What to choose - the flagship DJ-808 model or the DJ-707M - a controller from the middle price segment, and for the money saved - a separate drum machine, for example TR-8?

2018 is the year of hybrid sound synthesis. Half of the synthesizers in the ranking is a delicious blend of analog + digital synthesis in different proportions. Sometimes even digital + digital, which is also interesting. Another half is an attempt to recreate the behavior of cult synthesizers of past years. This is our only chart for 3 years in which there are two MOOG synthesizers at once! This is an interesting and versatile chart, which you should familiarize yourself with and express your opinion, because otherwise you definitely risk missing something important!

Today we will tell you about the news that Behringer company brought to Knobcon 2018, namely about two clones of the legendary drum machines of the 80s - TR-808 and TR-909 (RD-808 and RD-909 respectively).

The electronic musical instruments market is very large nowadays, so the device selection can become a problem for beginner musicians who decided to give up virtual plugins and get a hardware setup, as it is difficult not to drown in the variety of options and find affordable instruments with wide functionality. We have analyzed the market and are ready to provide you with our view on the ideal inexpensive digital setup, which is suitable both for live performances and for the studio.

Roland introduced the TR-8S Rhythm Performer, a new drum machine that is not just an improved version of Aira series TR-8, but an successful attempt to marry built-in sounds with user samples. The TR-8S features Roland’s iconic TR drum sounds and a wide selection of samples from Roland’s library. In addition, the TR-8S lets his owner load his own custom samples in mono or stereo format.