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There’s no shortage of ways for drummers to trigger electronic sounds live: from single triggers to full multipads, adding sounds to your kit with an electronic drum pad is now easier and more ...

Today is August 8, and you know what that means: it's the music tech world's annual excuse to sing the praises of history's most iconic drum machine. This year, the legendary Roland TR-808 turns 45, ...

Every generation has an instrument which defines its sound, and for those whose formative musical years lie in the 1980s, a very strong contender to the crown is the Roland TR-808 percussion ...

You know you’ve made it in any industry when the name of a tool or product becomes the universal catch-all of others, like Google or Kleenex. That’s exactly what happened with the Roland TR-808 drum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roland tr-808. Often used as either a kick, a bass, or a combined kick-and-bass in many genres, the TR-808 bass drum is ...

Introduced in 1980 and designed to provide backing rhythms for musicians recording demos, the Roland TR-808 or simply 808 would become the world’s most popular drum machine. Unlike more expensive, ...