Presented in 1980 by the Japanese manufacturer Roland TR-808 rhythm machine actually seemed to be, doomed to failure at the very beginning of its journey. It was the main competitor to the so much superior LM-1 Drum Computer on the market. Compared to...
Ketron X1, like many other synthesizers, has a 64-note polyphony and 61 weighted keys with aftertouch. On the left part of the keyboard there are pitch/mod wheels. At the top of the instrument you can find quite an extensive control set, including a...
X4 by Ketron was released in the early 2000s along with the rest of the X series. Compared to X1, the device was offered to users at a reduced price, as it lacked a keyboard, modulation wheels, speakers, but had a more elaborate central panel. Anyway, X4...
The release of MC-505 took place in 1998. Groovebox is based on the same core as the JV series instruments are, and shares a lot with the JV/XP synthesizer lines. MC-505 is designed for aggressive genres of music, like techno, and for this purpose the...
Roland MC-303 was released in 1996, and is the first groovebox in the series. It embraces a combination of synth timbres, drum machine samples and a built-in sequencer. Its synth part is represented with a rompler which stores a wide range of sounds...