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.

That headline sounds suspect, but it is the most succinct way to explain why the Roland TR-808 drum machine has a very distinct, and difficult to replicate noise circuit. The drum machine was ...

808 State's Graham Massey with a Roland TR-808 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs celebrates 40 years of the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine with a special show dedicated to the iconic instrument ...

For one thing, TR-808 drum machines were notoriously variable from unit to unit, and although in theory the kick on any 808 ...

Which year saw the most synth releases, and what's the best-selling instrument in synth history? These questions - and more - ...

Steffi’s got all the classics you’d expect in her studio – a TR-808 drum machine, a Minimoog for basslines – but also a few unusual items, like the Waldorf synth she uses for string sounds ...

Using the iconic TR-808 drum machine and as well the TB-303 bass synthesizer, it’s often deemed that Singh – who was a session musician that worked on scores to Bollywood movies – was a ...

I think not. And he has a club named 40/40. Kanye West - 808 Kanye's fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, is named after the Roland TR-808 drum machine, the sounds of which you will instantly ...

As hip-hop began to grow, it branched out to include more electronic elements, particularly with the advent in 1980 of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, which offered up many of the classic hip-hop ...

I think not. And he has a club named 40/40. Kanye’s fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, is named after the Roland TR-808 drum machine, the sounds of which you will instantly recognise even if you ...

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