Today is August 8, and you know what that means: it's the music tech world's annual excuse to sing the praises of history's most iconic drum machine. This year, the legendary Roland TR-808 turns 45, ...

Often used as either a kick, a bass, or a combined kick-and-bass in many genres, the TR-808 bass drum is undoubtedly the most recognisable electronic kick sound of all time. During an era where kick ...

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 ...

It's disarmingly easy to become an amateur DJ in 2017, when an iPhone and a $1.99 app will quickly have you on your way to learning the basics of mixing songs together, or a thumb drive filled with ...

One drum machine to rule them all. By THR Staff 808 SXSW Still - H 2015 A quick intro foreshadows the introduction at the end of the film of Roland’s Ikutaro Kakehashi, who helped create the device ...