-100…100 %)
    • TONE10%(-100…100 %)

      Defined, not sharp

    • DECAY5%(0…100 %)

      Shorter than the step it sits on

    • COARSE12St(-12…12 St)

      An octave up, into shaker register

    • BODY6%(0…100 %)

      The resonance is what rings; keep it off

    • NOISE0%(0…100 %)

      Snappy off: the tick is the whole sound

    • CMP SWOFF(OFF, ON)

      The track’s own compressor, ahead of its insert FX

      The tick is not worth compressing

    • IFX TYPEBYPASS(BYPASS, DRIVE, CRUSHER, FILTER, BOOST, ISOLATOR, SATURATOR, EQUALIZER, FREQ SHIFT, RING MOD, SPREAD, CHORUS, PITCH DELAY, FLANGER, PHASER, DELAY, SDD-320, FATTENER)

      This instrument’s insert FX, not the kit’s MFX

      Nothing in the insert at all

    • RVB SEND6%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as GHOST PERC 1.

  19. 19GHOST PERC 2Barely-there rim under the backbeat

    ghost-perc · soft

    • GEN9X Rim Shot(808 Rim Shot, 909 Rim Shot, 8X Rim Shot, 9X Rim Shot, CR78 Rim Shot-CL)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE-10%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY12%(0…100 %)
    • COARSE-3St(-12…12 St)
    • FREQ MOD20%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND22%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND14%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as GHOST PERC 2.

  20. 20NOISE 1Pink noise burst on the crash track, tuned low and wide

    noise · dirty

    • GENVA Noise(VA Sine, VA Tri, VA Sqr, VA Saw, VA Super Saw, VA Noise)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TONE-30%(-100…100 %)

      Noise frequency

    • COLOR62%(0…100 %)

      White at one end, pink at the other

    • DECAY46%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND24%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND16%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as NOISE 1.

  21. 21NOISE 2White noise burst on the open-hat track, up where the hats sit

    noise · dirty

    • GENVA Noise(VA Sine, VA Tri, VA Sqr, VA Saw, VA Super Saw, VA Noise)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TONE40%(-100…100 %)

      Noise frequency

    • COLOR18%(0…100 %)

      White at one end, pink at the other

    • DECAY30%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND20%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND0%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as NOISE 2.

  22. 22IMPACT 1Crash marking the top of a section

    impact · hard

    • GEN9X Crash Cymbal(808 Cymbal, 8X Crash Cymbal, 9X Crash Cymbal, 707 Crash Cymbal, 606 Crash Cymbal, CR78 Cymbal, FM Cymbal Model)

      Hold [SHIFT]+[GEN], select with [C6]

    • TUNE0%(-100…100 %)
    • DECAY84%(0…100 %)
    • RVB SEND42%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn REVERB [LEVEL]

    • DLY SEND18%(0…100 %)

      Hold [BD]-[RC], turn DELAY [LEVEL]

    • SHUFFLE0(-100…100)pattern-wide

      Pattern-wide: one setting for every track, saved with the pattern

      Hold [SHIFT], press [PTN SELECT]

    Record one hit with your recorder as IMPACT 1.