The XT-606 continues on the path laid by the predecessors XT-808 and XT-909. What you get is a faithfully sampled original TR-606 – but this one is a bit broken, and has a few flaws. That is all part of the charm, in our perspective. To supplement it, we’ve added samples from the more recent (and better behaving) Behringer RD-6 – and as usual a number of custom sounds from our modular synths.
A new feature in this kit is Authentic Accent which captures the different levels of drive added by the Accent-fader on the TR-606 / RD-6. When adjusting the Accent fader, you not only affect the volume of accented notes: You also get a different set of samples. 12 levels of accents were sampled for all the TR-606 / RD-6 sounds, and each level has their own 5 round-robin variants.
The TR-606 is a great choice for old-school electro. We realized this, and gave this kit a few extra tweaks, specifically for all the electro heads: For snares 7-12 (the SD-2 group) you get a Formant cross-fader with individual decay adjustment for each of the two Formants. This opens up for some really cool sounds that will fit nicely into any electro track. We also replaced shakers and cowbells with some true analogue filter zaps – Kraftwerk style 😉