Alesis HR-16 / HR-16B EPROM Upgrade - Roland TR-808 Classic Core Sounds + OS 2.0

The Roland TR-808 needs no introduction. Its kick drum, snare, open hi-hat, clap, and cowbell have appeared on more hit records than almost any other drum machine in history — from hip-hop and R&B to techno, house, and pop.

This 3-chip EPROM set loads your HR-16 or HR-16B with the essential TR-808 core sound library, giving you immediate access to those iconic tones. Kicks, snares, claps, open and closed hi-hats, cowbell, clave, maracas, and toms — the foundational 808 set. The HR-16's individual outputs and velocity sensitivity allow nuanced dynamic control that the original 808's accent-only system couldn't offer.

Please Note: These are digitally sampled sounds from a Roland TR-808. The HR-16 is an 8-bit digital machine and cannot replicate the analog circuitry of the original 808. The sampled version has its own gritty, punchy character.

What's Included:

• 3x custom-programmed EPROM chips (drop-in replacement for stock HR-16 / HR-16B sound ROMs)
• Core Roland TR-808 sounds
• Bonus: upgrades your HR-16 OS to v2.0
• No soldering required — chip swap only

Compatible with: Alesis HR-16 and HR-16B

Note: For HR-16B, chip orientation is reversed — EPROM 16 installs into socket U15. Browse my other listings for more HR-16 EPROM sound sets and Alesis parts, or DM me for anything you don't see listed.