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 ...

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 ...

Roland is releasing official software versions of its two most iconic drum machines: TR-808 and TR-909 VSTs will be available to subscribers of the Roland Cloud service in the coming months alongside ...

Everything you ever wanted to know — or perhaps never knew you wanted to know — about the wildly influential Roland TR-808 drum machine is laid out with entertaining, if exhaustive, brio in the ...

Every generation has an instrument which defines its sound, and for those whose formative musical years lie in the 1980s, a very strong contender to the crown is the Roland TR-808 percussion ...

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.

In 2018 Roland introduced the TR-8S drum machine and instantly won the heart of my colleague Roberto Baldwin. Then, last year it resurrected its MC line of grooveboxes, and launched the portable, ...

We know a lot of you love the Roland TR-808, but you’ll have to be someone who really loves it you’re going to consder splashing out on the company’s latest piece of drum machine-related merch. To ...

Following on from the original Roland TR-808 which launched back in 1980, Roland has today announced the launch of a new Roland TR-808 to become part of its Boutique line, bringing back the look, ...

The company celebrated the TR-808’s 45th anniversary with global parties, limited-edition sneakers and a new animated series featuring Hip-Hop legends. Roland kicked off its 45th anniversary ...