Last week, Roland posted a teaser to its website headlined by the words ‘tomorrow returns’ accompanied by what sounded like a processed TR-808 drum beat. Now the company has unveiled the inspiration ...

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 ...

Our hacker [Moritz Klein] shows us how to make a minimalist analog drum machine. If you want the gory details check out the video embedded below and there is a first class write-up available as a 78 ...

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 ...

In this project video, I transform an old washing machine drum into a durable and stylish concrete fire pit. Using melamine for formwork and Rapid Set Concrete, I walk you through the entire process - ...

Alesis has carved out a powerful position in the ever-growing electronic drum kit market, thanks to an admirable focus on affordability while striving to push features and specs - mesh heads have long ...

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In modern context, we call a 650cc parallel twin a middle-weight machine, but the late 1960s were a different time, with a different context. The motorcycle horsepower wars and gentleman’s agreements ...

Roland announced the new TR-1000 Rhythm Creator today: a $2,699 USD drum machine that blends digital sound engines and analog circuitry with new sampling abilities, all in one heavy-hitting piece of ...