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TR-909

Roland's iconic drum machines including the TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909
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Roland at 50: celebrating five decades of a company that changed electronic music

Roland recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Here, DJ Mag Tech speaks to two Roland users and collaborators — musician Ken Ishii and artist/designer Yuri Suzuki — to reflect on the pioneering company, which was instrumental in crafting the sound of a generation

When Roland released the TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909 back in the early ’80s, little did the company know that it would go on to change...

ER-99
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Try this free online drum machine based on the Roland TR-909

Electronics and software engineer Matthew Cieplak has developed a browser-based virtual analog instrument based on the classic Roland TR-909.


The ER-99 drum machine can be...

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Roland debuts extensive techno pack for producers

The presets are said to "encapsulate the history of the genre"...

Roland Cloud, the manufacturer's suite of software instruments, has announced the Techno Suite, an extensive set of 220 presets and grooves which the company says...

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Roland and UNIQLO collaborate on three TR-808 T-shirts

Two colours, three designs...

As part of the Japanese fashion brand’s UT graphic tee range, the designs are a limited edition clothing line from the company’s Brands-MASTERPIECE collection, which...

Roland are releasing official 808 and 909 plugins

The official software versions are part of Roland’s subscription Cloud service...  

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Play a Roland TR-808 replica in your browser

iO-808 is the most accurate TR-808 in-browser replica yet...

Software engineer Vincent Jackson launched his iO-808 to mark 808 day on August 8, which is the most accurate browser-based replica of Roland’s classic drum...