Anyone who has listened to any music from the 80s has heard the percussive effects of the infamous TR-808 drum machine. To the modern ear, it sounds like an antique. Being the most popular drum ...

You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

Artist, content creator and head of Sade Microphones Iftah Gabbai has compiled a vast dataset of synths, samplers and drum machines, and his analysis of that data reveals some fascinating insights ...

Crum2 is an update to Nyström's Crum Drum, a generative drum synthesizer that makes use of FM synthesis. Hultén hasn't given much away in his Instagram announcement, but information provided on ...

Stereophonics have released the atmospheric synth-pop gem, ‘Seems Like You Don’t Know Me’. The Welsh rockers are back with a ...

KR-55C is a software version of Korg's "Rhythm 55" KR-55A and KR-55B, heard on Jackson's 1982 hit Steppin' Out ...

By taking modern synth tech that was itself spun off from 80s originals - the T-8 is based on Roland's legendary TR-808 drum machine from 1980 and the S-1 was inspired by the 1982 SH-101 synthesizer - ...