Roland TR-08
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The Roland TR-08 is a compact, modern boutique recreation of Roland’s iconic TR-808 drum machine, faithfully emulating its classic analog sounds and interface with updated digital features.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roland AIRA TR-8 | 1 |
| Roland Boutique TR-08 Rhythm Composer | 1 |
| Roland TR-08 canonical | 1 |
| Roland TR-8S | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3127283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roland TR-08 Context triple: [Roland TR-808, hasReissue, Roland TR-08]
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A.
Roland TR-808 drum machine
The Roland TR-808 drum machine is a pioneering analog drum machine famed for its deep bass drum and distinctive synthetic percussion sounds that have profoundly shaped hip hop, electronic, and pop music.
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B.
Akai MPC3000
The Akai MPC3000 is a classic hardware sampler and drum machine renowned for its distinctive swing and influential role in shaping 1990s hip-hop and electronic music production.
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C.
Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
The Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer is a legendary late-1970s analog polyphonic synthesizer renowned for its expressive performance controls and lush, cinematic sound, famously used by Vangelis on the Blade Runner soundtrack.
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D.
Fairlight CMI
The Fairlight CMI is a pioneering digital synthesizer and sampler from the late 1970s and 1980s that revolutionized music production with its groundbreaking sampling capabilities and computer-based interface.
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E.
Moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer is a pioneering analog electronic instrument known for its rich, warm tones and its foundational role in shaping modern electronic and popular music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roland TR-08 Target entity description: The Roland TR-08 is a compact, modern boutique recreation of Roland’s iconic TR-808 drum machine, faithfully emulating its classic analog sounds and interface with updated digital features.
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A.
Roland TR-808 drum machine
The Roland TR-808 drum machine is a pioneering analog drum machine famed for its deep bass drum and distinctive synthetic percussion sounds that have profoundly shaped hip hop, electronic, and pop music.
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B.
Akai MPC3000
The Akai MPC3000 is a classic hardware sampler and drum machine renowned for its distinctive swing and influential role in shaping 1990s hip-hop and electronic music production.
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C.
Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
The Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer is a legendary late-1970s analog polyphonic synthesizer renowned for its expressive performance controls and lush, cinematic sound, famously used by Vangelis on the Blade Runner soundtrack.
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D.
Fairlight CMI
The Fairlight CMI is a pioneering digital synthesizer and sampler from the late 1970s and 1980s that revolutionized music production with its groundbreaking sampling capabilities and computer-based interface.
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E.
Moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer is a pioneering analog electronic instrument known for its rich, warm tones and its foundational role in shaping modern electronic and popular music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drum machine
ⓘ
electronic musical instrument ⓘ |
| designedFor |
live performance
ⓘ
studio use ⓘ |
| emulates |
Roland TR-808 drum machine
ⓘ
surface form:
Roland TR-808
|
| hasColor | black ⓘ |
| hasControl |
accent control
ⓘ
decay controls ⓘ instrument level knobs ⓘ tempo knob ⓘ tone controls ⓘ tuning controls ⓘ |
| hasDisplay | LED display ⓘ |
| hasDrumSound |
accent
ⓘ
bass drum ⓘ clave ⓘ closed hi-hat ⓘ cowbell ⓘ cymbal ⓘ hand clap ⓘ high tom ⓘ low tom ⓘ maracas ⓘ mid tom ⓘ open hi-hat ⓘ rim shot ⓘ snare drum ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
built-in speaker
ⓘ
shuffle ⓘ step programming ⓘ sub-steps ⓘ tap tempo ⓘ trigger out ⓘ |
| hasFormFactor |
compact
ⓘ
desktop module ⓘ |
| hasInput | audio input ⓘ |
| hasMIDIInterface |
MIDI in
ⓘ
MIDI out ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSteps | 16 ⓘ |
| hasOutput |
individual audio outputs via USB audio
ⓘ
stereo audio output ⓘ |
| hasPortability | portable ⓘ |
| hasPowerOption |
USB bus power
ⓘ
battery power ⓘ |
| hasReleaseType | reissue-style product ⓘ |
| hasSequencer | step sequencer ⓘ |
| hasSoundEngineType | digital modeling ⓘ |
| hasUSBPort | USB micro-B ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Roland TR-808 drum machine
ⓘ
surface form:
Roland TR-808
|
| manufacturer | Roland Corporation ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
Roland TR-08
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Roland Boutique TR-08 Rhythm Composer
|
| productLine |
Roland Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Roland Boutique series
|
| supports |
USB MIDI
ⓘ
USB audio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Roland TR-08 Description of subject: The Roland TR-08 is a compact, modern boutique recreation of Roland’s iconic TR-808 drum machine, faithfully emulating its classic analog sounds and interface with updated digital features.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Roland TR-808
subject surface form:
Roland TR-808
this entity surface form:
Roland TR-8S
this entity surface form:
Roland AIRA TR-8
this entity surface form:
Roland Boutique TR-08 Rhythm Composer