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 ...

Already variations in house music had started to happen but the most important was acid house, which again could well be credited to Chicago. The first acid house track was Acid Tracks, which was ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

To celebrate 808 day, listen to a few important tracks that have utilised the Roland drum machine since its launch in 1980, including music by Afrika Bambaataa, Drexciya and Kanye West.

“If you’re driving a car, you gotta have a steering wheel. If you’re making music, you gotta have an 808.” This, of course, is common knowledge to any self-respecting electronic music fan. But having ...

If you know the history of drum machines, the first thing you want to do with the TR-8S is load up the 808 kick drum. It's a deep, satisfying boom that's been an important part of everything from ...