HAMAMATSU—The production of the famed Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer ended just two years after its launch in 1980 primarily due to poor sales.

The TR-808 drum machine help crafted many classics records, to celebrate the device’s 40th anniversary, Roland decided to bless beat junkies with some freebies. There is also a very insightful ...

Prologue: 1983, on the shelf of a used instrument store1983. A used instrument store somewhere in America. In the corner of a ...

Released in 1980, the Roland TR-808 was designed as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit for musicians to record with, but took on a new life in hip-hop, pop, R&B, techno, house and electro, as ...

US Roland TR-808 Software Rhythm Composer is now available as both a VST and AU plug-in 06/03/18 Roland Virtual Sonics Co-Director Jeremy Soule, told us, “The team at Roland Virtual Sonics is ...

Roland has given two of its most iconic electronic musical instruments, the TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 synthesizers, a 21st century reboot. The Roland TR-08 and Roland SH-01A promise the same ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's the TR-808 drum machine's 40th anniversary this year, and Roland is marking 808 Day (8/08, of course) with a flood of goodies to ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Today, Roland announced it has brought back its iconic drum machine, the TR-808, for its Boutique ...

Ikutaro Kakehashi, the founder of pioneering electronic instrument company Roland, has died aged 87. Kakehashi’s influence on both the development of electronic music and the pop charts is enduring.

The congas ring cheekily, the cowbell plays a corroded chime, the snare is parched and cruel – and the bass drum, a hard bloom of air, is barely music at all. With these core sounds, abetted by a ...

If you are looking for a little bit more of a unique flash drive to store your music creations on, what could be better than this retro-styled 8GB TR-808 Flash Drive? The USB flash drive is based on ...

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 ...