The Roland R-5 Human Rhythm Composer is a PCM-based drum machine and sound module released in 1989 by Roland Corporation. When itwas released, It was a powerful and versatile device that allowed users to create and edit drum patterns and sequences. The...
The budget digital drum machine Roland TR-505 was released in 1986. It is a simplified version of the classic TR-626. The interface has a monochrome display, 15 buttons for pattern settings, 2 knobs for volume and tempo change, and 16 pads with different...
The Roland R-8M is a drum machine and percussion sound module released by Roland Corporation in 1989. It is a rack-mount version of the Roland R-8 Human Rhythm Composer, and features many of the same sounds and functions. The R-8M has 32 individual...
Roland TR-626 became one of the very first full-digital drum machines which are based on compressed PCM samples – it also the latest unit of the famous TR series. It is an updated digital version of the classic TR-606 and TR-505. The design is very...