Legendary designers of electronic instruments Dave Smith and Roger Linn teamed up to create a drum machine called Tempest – quite a loud name today. In the process, both enthusiasts of synth making had separate responsibilities: Linn was busy with a...
Roland TB-3 was released together with TR-8 in 2014. Apparently, the legendary brand approached the design quite in a unique manner. While TR-8 looks like TR-808 and 909, TB-3 ultimately represents a remake of everyone's beloved "303". The bass...
The Roland R-70 is a drum machine released by Roland Corporation in 1991. It is a powerful and versatile instrument that features a variety of sounds and rhythms. It has 16 velocity-sensitive pads, a built-in sequencer, and a variety of effects. It is...
Roland vintage instruments created from the late 70's to the mid-80's became the most popular units of analog renaissance in the 21st century. The company produces instruments which have little to do with their predecessors. However, the capabilities and...
The Roland TR-08 is a drum machine released in 2018 as part of the Roland Boutique series. It is a recreation of the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine, which was released in 1980 and is widely considered to be one of the most influential pieces of...
The Korg ElecTribe S (ES-1) mk2 is a drum machine and step sequencer released by Korg in 2000. It is a powerful and intuitive instrument that allows users to create and manipulate rhythms and patterns. The ES-1 mk2 features 16 velocity-sensitive pads, a...
In 2000 Korg Electribes series got a new member - a sampler called Korg ElecTribe S (ES-1). It gained its popularity not only due to the usual playback of recorded drums, but also thanks to high-quality, aggressive processing effects. The main library of...
The Korg ElecTribe R (ER-1) mk2 is a drum machine and step sequencer released by Korg in 2001. It is a powerful and versatile tool for creating electronic music, and it is capable of producing a wide range of sounds from classic drum machine sounds to...
In 1999 Korg introduced another excellent synthesizer of the ElecTribe line - M (EM-1). Given the size of the instrument, you can’t imagine how many functions are stored internally. A stunning hybrid made of ElecTribe EA-1 and ER-1 is stuffed with...
ElecTribe R (ER-1) was released in 1999 as an accompaniment tool for Electribe A (EA-1). The device has quite a synthetic sound, typical for the classic drum machines of the XX century. The sound is generated with the help of a digital signal processor,...
