Roland TR-808 drum machine
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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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Roland TR-808 | 0 |
| Roland Cloud TR-808 | 1 |
| TR-808 | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
drum machine
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electronic musical instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
808
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Roland TR-808 drum machine ⓘ
surface form:
TR-808
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| controlInterface |
buttons
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rotary knobs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
icon of hip hop production
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widely sampled in popular music ⓘ |
| designGoal | affordable rhythm accompaniment ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1983 ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
808s & Heartbreak
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surface form:
"808s & Heartbreak"
"Planet Rock" ⓘ Sexual Healing ⓘ
surface form:
"Sexual Healing"
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| hasComponent |
bass drum voice
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clave voice ⓘ closed hi-hat voice ⓘ cowbell voice ⓘ cymbal voice ⓘ handclap voice ⓘ hi tom voice ⓘ low tom voice ⓘ maracas voice ⓘ mid tom voice ⓘ open hi-hat voice ⓘ rimshot voice ⓘ snare drum voice ⓘ |
| hasOutput |
stereo mix output
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trigger outputs ⓘ |
| hasReissue |
Roland TR-08
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Roland TR-08 ⓘ
surface form:
Roland TR-8S
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| hasSoftwareEmulation |
Roland TR-808 drum machine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Roland Cloud TR-808
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| influencedGenre |
electro
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hip hop ⓘ house music ⓘ pop music ⓘ techno ⓘ trap music ⓘ |
| initialReception | mixed reviews ⓘ |
| laterReception | cult classic ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Roland Corporation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deep booming bass drum
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distinctive cowbell sound ⓘ synthetic handclap sound ⓘ |
| numberOfStepsPerPattern | 16 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| sequencerType | step sequencer ⓘ |
| soundGeneration | analog circuitry ⓘ |
| storageType | internal memory for patterns ⓘ |
| supports |
accent control
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individual outputs ⓘ pattern chaining ⓘ shuffle ⓘ |
| synthesisType | analog drum synthesis ⓘ |
| technology | analog synthesis ⓘ |
| tempoRange | approximately 40–240 BPM ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Afrika Bambaataa
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Beastie Boys ⓘ Kanye West ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Roland TR-808
this entity surface form:
TR-808
Roland TR-808 drum machine
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hasSoftwareEmulation
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Roland TR-808 drum machine
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Roland TR-808
this entity surface form:
Roland Cloud TR-808