And, after all that yellow and black branding and talk of “buzz”, anyone with any knowledge of synth history will hardly be ...

You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

its biggest year since a producer first tweaked an 808 synth. Related Demi Lovato Lip Syncs Along Lady Gaga's 'How Bad Do U Want Me' on TikTok And to mark it, Grammy even made a bit of history ...

Courtesy Roland During the two years that Roland kept the 808 in production, the machine created memorable moments. The influential Japanese synth-pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra played live shows ...