For many, drum machines were those boxes stuffed with "rattling", "booming" kick sounds from TR-808, or thick TR-909 snares. They were very popular in hip-hop and dance music, and completely changed our perception of drum machine sounds. But before all...
The release of DR-55 by Boss took place in 1980, and it became the first rhythm machine from the popular DR. Rhythm series. It was small, inexpensive, easy to use, and it is suitable for musicians of any level. Basic controls and drum timbres made this...
The drum machine Roland CR-8000 was released in the early 80's. The expensive device offers 10 distinctive types of percussion. Unlike the predecessors - CR-68 and CR-78 - CR-8000 got a small screen with tempo displaying, as well as knobs made in the...
Nord Lead A1 synth engine, Nord C2D organ engine an enhanced piano section – all in the Stage series 73-note keyboard with semi-weighted keys. Nord Stage 3 Compact digital instrument incorporates piano, organ and synth sound engines. The organ section...
The drum-machine SR-16 released by Alesis was launched in the early 90's, and had a tremendous success. It includes 233 sounds of realistic "dry" signal live drums, and pre-sampled ones processed with digital reverbs. The unique "Dynamic Articulation"...