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Ace Tone FR-6 P

Ace Electronic Industries  Rhythm (1972)

analog preset drum mchine

"Vintage Analog preset drum machine, it sounds similar to more famous ROLAND TR-55.
Later ACE TONE society became part of the ROLAND group"

 Main Data 

Acetone FR6 made in Japan

Company: ACETONE
Model: FR6p
Class: Drum machine
Dates: 1972
Country: Japan
Weight: n/a
Dimensions: n/a


Display: none
Synthesis: analog
Polyphony: 6 voices
Multitimbric: 1 part
Memory: 18 patterns
Sync: none 


The main panel features 3 knobs, a selector, a start-stop switch and 12 buttons.

Some different cases versions:
- model 6 : wood case
- model 6P: leatherette case.
- Also a rebrand version from BENTLY ORGAN.

Rear panel terminal connectors:
- audio out (2 impedances: high/low)

none

- No official VST plugin
- no known samples library

Have some FR6 RW sample set you want to share? CONTRIBUTE :) 

NO USER MANUAL

NO SERVICE MANUAL NOR SCHEMATICS. IF you have them contact us

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 In details 

FR6 instruments

 

VOICE  the FR-6 drum machine is based on a transistor technology board which is able to generate 6 sounds percussions:  kick, snare,tom (x2), claves  and hihat.

pattern play panel

FR-6 Rhythm memory

18 patterns Rhythm list:

Waltz, slow rock, ballad, rock, rhumba, beguine, mambo, bossanova, cha-cha, tango, samba, foxtrot (x2), swing (x3) march and habanera.

Variations:

2 variations between kick and bass snare.

Sequencer 

Edit

No possible pattern edit

Tone Balance

BALANCE which sets the mix amount between cymbal/hihats and kick

Sync

internal tempo range- no possible external clock.

Rhythm edit

FR-6 Modification

There are probably many mods that can be easily made like separate outs, trigger inputs - we are still looking for service manual and schematics :(

internal drum machine circuit board
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Our Verdict 

"Early analog drum box full of old granpa rhythms. The kick drum  is not that bad! classic stuff"

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Overall

CONS

- limited edit
- no sync

PROS

- cheesy retro
- easy to use
- vintage

Are you a FR-6  user? do you like it? You do not agree with our review?  Let us know in the comment field just below 

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