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	Roland Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1981 - Roland TR-808: Among the first and most popular programmable drum machines; its distinctive analog sounds, such as its cowbell sound, have become pop music cliches, heard on countless recordings.
		Roland discontinued the original SAS in 1990 when Advanced SA was introduced.
		Same synth engine as the Roland Juno-60 but with the addition of MIDI and the ability to transmit button and slider information through SysEx.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roland_Corporation (978 words)

	Wired 10.05: Six Machines That Changed The Music World
		The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a bit like the Forrest Gump of all things electronica, its muddy squelch having been present, like a comedic cameo, in the mix of nearly every key mutation of house, techno, big beat, and jungle.
		But the 808, introduced in 1979 as a tool for high-end professional musicians to record demos (original list price: $1,195), was slowly finding favor with producers of the then-nascent form of music now called hip hop.
		What follows is a history of the 303, the 808, and a few other marvelous dumb-bots, as well as a look at the accidents and ecstatic noise that have emerged from the crossfire between technology and harebrained human creativity.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/10.05/blackbox_pr.html (2302 words)

	TR808 "Release Notes"
		Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer Sound Sample Set 1.0.0 (09/08/94) The Roland TR-808 (popularly known as the "808") is, perhaps, the most popular analogue electronic drum machine of all time.
		(The famous cowbell sound at the beginning of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna' Dance with Somebody", or the famous bass drum sound that vibrates the ground when a car playing loud rap music drives by) Without a doubt, the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is a "classic beat box".
		Because the "808" is a truly "analogue" drum machine, with very many (22 to be exact) knobs for the settings for its drum sounds, sampling the unit often yields sample sets which are too discrete (i.e.
	freeware.sgi.com /fw-5.3/fw_TR808/TR808.html (1111 words)

	808
		808 is the North American Numbering Plan area code for the entire state of Hawaii in the United.
		808 is the area code for Hawaii -- all of Hawaii.
		A pioneer of the acid house sound, 808 State formed in Manchester, England in 1988 when Martin Price.
	betting.zalp.net /page-808.html (296 words)

	Drums
		The Roland TR 808 is a classic analog drum machine and used in most RandB and Hip Hop records but also in Dance and Techno music.
		The TR 808 is not equiped with MIDI but it uses Sync.
		The 808 together with two TB 303's and a 909 are put together in one jacket.
	www.home.zonnet.nl /studio-b/drums.html (516 words)

	Hydrogen - advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux
		Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is the most widely-used beatbox in the world history.
		Roland TR-606 Drumatix is a classic analog beatbox made in around 1983 to compliment the TB-303 Bassline synthesizer.
		Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer is another classic, over-used beatbox without which electronic dance music would probably never have born.
	www.hydrogen-music.org /?p=drumkits (454 words)

	Roland TR808
		Probably the most variable sound on the 808 is the snare drum where you have control over the tuning and also the balance of noise against the pitched 'tone' of the sound (using the curiously labelled 'SNAPPY' control).
		The 808 enjoyed marginal success on the occasional record (Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing' for example) but it wasn't a runaway success for Roland when it was released.
		But as well as fashionable, the 808 also became expensive and something that once languished in the window of a second-hand shop for $50 was now fetching upwards of $1,000 or more.
	www.hollowsun.com /vintage/808 (696 words)

	studio.htm
		Roland TB-303 Bassline is one of the most popular vintage synth instruments in the world today, a crucial instrument for most genre of techno music.
		The Roland TR-909 remains one of the most popular rhythm machines ever invented, thanks in part to it's distinct analog drum sounds (the foundation for much dance, house and techno music) and it's intuitive, groove friendly programmability.
		The Roland Juno 106 is a 6 voice polyphonic and programmable analog synth with digital controlled oscillators.
	www.nightgrooverecords.com /fabianpotter/studio.htm (820 words)

	Vintage Synth Explorer - Roland TR-808
		Booming bass kicks, crispy snares and that annoying cowbell sound made famous during the 80's are all part of the 808 and its famous sound.
		In fact, the 808 has become the signature beatbox used in most RandB and hip-hop as well as a lot of dance and techno music.
		Clearly the 808 has been one of the more important and famous drum machines in the history of music, spawning imitators (ReBirth, DrumStation) and band names (808 State).
	www.vintagesynth.com /roland/808.shtml (301 words)

	Urban Dictionary: 808
		Roland introduced this analogue synthesiser in 1981 and it was used in many 80's tunes.
		The Roland 808 is how an 80's garage band could get away with not having a good drummer.
		The sounds, when not processed by other equipment, has a trademark "hollow/tinny" sound.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=808&r=f (142 words)

