The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 808, is a drum machine manufactured by Roland Corporation between 1980 and 1983. It was one of...
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Roland launched the TR-808 drum machine, its first programmable drum machine, in 1980. Although it was not an immediate commercial success, the 808 was...
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The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 909, is a drum machine introduced by Roland Corporation in 1983, succeeding the TR-808. It was...
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others. The group's name originates from the Roland TR-808, a drum machine commonly used in hip-hop music. 808 Mafia was founded in 2010 when rapper Waka...
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genre of Electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machines, with an immediate origin in early hip hop and funk genres...
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The Roland TR-707 Rhythm Composer is a drum machine released by Roland Corporation in 1985. The TR-707 has 15 digitally sampled sound and 10-voice polyphony...
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Tadao Kikumoto (section Roland TR-808)
chief engineer of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. The Roland TR-808, a programmable drum machine, was launched in 1980. The TR-808 included unique artificial...
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Drum machine (section Roland TR-808 and TR-909)
have had a lasting impact on popular music in the 20th century. The Roland TR-808, introduced in 1980, significantly influenced the development of dance...
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808 may refer to: Roland TR-808, a drum machine 808 (film), a documentary about the Roland TR-808 808 State, British electronic group 808s & Heartbreak...
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Don Lewis (section LEO and Roland TR-808)
Pro-soloist (2) ARP 2600's Roland Jupiter 4 Roland Promars Roland Space Echo Roland Digital Chorus Roland VP-330 vocoder Roland TR-808 Hammond X-66 pedestal...
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Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson. Taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and the "state of mind" the members shared, they released...
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the Roland MC-505. It is the predecessor to the Roland JX-305, Roland D2, Roland MC-307, Roland EG-101, Roland MC-09, Roland MC-909, Roland MC-808, and...
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Ikutaro Kakehashi (section Roland)
He founded Roland in 1972 and was involved in the development of various influential electronic instruments, such as the TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines...
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808s & Heartbreak (redirect from 808’s & Heartbreak)
minimalist sonic palette, including prominent use of minor keys and the Roland TR-808 drum machine. West's lyrics on the album explore themes of loss, alienated...
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machines as the Roland TR-909, TR-808, TR-707, TR-626 and TR-606. The drum kit includes basic rock drum sounds similar to those of the TR-707, plus a complement...
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sounds, 256 user sounds & 26 rhythm sets (includes the Roland CR-78, TR-808, TR-606, TR-909, TR-707 and R-8) 8-track MIDI sequencer + Mute Ctrl Track Recording...
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the history and culture of the Roland TR-808, a drum machine that had a significant effect on hip hop and pop music. 808 premiered at South by Southwest...
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The MC-808 is a groovebox introduced by Roland in 2006. It is the successor to the late Roland MC-303, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-505 and Roland MC-909...
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March 21, 1981. The album was the first of any kind to feature the Roland TR-808, one of the earliest programmable drum machines; YMO had already been...
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digital audio workstations. Drum machines from the 1980s such as Roland's TR-808 and TR-909 are highly prized, and software emulations of such retro instruments...
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SP-1200 sampler and the Roland TR-808 to lay an "insistent beat under light melody lines and clearly enunciated vocals." The Roland TR-808 was sampled to create...
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The Roland TR-606 Drumatix is a drum machine built by Roland Corporation from 1981 to 1984. It uses analog synthesis rather than samples to produce sound...
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early 1990s hip hop, especially cowbell samples resembling that of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. The genre draws from the dark, distortive techniques of...
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shift is characterized as old-school hip hop. In 1980, the Roland Corporation launched the TR-808 Rhythm Composer. It was one of the earliest programmable...
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tuned with a long decay to emit a bass frequency (originally from the Roland TR-808 drum machine), and lyrical content that often focuses on drug use and...
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Initially recording without a drummer, utilizing only the LinnDrum and Roland TR-808 drum machines, Forsey and Stevens later decided to hire Thommy Price...
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that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The use of drums from the Roland TR-808, sustained kick drum, heavy bass, raised dance tempos, and frequently...
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rapping was instead called "coming off the top of the head". Roland TR-808 rhythm Roland TR-808 drum machine rhythm with accent trigger used in hip-hop musical...
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went into the studio with some new kit — a Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard, a Roland TR-808 drum machine and a Roland TB-303 — and decided to make a record that...
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with other DIN sync-equipped instruments such as the TB-303 or the Roland TR-808. The unit can also generate and sync to frequency-shift keying signals...
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