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.

Use it on: Your drum bus or master output (minus the ... dry signal in the mix to maintain transient punch. Some machines, ...

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 ...

It was the ’80s and Andy Summers was living the dream as guitar culture grew, and his side-project with King Crimson's ...

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 recorded at Roland HQ, while the clap from ...

Though it comprises samplers, drum machines, MIDI controllers and sequencers in addition ... a synth’s level of fame and its commercial success. Instruments like the Roland TR-808 and TB-303 and the ...

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.

While softsynths and plugins have certainly given the classics (both old and new) a run for their money, some producers will ...

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 ...

Ever since her first global tour, 2009’s ‘The Fame Ball’, she’s also wielded a Roland AX-Synth keytar to add a dash of theatricality to her handiwork. You can check out her keytar skills ...