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The Roland R-8 Human Rhythm Composer utilizes PCM voice technology and includes 68 built-in sounds. It supports expansion via ROM cards, which allow users to incorporate additional sounds. The machine offers extensive sound customization options through adjustable parameters such as pitch (which spans +/- four octaves), decay, and Nuance.
The Roland MC-808 was used prominently in the album Téo & Téa by French composer Jean Michel Jarre, who used some of the preset patterns as the base for a number of the tracks of that album. DJ Uplighter and Friends uses the MC-808 on the album "Lighten Up New Synthesizer".
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 808, is a drum machine manufactured by Roland Corporation between 1980 and 1983. It was one of the first drum machines to allow users to program rhythms instead of using preset patterns.
The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 909, is a drum machine introduced by Roland Corporation in 1983, succeeding the TR-808.It was the first Roland drum machine to use samples for some sounds, and the first with MIDI functionality, allowing it to synchronize with other devices.
Working on Dying is often attributed with creating the trap sub-genre tread, which was coined by frequent collaborator Bootychaaain. [1] [2] The genre is characterized by futuristic synthesisers, slowed down samples, [1] busier drum programming with distinctive 808 patterns, high tempo (usually set around 160 to 190), usually having off-beat hi-hats in addition to trap's triplets and a fast ...
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DJ Spanish Fly had introduced the synthetic drum-kit sound with the TR-808, splitting the Memphis scene in two between those who preferred the live versus the digital sound. Alongside a strong drum beat were "cowbell, syncopated rhythms, powerful sub-bass, and sharp digital snares", these elements becoming the hallmarks of the Memphis rap sound.
The bass drop was produced using the Roland TR-808's drum machine kick drum deep sound. [3] Since then, the TR-808 bass drop has been incorporated into a number electronic dance music genres, either produced by a TR-808 or using a sample of a TR-808 bass drop. The EDM drop has continued to evolve over time, circulating through different sub-genres.