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.

Anyone who has listened to any music from the 80s has heard the percussive effects of the infamous TR-808 drum machine. To the modern ear, it sounds like an antique. Being the most popular drum ...

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

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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