The TR-808 Drum Machine That Changed Music Forever (1980 Story)
APR 13 2025
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, released 1980 and produced into 1983. Its significance is that it let users program their own patterns rather than pick presets, and its sounds are synthesised rather than sampled, so they do not resemble a real kit.
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