The sequencer on the 808, a row of 16 color-coded buttons, offered artists a way to store beats they programmed. Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name, ...
Back in 1959, when the Rudolph Wurlitzer Corporation debuted the Side Man, originally intended as an accompanist for organ players who didn't have a live drummer to help them keep time, nobody could ...
It’s almost impossible to imagine the modern musical landscape without the distinctive sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. When the Japanese electronics company Roland started releasing the 808 ...
He was a founder of Roland, the music electronics company, and the inventor of the ubiquitous Roland TR-808 drum machine. The ...
Five rock songs that were made better by drum machines, with iconic entries by New Order, Phil Collins, Yes, Billy Idol, and ...
Matt Brennan's Kick It: A Social History Of The Drum Kit is a complex, meticulously researched piece of work that spans several centuries. In the course of over three hundred pages, Brennan explores ...
Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum is selling an extremely rare Chamberlin Rhythmate Model 40, which he says is the “first drum machine in history.” (Léon Theremin’s Rhythmicon technically came first.) Only a ...