Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer

The iconic Roland TR-808 can be spotted in Calvin Harris' studio.

Josh Klinghoffer can be seen in this photo with a Roland TR-808.

"What I did with the 808 is that I took out the trigger signal from the clap drum into the SH-101, which is also has an extra distortion and filter. What I love is when you add just a little bit of desk distortion on the 808. I really love the sound of an 808 being distorted just a little bit. The clap drum triggers the notes of the SH-101. So you can just go on load and play any notes, and then it will play the pattern of the thing which is the same thing - it's pretty cool."

In this 2001 interview with Daft Punk about Discovery, their main synths are listed. The 808 and its cousin the 909 are both mentioned.

"Basically from my first trip to Japan I bought myself a 303, 909 and 808."

The Roland TR-808 can be seen in this photo of Richie Hawtin performing live as Plastikman. Also pictured are two [Roland TB-303](http://equipboard.com/items/roland-tb-303)'s, a [Roland TR-909](http://equipboard.com/items/roland-tr-909-rhythm-composer), and a [Roland MC-202](http://equipboard.com/items/roland-mc-202-microcomposer).

Included in equipment list

The item can be seen 1:14 into this video.

"I don't want to use pre-programmed drum sounds. I've used modified [Roland TR-]808 sounds on Ambient Works, but that's because the tracks are around four to five years old. And the Polygon Window tracks use updated 808 sounds because the original recording quality is so abysmal."

In this video, in which Mathew Jonson highlights his live performance setup, his Roland TR-808 is visible throughout, and there is a good shot of it at 7:57, on the right.

in this video we can see his tr 808..

"Been getting into Ableton’s Push Controller, my 808"

Come ho passato in rassegna attraverso le note di copertina di album di Moby ho notato che le liste di marcia documentate nella versione 1995 tutto è sbagliato sono quasi identiche alla sua configurazione attuale. Potrebbe davvero essere possibile che questo musicista di successo non aveva contanti di ricambio da spendere per nuovi attrezzi in studio nel corso degli ultimi quattro anni? "Da tutto è sbagliato fino ad ora ho comprato un vocoder e un nuovo campionatore e questo è tutto. Da un lato mi piacerebbe ottenere un mucchio di nuove attrezzature, ma d'altra parte c'è qualcosa da dire per lavorare con attrezzature di cui io sento a mio agio. sto pensando che a un certo punto io in realtà passare e ottenere una completa configurazione Pro Tools e iniziare a fare le cose più nel computer, ma per questo record non mi sento in dovere di fare quella." MOBY GEAR Apple Mac in esecuzione Steinberg Cubase sequencer. Soundcraft Spirit 24: 8: 2 scrivania. Multitraccia digitali Alesis ADAT. CAMPIONATORI Akai S950. Akai S1000. Akai S3000. Akai S3200. SYNTHS / TASTIERE Casio CZ101. Emu Proformance modulo pianoforte. Oberheim Matrix 1000. Roland Juno 106. Roland Jupiter 6. Serge Modular Synth. Waldorf Pulse più. Yamaha SY22. Yamaha SY35. Yamaha SY85. PROCESSORI Dbx 160XT compressore. Eventide DSP4000. Soundlab vocoder. Yamaha SPX900. Sequencer & Drum Machine Roland TB303. Roland TR606. Roland TR909. Roland TR808. ALTRE APPARECCHIATURE Hafler Pro 5000 Power Amp. Technics 1200 giradischi. Ibanez chitarra elettrica. Fender Precision Bass.

In this photo they are using.

in this photo we can see his tr 808..

At 1:13 in the official trailer for the "808" movie, Rick Rubin says, "The rhythm of an 808 has its own internal groove."

The Roland TR-808 is listed among the gear used to produce Cari Lekebusch's [Shifting Ruminations](http://www.lekebuschmusik.se/shiftingruminations/) release. Cari can also be seen holding a Roland TR-808 in this picture.

Jesper Dahlbäck comments, "Globe studios celebrating the 20th anniversary this year. The room is now being rebuilt from scratch..," on this photo of his studio, with the Roland TR-808 pictured on the right.

This Electronic Musician article states that Murphy owns a Roland TR-808.

"Holy Fuck" -cEvin Key

In this video, "A Day in the life of DJ Muggs", Dj Muggs can be seen programming the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, at 1:05 into the video.

Dj Lethal said that this was the drum machine that he used to make the House Of Pain and Helmet track Just Another Victim.

At the [33:00](https://www.amazon.com/808-Damon-Albarn/dp/B06XSNHSY9/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1520646612&sr=8-4&keywords=808&dpID=411kdhotcEL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch) minute mark of the 808 Documentary, Phil Collins explains his use of the iconic drum machine.

[West's] lyrics explored themes of loss, alienated fame, and heartache, while the album's production abandoned conventional hip hop sounds in favor of a minimalist sonic palette, which included prominent use of the titular Roland TR-808 drum machine.

