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...
Released in 1982, Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer was originally devised as an instrument for solo guitarists at rehearsal and bands which didn’t have a bass player. Besides, it was meant to accompany TR-606 drum machine. More than 30 years have passed...
The Roland RS-50 is a digital synthesizer and sound module released in 1991. It features 16-voice polyphony, 32-note multitimbrality, and a wide range of sounds, including acoustic instruments, drums, and special effects. It also has a built-in sequencer and a variety of effects, including reverb, chorus, and delay.
The Roland RS-5 is a synthesizer module released by Roland in 2003. It is a 64-voice, 16-part multitimbral synthesizer with a wide range of sounds and effects. It features an intuitive user interface and a variety of real-time controllers, including a...
AX-1 is a Roland’s velocity sensitive 45-note keytar produced from 1992 to 1994. The keytar is not a standalone instrument is a MIDI controller devised to manage sounds of external devices. David Sherriff and Andrew Leggo were responsible for the design...
