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 ... Did they miss a trick, not realising that this would become an ...

Individual instrument models became icons and entered the musical vernacular of the day, the Ensoniq Mirage sampling synthesiser, the Yamaha DX7 FM synthesiser, or the Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Released in 1980, the Roland TR-808 was designed as an alternative to an acoustic ... New Order - Confusion (1983) Coming off the back of great drum machine classic Blue Monday - which was programmed ...

That’s a reference to the iconic Roland TR-808, a drum machine created by Ikutaro Kakehashi in 1980. Its unique dribbling bass drum sound is what artists mean when they say “turn up the 808.” ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The film features interviews with Pharrell, Phil Collins, the Beastie Boys, Questlove and more. The Roland TR-808 drum machine is responsible for some of the most influential music from the 1980s ...

Ikutaro Kakehashi, the founder of the Japanese music company Roland, died yesterday at the age of 87. The news was confirmed by the company in a statement. Decades of hits performed by everyone ...

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 ...