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At the NAMM 2004 Summer Session, Boss introduced the DR-880 Rhythm Machine.
The DR-880 is a rhythm-programming powerhouse that’s loaded with world-class drum, percussion, and bass sounds from Roland’s famous SRX library. It also includes a stunning collection of original waveforms. You can get microscopic with the DR-880, but you also have the option of taking [...]

Soundart has introduced the next generation of their flexible DSP studio tool: the Chameleon mkII.
The new unit is a desktop device, but can also be rack-mounted. There is a large graphic display, and intuitive controls (all endless encoders with click detent and push switch) that can apply rapid and real-time changes to the internal parameters [...]

The Korg Electribe ER-1 is an analog modeling drum synthesizer that combines great sounds, fantastic flexibility and hands-on control. Like other Electribes, the ER-1 is covered with knobs and buttons, making it easy to program rhythms and fun to tweak.
The ER-1 is one of Korg’s first generation series of Electribes. This include the Electribe EA-1, [...]

At the NAMM Winter show in Anaheim, California, Korg released the Mark II versions of two of its most popular synthesizers, the Electribe A mkII and the Electribe R mkII Rhythm Synthesizer. These groove boxes add many new features, enhanced sound sets, and an updated look. They have kept the low prices and simple interface [...]

Roland released the TR-909 in 1983. Analog machines were beginning to be replaced by digital drum machines that featured more realistic-sounding samples. Roland’s TR-808 was being challenged by drum machines that didn’t sound so artificial in a mix.
For the TR-909, Roland responded to this by combining technologies, using analog sounds where they worked well, and [...]

In the late seventies and early eighties, Roland seemed specialize in electronic music instruments that were under appreciated while they were in production, but became quickly became classics.
The TR-808 was created originally as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. It was also used on some early R&B and hip-hop tunes. Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual [...]