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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...
In the early 80's there was a serious competition between the Linn Electronics and Roland brands. At that time the legendary TR-808 drum machine climbed onto a high pedestal and Roger Linn released Linn 9000 (1984) at incredibly high price. However, the...
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...
Boss DR-3 is the most portable drum machine from the entire "DR" series. It has a small display, 13 velocity sensitive pads and a small number of buttons for basic manipulation of both the patterns and percussion. The device has a library of 120 kinds of...
Drum Machine BOSS DR-202 Dr. Groove was released in 2000. Like the rest of the "DR" series, the rhythm machine has very portable dimensions. It includes 207 types of drums and 49 basses, regrouped into 128 sets to create music in styles: hip-hop,...
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...
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...
Long before the legendary TR-808 and 909 the company released (in 1978) an instrument which impresses with something different. It is called CR-68 CompuRhythm. The drum machine offers 14 types of drums, played right when you click on one of the patterns,...
Nord C2D is a powerful instrument reproducing B3 tone wheel organ, Vox and Farfisa transistor organs as well as a sampled baroque pipe organ and providing you with two sets of physical drawbars per manual (dual manual, 61-note waterfall keyboard with...
