Category: Roland TR-505

In this video I show the installation of a HKA Design Roland TR-505 ROM Expansion. This expansion gives you three extra sets of samples that you can switch between. Apart from the regular TR-505 kit you will have samples from Linn LM-1, LinnDrum and Oberheim DMX. The installation is really simple and the trickiest part…

I bought this Roland TR-505 as “for parts/repair” as it didn’t start at all according to the seller. After a little investigation it became clear that it did work on batteries and it was just the power connector on the main board that had issues. One of the pads the connector was soldered to had…