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Roland announced the new TR-1000 Rhythm Creator today: a $2,699 USD drum machine that blends digital sound engines and analog circuitry with new sampling abilities, all in one heavy-hitting piece of ...

The 1980s were a wild time. Music videos were directed by cocaine, fashion was… fluffy, and Roland‘s drum machines were everywhere. It’s been a long time since the TR-808 and the TR-909 dominated ...

A cutting-edge machine donated by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, which can destroy cancerous cells with ultrasound waves, has been included in a government list of approved medical devices, paving the ...

Where would rock and roll be without the invention of the electric guitar? Once in a blue moon, an invention or new technology comes along which changes the cultural and creative landscape for ...

Once sealed in rust and forgotten, this MG42 drum magazine gets a full resurrection. Every flake removed brings back a piece of history. Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death revealed after rock legend’s ...

This year’s NAMM trade show has opened up its doors, so that means there will be a wealth of new musical doodads to lust over. Case in point? Polyend just dropped a hybrid device that combines the ...

The history of music technology is littered with happy accidents. Think Roland gear being misused to create house music, circuit bending and chiptune supplying extreme beats and melodies, and ...

Let’s be honest, in 2024 the easiest and most flexible approach to beat-making is in-the-box. DAW tools such as Logic’s Drum Machine Designer, Ableton’s Drum Racks or the similar beat making tools in ...