Roland TR-808 drum machine

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drum machine electronic musical instrument

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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Roland TR-808 0
Roland Cloud TR-808 1
TR-808 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drum machine ⓘ
electronic musical instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 808 ⓘ
Roland TR-808 drum machine ⓘ
surface form: TR-808
controlInterface buttons ⓘ
rotary knobs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
culturalImpact icon of hip hop production ⓘ
widely sampled in popular music ⓘ
designGoal affordable rhythm accompaniment ⓘ
discontinued 1983 ⓘ
featuredOn 808s & Heartbreak ⓘ
surface form: "808s & Heartbreak"

"Planet Rock" ⓘ
Sexual Healing ⓘ
surface form: "Sexual Healing"
hasComponent bass drum voice ⓘ
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 ⓘ
trigger outputs ⓘ
hasReissue Roland TR-08 ⓘ
Roland TR-08 ⓘ
surface form: Roland TR-8S
hasSoftwareEmulation Roland TR-808 drum machine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Roland Cloud TR-808
influencedGenre electro ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
house music ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
techno ⓘ
trap music ⓘ
initialReception mixed reviews ⓘ
laterReception cult classic ⓘ
manufacturer Roland Corporation ⓘ
notableFeature deep booming bass drum ⓘ
distinctive cowbell sound ⓘ
synthetic handclap sound ⓘ
numberOfStepsPerPattern 16 ⓘ
releaseDate 1980 ⓘ
sequencerType step sequencer ⓘ
soundGeneration analog circuitry ⓘ
storageType internal memory for patterns ⓘ
supports accent control ⓘ
individual outputs ⓘ
pattern chaining ⓘ
shuffle ⓘ
synthesisType analog drum synthesis ⓘ
technology analog synthesis ⓘ
tempoRange approximately 40–240 BPM ⓘ
usedBy Afrika Bambaataa ⓘ
Beastie Boys ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ
Marvin Gaye ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roland TR-808 drum machine → alsoKnownAs → Roland TR-808 drum machine ⓘ
subject surface form: Roland TR-808
this entity surface form: TR-808
808s & Heartbreak → hasInstrumentation → Roland TR-808 drum machine ⓘ
Roland TR-808 drum machine → hasSoftwareEmulation → Roland TR-808 drum machine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Roland TR-808
this entity surface form: Roland Cloud TR-808