If the laid-back beats of ambient techno have got you inspired to create, then arming yourself with the basics doesn’t have to be a daunting procedure. Creating a genre-angled template within your DAW ...

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Roland's free updates for the TR-8S and TR-6S drum machines add CR-78 percussion sounds and the ability to craft 808 bass lines.

Roland ’s TR-8S and TR-6S were already pretty flexible rhythmic roosters - both feature emulations of the TR-808, TR-909, TR-707, TR-727 and TR-606 - but full version updates to each machine (3.0 and ...

The Roland TR-808 drum machine is responsible for some of the most influential music from the 1980s through the present day, from artists as diverse as Phil Collins and Lil Wayne.

• A black short-sleeved shirt featuring the Roland Boutique JX-08 Synthesizer Module on the back, with Ageless Galaxy's and Roland's logos on the front. • A black jacket honoring Roland's legendary TR ...

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.

Tadao Kikumoto, with an early prototype of the legendary TR-808 drum machine. Courtesy Roland During the two years that Roland kept the 808 in production, the machine created memorable moments.

The Roland TR-808 drum machine had come and gone from the wider popular consciousness. In fact, less than 12,000 units were sold during a brief three-year production run beginning in 1980. "I just ...

This year’s panel commented, “Roland’s TR-808 programmable drum machine became part of the foundation of music movements in hip-hop, rap and electronica.

Roland's TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines made a massive impact, most notably becoming the sound of hip-hop in the '80s. Here, we explore whether the rebooted digital TR-08 and TR-09 are any match for ...