Transistor Rhythm

  • Let your heart beat to the Transistor Rhythm! - The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer is a partially analog, partially sample-based drum machine introduced by the Japanese Roland Corporation in 1983. The brainchild of Tadao Kikumoto, the engineer behind the Roland TB-303, it features a 16-step step sequencer and a drum kit that aimed for realism and cost-effectiveness. It is fully programmable, and like its predecessor, the TR-808, it can store entire songs with multiple sections, as opposed to simply storing patterns. It was the first MIDI-equipped drum machine. Only around 10,000 units were produced. (Wiki) -
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