The Roland TR-909 drum machine, like other pieces of now iconic Roland gear, was not embraced by the masses when it came out. It received mixed reviews, and like the TB-303 before it, Roland ...
You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.
It’s not just a device for looping stored audio, though. There’s also a drum machine built in which can record and loop beats with varying sounds and pitches, as well as a sample slicer and a ...
Drum machine sounds are a most bizarre thing. The fat Linn Drum snare was recorded in Roger Linn’s wardrobe. The iconic 909 hi-hat was a physical hi-hat, owned by one of the machine’s designers, and ...
Roland has teamed up with Kenny Dixon Jr.—better known as Moodymann—to celebrate the 30th birthday of his KDJ Records label with a limited edition version of the SP-404MKII Creative Sampler.
Some have opted to implement mail-in voting, which allows citizens to vote from the comfort of their own homes, but many exercise their right to vote using voting machines. These are computerized ...
There would be no acid house without the Roland TB-303 [bass synthesiser] or the Roland TR-909 drum machine. There would be no hip-hop without the sampler. "I think really AI might define new ...