You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

That headline sounds suspect, but it is the most succinct way to explain why the Roland TR-808 drum machine has a very distinct, and difficult to replicate noise circuit. The drum machine was ...

808 State's Graham Massey with a Roland TR-808 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs celebrates 40 years of the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine with a special show dedicated to the iconic instrument ...

Aside from a few interesting outliers, most hardware drum machines come equipped with a step sequencer that will be loosely rooted in the design used by Roland’s classic 808 and 909. However ...