	Roland tr-808
		the sound is that lovable analog....alittle bit more control over the sounds would be nice....but it is sure nice to turn that 808 sound into pummeling thumps and tinks and tics...
		i will hopefully use this machine to gig someday...it is very heavy..i could probably knock a wrestler out with it..and i am a little guy...this machine lasted 20 years before me so i think it should last for me...i never had to contact roland
	www.futureproducers.com /userreviews_reviews.php/model/292 (145 words)

	Roland TR-808
		The 808 sound can be heard in the work of many electronica artists, including 808 State (of course), BT, Richie Hawtin, Jean Michel Jarre, Orbital, and The Prodigy.
		"Planet Rock" is 808 and not much more, and it became one of the most influential tracks in black electro music.
		The 808 is known for its deep kick drum, snappy snares, and bizarre cowbell sound.
	www.synthtopia.com /synth_review/RolandTR-808.html (563 words)

	Roland TR-808 Drum Machine
		austin craigslist > musical instruments > Roland TR-808 Drum Machine
		However, this 808 has an earlier midi modification that enables it to sync to midi clock.
		This mod does not effect the overall functionality of the 808.
	austin.craigslist.org /msg/151690419.html (171 words)

	Sonic State - News Roland Do Downloads: MV-8000 Kits Available, Full TR-808 kit for starters
		The 808 was the first product of its kind to offer pattern-based step-sequencing, the Roland TR-808 helped to shape the quirky and instantly recognizable sounds of the 1980s.
		According to Roland (and I guess they should know), Every famous 808 sound, complete with knob twists and nuances, has been masterfully captured in uncompressed,full-resolution audio.
		Roland Product Manager Vince LaDuca relates, "We're truly excited to be able to offer to our MV-8000 users vintage Roland sounds.
	www.sonicstate.com /news/shownews.cfm?newsid=2417 (328 words)

	Music Equipment
		Sounds like a Roland TR-808 but with more bottom end to the kick and a more sophisticated sequencer.
		A lot of people see the Drumatix as a poor mans TR-808, but there's very little to choose between them.
		The 808 has separate outputs as standard and a few more sounds, but the snappy snare and hihats sound the same on the 606.
	www.chriswareham.demon.co.uk /music_equipment.html (334 words)

	drumprog
		There is a nice program by Propeller Head called Rebirth that incorporates a 909 an 808 and two 303s (the 303 is an old Roland analogue bass synth even more infamous for defining the sound of electronic music).
		These are the Roland Tr-909 and the Roland Tr-808.
		This interface was a large part of the Tr line's popularity and has been copied by many drum machines since.
	www.psy.vanderbilt.edu /Students/fougnidl/drum.htm (433 words)

	Roland TR808 TR909 CR78 drum computer drum machine rhythm box drum box
		Rolands was founded 1972, after that the names changed to CR and TR (compurhythm and transistor rhythm...)
		the tr-606 is equipped with the roland din sync.
		rolands new sp606 allows control of software, the software is some sort of loop generator like the..
	www.sequencer.de /roland/roland_drummachine_TR.html (1379 words)

	eBay.co.uk - roland tr, roland tb, Pro Audio Equipment, Guitars items at low prices
		£ FRIDGE MAGNET: ROLAND TR-808 / TR808 Drum Machine
		Roland tb-303 or tr-606 good case base tb303 tr606
		Roland TR 606 TR606 TR-606 modified drum machine
	search.ebay.co.uk /roland-tr_W0QQfltZ9 (213 words)

	I SATELLITE Vintage Analog Synths Moog Oberheim Sequential Roland ARP
		Roland Jupiter-6 - I never really liked this synth that much except for one sound I was able to get out of it that sounded very close to a Polymoog, which isn't saying much since the Polymoog was a very weedy sounding synth.
		The sound was huge, the interface was great, and the oscillators were extremely stable, but some of the components (the little chrome switches) were prone to failure, and it was difficult to work on due to the design of the modules.
		Roland basically copied the look of the ARP 2600 and Moog Modular, and made the interface more user-friendly.
	www.isatellite.info /gear.html (4589 words)

	Roland Corporation Musical Equipment: Features, Specs and FAQs
		Roland drums are okay -- D4 quality, useable for rock, orchestra, and jazz.
		The 64 internal sounds already on the CM-32P are all from the high quality ROLAND sound library: 10 Pianos, 5 Guitars, 8 SLAP Bass, 2 Fingered Bass, 2 Picked Bass, 1 Fretless Bass, 1 Acoustic Bass, 4 Choirs, 4Strings, 10 Organs, 4 Sax, 5 Brass, 8 Trumpet /Trombone (and a few more).
		The Roland rag review itself stated that the D-10 and the D-20 had multitimbrality and a host of great pro-level features, but that they did not compare to the sound quality of the ir 'big brother', the D-50, even though the D-50 is not multi-timbral, nor does it have a sequencer.
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/9111/roland.htm (14899 words)

