{"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","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/roland-cr-78-compurhythm-the-wood-panelled-grandfather-of-the-808","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}