THIS is a drum machine? Yes–and it’s kinda cool.
The ODD Ball is probably the smallest and most unconventional drum machine ever invented. Actually, it’s far more than just
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Drum Machine
Random music news for Wednesday, May 16, 2018
The first regularly-scheduled transatlantic airline flight began on this date in 1951. El Al of Israel began flying a turboprop
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Random music news for Thursday, March 8, 2018
Happy International Women’s Day! Remember that as you peruse the music news for March 8, 2018 There will be one
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Happy 35th Birthday, Roland TR-808
It’s rare that a piece of music-related technology can seismically alter the future of composing. But that’s exactly what happened
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Friday Timesuck: A TB-303 Bass Emulator (and More) in a Browser
It used to be that one had to shell out big dollars for a Roland TB-303 and other gear to get
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Now This is a Cool Drum Machine
It’s called the XOXX Composer and is the creation of Royal College of Art student Axel Bluhme. It uses an analogue
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Because It’s Tuesday, You’ll Want to Kill Time Playing with a Browser-Friendly TR-808
The Roland TR-808 was (is?) hands-down the most important drum machine ever made. And instead of scrolling through your Facebook
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The Return of the World’s Most Important Drum Machine
Few pieces of electronics were as important to music culture as the Roland TR-808, which was first released in 1980.
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The History of the Drum Machine
The appearance of sophisticated drum machines in the early 80s had a profound affect on the direction of music. NPR
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