In 2018 Roland introduced the TR-8S drum machine and instantly won the heart of my colleague Roberto Baldwin. Then, last year it resurrected its MC line of grooveboxes, and launched the portable ...

On that album, the Bollywood composer synthesised a bonkers infusion of Indian ragas and disco music using a Roland TB-303 bass melody sequencer and, you guessed it, a TR-808 drum machine.

The Roland TR-808 flopped commercially. So how did this drum machine become a defining sound in dance music, pop and rock, asks Tom de Castella. You may not recognise the name. But you'll have ...

If you know the history of drum machines, the first thing you want to ... it's tough to beat the latest digital percussion instrument from Roland for ease of use and features.

The TR-808 drum machine help crafted many classics records, to celebrate the device’s 40th anniversary, Roland decided to bless beat junkies with some freebies. There is also a very insightful ...

The TR-8S will feature sounds from Roland’s legendary family of analog drum machines: the 808, 909, 707, 727 and 606. Drum machine enthusiasts pay close attention, because Roland have just announced ...

The programmable drum machine was heavily ... just go back," said Roland Group Strategy Manager Brandon Ryan. But when the company found a way to repackage these analog icons in a way the didn ...

Now, of course, no DAW or software drum machine is complete without a 909 kit. And Roland has even recognised its own genius and re-released or ... Did they miss a trick, not realising that this would ...

Roland is releasing official software versions of its two most iconic drum machines: TR-808 and TR-909 VSTs will be available to subscribers of the Roland Cloud service in the coming months ...

The classic Roland 808 drum machine will seemingly be available soon, in some form, once again. As FACT reports, yesterday, the Roland Corporation uploaded a video to its YouTube page about the ...