880

Analog Drum Machine for Eurorack

Overview

The System80 880 is a recreation of the classic analog drum machine of the 1980s reformatted into a 60 HP Eurorack module.  It couples the 16 analog drum voices of the original to an enhanced TR-style step sequencer.

Features

• 16 analog drum voices (6 single voices, 5 switchable dual voices) with global accent
• Pattern sequencer with 1-32 steps
• 12 banks of 16 patterns
• 12 rhythm tracks
• Shuffle and roll modes
• External MIDI triggering of drum voices
• 11 individual drum voice outputs + master output with volume control
• 2 assignable trigger outputs
• External sync via MIDI clock, DIN Sync or clock pulse.

Operation Manual [PDF]

Sound

Please check out a couple of quick samples:

Clean breaks:

 

Processed with Eurorack effects by beta tester Solvent:

 

and a track by beta tester mimoid:

 

There are also these videos that feature the 880:

External triggering

A trigger expander module is currently in development. Availability TBA.

Open Source

The 880 has a non-commercial open source license. The design files and firmware are available on Github.

Pre-order

The 880 is currently available for pre-ordering.