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The Roland TR-808 drum machine was one of the most influential electronic instruments of all time, and now it's got a worthy successor in the shape of the TR-1000. The Roland TR-1000 is the first ...

The big picture: Roland's decision to return to analog hardware reflects both strong market demand and a recognition of its own legacy. For years, competitors and boutique manufacturers have filled ...

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It’s a premium instrument that harkens back to the 808 and 909. It’s a premium instrument that harkens back to the 808 and 909. Unlike other TR instruments from Roland over the last several years that ...

The TR-1000 is a professional digital drum machine with some serious lineage. It's the successor to the drum machines that shaped generations of music in the '80s and '90s and remains revered to this ...

If you've ever listened to music released in the 1980s, you've likely heard the iconic TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines. Artists like New Order, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston and Beastie Boys all used ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: In the early days of the drum machine, real human drummers could sit comfortably on their stools, as their drum machine rivals harboured a reputation for rigidity and inflexibility in ...

808 Day isn’t quite here yet, but Roland is getting the celebrations started early with the announcement of a sneaker collaboration with New Balance. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen 808-styled ...

Native Instruments has absorbed a ton of popular plug-in developers for sound creation and mixing. Just last year iZotope, Brainworx, and Plugin Alliance became part of their ever-growing base of ...

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