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Jimmy Jam says that Prince’s LM-1 association influenced Jam and Lewis’s decision to switch to a Roland TR-808
“We were like, ‘no, no, we're going to do something totally different, you know'"
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“We would like to leave the verdict of price versus value to the customers”: Is the Roland TR-1000 really too expensive?
At $2,699, Roland’s new analogue drum machine is certainly not cheap. But does the TR-1000 deserve the backlash against its price? We spoke to Roland, its customers and other manufacturers to find out
“Promises a lot and mostly delivers – although it’s not without a few teething issues”: Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator review
Roland’s flagship drum machine is its first in 40 years to offer analogue sounds – but that’s only part of the story
"The iconic essence of analogue electronic drums in a practical form factor": HexDrums, Erica Synths' "mutant" analogue drum machine, is available for pre-order
"The industrial magic of Erica Synths techno weapons, fused with the DNA of Hexinverter’s mutant circuits"
With the TR-1000 Roland has given analogue purists what they want – so can we move on from X0X clones now?
Roland’s latest drum machine looks great – and its ‘80s inspirations are undisputed classics – but can we agree we now have enough X0X emulations?
