{"title":"Drum Machines","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeat boxes and rhythm machines, from vintage analog presets to programmable classics. The heartbeat of every record you love.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"roland-cr-78-compurhythm-the-wood-panelled-grandfather-of-the-808","title":"Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm: The Wood-Panelled Grandfather of the 808","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before the 808 shook subwoofers, the CR-78 was keeping time in a handsome wood-veneer box built to back a home-organ player. Then everyone else got hold of it. That's the CR-78 ticking under Blondie's \"Heart of Glass\" and Phil Collins' \"In the Air Tonight,\" its polite, almost delicate analog drums quietly rewriting pop. It was Roland's first programmable rhythm machine, the great-grandparent of every TR that followed, and you can already hear the ghost of the 808 in its kick and hats. Thirty-four presets, fourteen tones, fill-ins, and that unmistakable lacquered-cabinet charm. This one is working and powered on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Analog Drum Voices:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 warm, characterful tones, from popping kick to sizzling hat. The blueprint for the 808.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Programmable Roland:\u003c\/strong\u003e Store your own patterns, not just presets. The machine that started the entire TR dynasty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e34 Preset Rhythms:\u003c\/strong\u003e From disco and rock to gloriously cheesy tango, all tweakable with variations and fills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeard on the Classics:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Heart of Glass,\" \"In the Air Tonight,\" and a thousand records since.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFill-In + Variation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eleven variation effects, accents, and fade in\/out for arrangements that actually move.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWood-Veneer Charm:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuinely beautiful object that happens to be a piece of music history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhil Collins, \"In the Air Tonight\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlondie, \"Heart of Glass\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHall \u0026amp; Oates, \"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltravox, \"Vienna\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOMD, \"Enola Gay\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTears for Fears, \"Mad World\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris de Burgh, \"Lady in Red\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e MusicRadar describes the CR-78's 14 sounds as quickly woven into the pop music of its era, and notes it is increasingly sought-after as a clear ancestor of the 808. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/tech\/blast-from-the-past-roland-cr-78-compurhythm-621039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead the feature\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Analog preset rhythm machine (CompuRhythm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSounds:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 analog drum and percussion voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePatterns:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 presets plus user-programmable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fill-In, Voice Cancel, 11 variations, accent, fade in\/out, tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e line out, accent\/individual out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower:\u003c\/strong\u003e mains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManual:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/synthmanuals.com\/manuals\/roland\/cr-78\/owners_manual\/cr-78_om.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRoland CR-78 owner's manual (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49697279967471,"sku":null,"price":38500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_8065.jpg?v=1780999748"},{"product_id":"oberheim-dmx-the-8-bit-heartbeat-of-hip-hop-and-new-wave","title":"Oberheim DMX: The 8-Bit Heartbeat of Hip-Hop and New Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1980s Oberheim took aim at the Linn LM-1 and built a drum machine that quietly ended up on more classic records than almost anything else of its era. The DMX doesn't sample politely; it punches. Those crunchy 8-bit kicks, snappy snares, and that unmistakable handclap became the literal backbone of early hip hop and 80s new wave. New Order built \"Blue Monday\" on it. The Police used its kick on \"Every Breath You Take\". Run DMC, Prince, and the Thompson Twins all leaned on it. Twenty-four sounds across eight voices, each with its own tuning and output, plus swing, flams, and rolls to keep things human. This one has been serviced and sorted, ready to put the phattest drums in the room back to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThat DMX Sound:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crunchy, punchy 8-bit samples that defined hip hop and new wave. Instantly recognisable, endlessly sampled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e24 Drum Sounds, 8 Voices:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eleven sampled instruments expanded to 24 tunable sounds, with true 8-voice polyphony, one voice per card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual Tuning Per Voice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dial in the pitch and character of every drum, the trick behind countless signature kits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 Separate Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Send each voice to its own channel for proper mixing, outboard processing, and re-sampling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwing, Flams and Rolls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built-in humanising tools that keep programmed beats from sounding stiff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Sequencing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 100 sequences and 50 songs on board for building full arrangements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eServiced and Sorted:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gone through with fresh diagnostics and EPROMs, playing exactly as it should.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Order, \"Blue Monday\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Police, \"Every Breath You Take\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun-DMC, \"Sucker M.C.'s\" and \"It's Like That\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadonna, \"Holiday\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbie Hancock, \"Rockit\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhil Collins, \"Sussudio\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavy DMX (\"One For The Treble\"), plus Prince and the Thompson Twins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Synth Explorer calls the DMX the original drum machine of hip hop and rap, the punchy heart behind records by Run DMC, Prince, and New Order. