Roland Cloud TR-707 v1.0.1

Software Rhythm Composer

Digital dynamite

In 1985 Roland released the now-famous TR-707 Rhythm Composer. Taking its rightful place next to other classic Roland drum machines, this previously underrated instrument has since appeared on hit tracks in a long list of genres, including synth pop, acid house, industrial, electro, indie, alternative, and more. Thanks to our Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology, you can now have the authentic sound and experience of this influential drum machine right inside your DAW—with modern upgrades that take it into all-new territory.

Plug-in Features

• Analog Circuit Behavior technology captures every detail of the original hardware
• Uses the original TR-707 sample ROM
• Includes all 15 original sounds and 64 original patterns
• 43 new patterns and kits for modern styles
• Get modern sounds with tuning, decay, attack, snappy, gain, sample rate adjustment, and more
• Powerful sequencer with flams, sub-steps, last step, and per-instrument shuffle
• Drag and drop audio or MIDI patterns directly to DAW tracks or cells
• Original and aged skins along with LCD-style sequencer windows
• Multiple outputs for flexible effects processing with plugins like ZENOLOGY FX
• VST3, AU, and AAX support for popular DAWs

Digital transition

Before the TR-707, Roland released the now-legendary TR-909, which was developed as an analog-digital hybrid rather than a fully digital device. Memory chips and digital-to-analog converters were costly at the time, so there was concern that an all-digital design would make the product unaffordable for many musicians and would have limited sound shaping options. However, after the TR-909’s release, Roland embraced the trend towards digital technology with a drum machine that combined crisp and punchy sampled sounds with the user-friendly TR interface—newly enhanced with the hands-on immediacy of individual faders.

100% authenticity and realism

Even though the TR-707 was primarily a digital device, it’s impossible to perfectly capture its unique sound using samples. To replicate its sound in software, we started with the original PCM wave data found on the classic machine, then used our advanced circuit modeling to completely recreate the PCM output stage, carefully including all of its quirks and instabilities. Modeling the analog envelope and amplifier stages that came after the D/A converter allowed us to implement tuning, decay, attack, snappy, PCM clock adjustment, and other parameters available in the plugin but not present on the original unit.