	R2D2 farts... MetaFilter
		Rock has its electric guitar, hip-hop has its turntable/mic, and electronic music has its Roland TB-303.
		While disco grooves and 808 drumlines were used in the creation of early chicago house, the 303 really was used also very extensively at that time.
		House basically evolved from disco records mashed together over 808 drum lines, synthetic bass was not necessary because there were all sorts of grooves on the records.
	www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/43562 (1586 words)

	Techno Guide: Drum Machine
		The most popular drum machines during the 80's Techno and Acid House scene where TR-808 (1981) and Roland TR-909 (1984).
		During the 70's, the industry of drum machines became wider with the production of numerous models such as CONN Min-O-Matic (1970), Roland TR-33 (1972), Roland TR-55 (1972).
		Roland CR-78 was the first programable drum macine which would let the musician program his own rhythms.
	www.intuitivemusic.com /tguidedrummachine2.html (202 words)

	Turn it up to 11 - Music - www.smh.com.au
		From the unmistakeable jangle of the 12-string Rickenbacker guitar on the Byrds' 1965 hit Mr Tambourine Man to the synthetic beats of the Roland TR-808 drum machine that drove Afrika Bambaataa's 1983 hip-hop classic Planet Rock, new technology forges new sounds.
		Manchester techno act 808 State made their devotion obvious, and Roland's baby has made its mark on work by artists as diverse as Bomb the Bass, Jimi Tenor, Dr Dre and Puff Daddy.
		Roland designed this unit as a way of creating synthetic bass lines in the absence of a real bass player.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/02/1088488146545.html (1312 words)

	ReBirth: Evolution and what Otherox thinks
		It is useful because sometimes you needed to have the two bass lines distorted and sometimes you needed to distort one or both bass lines but with the 808 distorted too to make the sound louder.
		I mean, it’s not a bad drumbox, simply the right thing to do was including the 909 and not the 808.
		I think the Props made a mistake with that, because if the program was for dance music, how did they think the 808 would be useful for this?
	www.geocities.com /otheroxwebsite/rebirth.htm (523 words)

	erutufonnofuture - What´s in your room? ( Erutufon members Studios )
		the 909, 808 & 727 is from my studiomate and we shared a lot of the recording stuff.
		Roland R8 mk2 (Loads of drum sounds, 10 outputs, human feal velocity)
		Roland DC-30 Analog chorus-echo (found in a skip,works fine)
	www.no-future.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?s=9421be80d6e1221a8ab3c155d8826bf0&threadid=138 (1131 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Rhythm and blues
		New jack swing: A fusion of hip-hop music and R&B, new jack swing was distinguished by significant use of rapped choruses or bridges and prominent use of drum machines such as the Roland TR-808.
		Teddy Riley and his group Guy are credited with being the inventor of the genre; other notable figures include Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jodeci, and Boyz II Men.
		Among other notable quiet storm musicians are Lionel Richie, Gerald Levert, Joe, and Brian McKnight.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/R&B (850 words)

	A r t e m i o L a b s - Products » Roland Fantom-S/X series » TR-808 Emulation Kit
		This is a special sound kit that faithfully emulates the sounds of the legendary TR-808 Rhythm Composer, designed especially for Roland Fantom-S and Fantom-X series workstations and modules.
		With this amazing drum-kit-style performance setup not only you can create lively and expressive retro-styled rhythms, but you can also make all-new beats and breaks surpassing any of your expectations.
		As a bonus, all sounds are also available as samples - this lets you import them to any sampler if you desire so; plus a variety of extra beat loop samples is included
	artemiolabs.com /products/fantom/808ek (365 words)

	Synhouse New Product!
		The Synhouse MIDIJACK DINSYNC is designed specifically for Roland x0x DIN sync machines (also known as sync 24).
		Installation in a synthesizer such as a Roland Juno-6 to sync the arpeggiator to the MIDI beat
		Special note: The MIDIJACK DINSYNC may be compatible or adaptable to similar machines from Korg or other brands, due to the ability to invert the pulse polarity with external hardware and select the number (1-16) of clock pulses emitted per MIDI clock, but customers will make such purchases and tests at their own risk.
	www.synhouse.com /midijackdinsync.html (1149 words)

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