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/oberheim\/dmx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Vintage Synth Explorer\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced 1980, produced into the mid-1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e programmable digital (sample-based) drum machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSounds:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 drum sounds derived from 11 original samples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyphony:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 voices, one per voice card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 individual voice outputs plus mix output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSequencing:\u003c\/strong\u003e up to 100 sequences and 50 songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTuning:\u003c\/strong\u003e individual pitch control per voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterfacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oberheim Parallel Buss (pre-MIDI); later units and retrofits add MIDI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal list price:\u003c\/strong\u003e US$2,895 (1980)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Oberheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49708385698031,"sku":"379","price":75000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_8302.jpg?v=1780999699"},{"product_id":"sequential-drumtraks-dave-smiths-punchy-8-bit-drum-machine","title":"Sequential DrumTraks: Dave Smith's Punchy 8-Bit Drum Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore Dave Smith gave the world MIDI itself, Sequential's first drum machine landed in 1984 with a sound all its own. The DrumTraks packs thirteen crunchy 8-bit sampled voices (bass, snares, toms, cymbals, claps, cowbell and more) onto swappable EPROM chips you can change to load new sounds, each with its own level and tuning. It sits tonally somewhere between the LinnDrum and the Oberheim DMX, with a groovy built-in sequencer and full MIDI, making it a favourite for 80s pop, synthwave and Italo disco. Punchy, characterful, and far less common than the Linns and Rolands. Original EPROM sound set fitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e13 Sampled Voices:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bass, snare, rim, two toms, crash, ride, open and closed hats, claps, tambourine, cowbell and cabasa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePer-Sound Tuning and Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tune and balance every drum individually, the trick behind custom kits, much like the E-mu SP-12.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwappable EPROM Sounds:\u003c\/strong\u003e Change the sound chips to load different samples, including DMX and LinnDrum sets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly MIDI:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the first MIDI drum machines, with clock and tape sync too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 Separate Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Send individual drums out for proper mixing and processing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReal-Time and Step Sequencing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Program grooves live or step by step, with song mode.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRarer Than the Rest:\u003c\/strong\u003e A characterful alternative to the usual LinnDrum and Roland boxes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTame Impala, across \"Currents\" (including \"Let It Happen\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChromeo and Daft Punk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMidge Ure, a studio mainstay across his mid-80s work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA characterful pick for 80s pop, synthwave and Italo disco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Synthtopia calls the DrumTraks a great, flexible American drum machine with per-sound tuning and a groovy sequencer, a favourite for 80s, synthwave and Italo. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2013\/05\/22\/sequential-circuits-drumtraks-vintage-drum-machine-1984-hd-demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Synthtopia\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sequential DrumTraks (Model 400)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8-bit PCM sample-based drum machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVoices:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 sounds via swappable EPROM chips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePer sound:\u003c\/strong\u003e individual level and 15-step pitch tuning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePads:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 dynamic trigger pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSequencer:\u003c\/strong\u003e real-time and step, with song mode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e main plus 6 separate voice outputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSync\/Control:\u003c\/strong\u003e MIDI, clock in\/out, tape interface, metronome out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx 12 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e vintage unit; may benefit from a service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sequential","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49711573369071,"sku":"297","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_8119.jpg?v=1780999750"},{"product_id":"casio-rz-1-the-lo-fi-sampling-drum-machine-hip-hop-fell-for","title":"Casio RZ-1: The Lo-Fi Sampling Drum Machine Hip-Hop Fell For","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe RZ-1 is Casio's 1986 oddball masterpiece: a 12-bit PCM drum machine with a built-in sampler, and one of the cheapest ways into that crunchy, grainy 80s sampling sound. You get twelve onboard PCM drums plus four pads you can sample your own sounds into, and the moment you push the input hot, everything turns deliciously lo-fi. Producers chasing the texture of an SP-12 or SP-1200 on a budget have quietly leaned on the RZ-1 for decades. Twelve pads, an easy pattern-and-song sequencer, MIDI and individual outs make it a genuinely usable groovebox, not just a curio. Crunchy, characterful and full of attitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12-Bit PCM Drums:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve onboard sounds (kick, snare, toms, hats, ride, crash, clap, cowbell, rim) with unmistakable 80s grit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt-In Sampler:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four pads for your own samples, lo-fi and crunchy the harder you push the input.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSequencer Onboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 patterns chained into 20 songs, simple and fast to work with.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Separate outs for processing and mixing sounds independently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMIDI Equipped:\u003c\/strong\u003e In, out and thru to sync with the rest of your rig.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBudget Texture:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cult lo-fi sampling sound without SP-1200 money.