You might not know it, but you’ve heard a TR-808. Released in 1980 by Japan’s Roland Corporation, the rudimentary drum machine supplied the bombastic beats of early hip-hop, the futuristic sounds of ...

The English are a curious lot and among their many curiosities is a tendency to overthink and overanalyze various musical trends. Like the fabled trainspotters who camp out in railway stations ...

While there’s no shortage of music apps for the iPhone, Amidio’s newly released iHolophone app appears to be one of the more full-featured offerings. Not just a drum sequencer, not just a monophonic ...

The iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine responsible for creating a wealth of music hits during the 1980s and the first drum machines to allow users to program rhythms instead of using preset patterns, ...