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.
That headline sounds suspect, but it is the most succinct way to explain why the Roland TR-808 drum machine has a very distinct, and difficult to replicate noise circuit. The drum machine was ...
But what this did have was a TR-808 producing the kicks and those shuffling snares that would define the genre in the late '80s and early '90s. This particular 808 is arguably the single most ...
But what this did have was a TR-808 producing the kicks ... This particular 808 is arguably the single most important drum machine in history - being as it gave rise not just to house music ...