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe La Soul, who built the whole of \"3 Feet High and Rising\" on it (with an Eventide Harmonizer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrince Paul and RZA, in golden-era hip-hop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve Poindexter, \"Work That Mutha\" (raw Chicago house)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chemical Brothers and Autechre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reverb calls it an entry-level sampler that first-generation hip-hop producers turned into top-tier productions, the cult lo-fi sound without SP-1200 money. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reverb.com\/news\/the-casio-rz-1-an-entry-level-sampler-behind-top-tier-beats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead the Reverb feature\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casio RZ-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e PCM drum machine with sampler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSounds:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 PCM drum voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSampling:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 pads, around 0.8 seconds total, 12-bit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSequencer:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 patterns, 20 songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyphony:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e stereo plus individual outs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e MIDI in\/out\/thru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Casio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49717923971311,"sku":null,"price":9500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_8129.jpg?v=1780999701"},{"product_id":"roland-cr-5000-the-compurhythm-between-the-cr-78-and-the-808","title":"Roland CR-5000: The CompuRhythm Between the CR-78 and the 808","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe CompuRhythm CR-5000 is Roland's 1981 preset-and-programmable rhythm machine, and it sits right in the family tree between the legendary CR-78 and the TR-808. That means proper vintage Roland analog drum voices, warm, punchy and instantly nostalgic, served up through a deep bank of preset patterns (rock, disco, bossa, samba, swing and more) plus programmable patterns of your own. It is dead simple and seriously fun, a brilliant little idea-generator for songwriting and a genuine collector's piece with that unmistakable late-70s\/early-80s Roland sound. 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Fifteen 8-bit acoustic drum samples (at a then hi-fi 35kHz), up to 12 playing at once, each with its own tuning, pan and level slider, plus accent. The sequencer was ahead of its time: swing, quantize, real or step entry, 56 user patterns, 42 presets, 49 songs. Swappable sound EPROMs let you drop in alternate kits. Fifteen individual outputs feed it straight into a desk. 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The TR-808 is the most influential drum machine ever made: the booming kick, the ticking hats, the cowbell, the snap, the sound of hip-hop, electro, house, techno and pop for forty years and counting. Roland only built it from 1980 to 1983, so every original is a genuine piece of history. Pure analog, fully programmable, endlessly sampled but never truly replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one is something else: a \u003cstrong\u003epristine, mint example, complete with the original Japanese printed see-through plastic overlay sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e that sat over the top panel, explaining the controls and protecting the machine in use. Those overlays were almost always lost or binned decades ago, so finding one still with its 808 is genuinely rare and a real collector's detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint and complete:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pristine condition with the rare original Japanese see-through control overlay\/protector still present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe original analog voice:\u003c\/strong\u003e That earth-shaking kick and unmistakable percussion, generated rather than sampled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHands-on programming:\u003c\/strong\u003e The legendary step-button sequencer that taught the world to program beats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTunable and tweakable:\u003c\/strong\u003e Per-instrument level, tone and decay for the deep 808 sub everyone wants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA true collector's piece:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built for only three years, and rarely found this clean or this complete.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalog rhythm composer, 1980-1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-step sequencer, 32 patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual analog drum voices with tuning, level and decay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDIN sync, individual plus mix outputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: mint, with original Japanese printed see-through overlay sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarvin Gaye, \"Sexual Healing\" (1982), the cut that took the 808 mainstream and won two Grammys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrika Bambaataa \u0026amp; Soulsonic Force, \"Planet Rock\" (1982), the electro blueprint built on the 808\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow Magic Orchestra, among the very first to put it on record in 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Order, \"Confusion\" (produced by Arthur Baker)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKanye West, the whole of \"808s \u0026amp; Heartbreak\" (2008), an album named for this machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichie Hawtin (Plastikman), \"Spastik\", essentially one long 808 workout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e808 State, the group that took their name from it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun-DMC, LL Cool J and Beastie Boys, through early Rick Rubin productions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHEAR IT \u0026amp; REVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch a full sound demo of a real TR-808 running through its kicks, claps, hats and that famous cowbell on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cePFo4QpVoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eYouTube\u003c\/a\u003e. Looking back on the machine, Sound on Sound marvelled that few electronic instruments stay this desirable decades after launch, and fewer still ever get a band named after them. Read the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/reviews\/roland-tr808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSound on Sound review\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49729574404335,"sku":null,"price":130500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_3387_f8256860-1843-4797-83d0-a17e7339f391.jpg?v=1781243355"}],"url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/collections\/drum-machines.oembed","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}