... a first-generation synthetic clap produced by the Roland TR-808 drum machine over a more natural-sounding successor provided by Roland's TR-707 because the former, while sonically ...
Tópico(s): Music History and Culture
2009 - Lawrence and Wishart | New Formations
When it launched in 1983, Roland's silver TB-303 Bassline did not sell well. The Japanese company badly misread its market. The company conceived the Bassline as an accompaniment machine for keyboardists and guitarists, promoting it alongside the TR-808 drum machine. The only problem was that the TB-303 did not sound much like a bass guitar and was extremely ...
Tópico(s): Music History and Culture
2009 - Institution of Engineering and Technology | Engineering & Technology