In this video at 1:47, Para One of [L'Atelier](http://equipboard.com/band/l-atelier) and [TTC](http://equipboard.com/band/ttc) shows his studio, including a Roland TR-808, for the process of making his second album 'Passion'.

At 3:21 Ceephax presses the broken start button on his TR-808 during a live jam.

In his studio, there is.

After a near death experience @sonarfestival the 808 is back after some love from forat. Missed u my g.

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At 3:51, one can see Dave hit the stop button of the TR 808.

4:42 - seen in the video

at the right we can see his tr 808!

On this image shared by The xx on their instagram, Jamie xx is shown playing a Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, on his left side next to an MPC 2000.

*Rolling Stone* writes "[the track Quavo is working] is a funky little beat with some bass and 808"

In this post the TR-808 is shown on the top rack to the left of Kevin Parker

You've got a 505 and an 808… "And a 909."

In the N.W.A song "Gangsta, Gangsta", the signature sounds of the Roland TR-808 can be heard several times. At about 0:19 through 0:22, you can hear the TR-808 Open Hi-Hat, Closed Hi-Hat and Snare Drum in the left speaker. At about 0:22, you can hear the TR-808 cowbell in the left speaker. At about 0:26, you can hear the closed Hi-Hat and the clave sounds from the 808 in the right speaker. Also, the kick drum from the 808 can be heard several times throughout the song.

In this photo, posted to Facebook by The Advent (Cisco Ferreira), the Roland TR-808 can be seen on the top left shelf sitting next to the Roland TR-909.

Scott storch & Timbaland & Dr.dre

"...And I wanted to use the 808 drum machine because I’d always wanted one, but they became very expensive and I was never able to afford it. I finally got one and I use it as much as possible..."

"I would say the only similarity was to do with the tempo of Northern Soul and our faster numbers. On ‘Tainted Love’ I used a Roland Compurhythm CR78 drum machine, I first used a TR808 on ‘Bedsitter’, the follow-up single. I think that was possibly the first record in the UK Top 10 to use an 808."

In a studio tour with [Attack Magazine](http://www.attackmagazine.com/features/my-studio/tom-furse-the-horrors/), Tom Furse says, "What can I say that hasn’t already be said? I wish mine had MIDI though, because I’ve been using James Holden’s Humanisers a lot recently and my 808 doesn’t talk to the computer. I did record all the sounds to 1/4” tape though and have used those sounds on projects, so it’s getting on there one way or another."

He says, "but one thing I do know is that his 808 sounded different to any other 808 I’ve ever heard – he said he’d opened it up and adjusted a few trimpots."

Directly in focus, on top of the rack.

Roland TR-808 can be seen during Alessandro Cortini's "synth cave" tour. The item can be seen 10:58 into this video.

Featured and interviewed on this [Melbourne Deepcast issue](http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/093-legowelt/), Legowelt can be seen leaning on a TR-808 unit.

Gathering dust: Novation BassStation Roland Juno 106 Roland JX-3P Roland TR-808

In the video, Gerald is shown jamming with a Roland TR-808

Alec Empire's Generation Star Wars album from 1994 is produced by himself and contains the following instrument list in both the album notes and the Bandcamp page: "Instruments used on this album: TR-808, Akai S-1100, SH-101, Boss Pitch Delay."

In this Instagram photo of Greenwald's rig, the Roland TR-808 is visible.

A Roland TR-808 can be seen in this picture uploaded by TJR, captioned, "The essentials."

Etienne de Crecy's studio – 2016 2 : 45 Etienne de Crécy : "je me suis concentré avec une TR-808 et une TB-303"

Joris Voorn can be seen at 2:32 touching dials on his Roland TR-808.

"This is one of the first drum machines I ever acquired many years ago, still loving it" - Jody Wisternoff at 7:34.

A poster had an image of a TR-808. Bill answered "Well, at one time or another, I've used ALL those items of equipment to make my recordings!"

The RZA talks about his history with drum machines and such in this video at 2:10 and the iconic 808 machine "After the [707](http://equipboard.com/items/roland-tr-707-rhythm-composer) I started hanging out in queens, and i came across the 808..."

at 1:54 in the attached video you can see the 808.

"The space reminds the Bronx native of his first recording area in the late '90s, which features a Dr. Rhythm drum machine, TR-808 beat composer and a Technics 1200 with a Gemini mixer."

Mr. Magic uses the TR-808 in his early productions

Horn states in [this interview](http://www.roland.co.uk/blog/trevor-horn/) with Roland that his first experience with Roland gear was a TR-808.

"I’d got a Roland CSQ-100 Sequencer and a Roland SH09 Synth and a TR-808. I’d had the 808 for a while and not really used it but I was noticing that people were using them on these electro records. I was writing stuff on the sequencer and drum machine and we’d build stuff around that."

"IT. Fricken. LIVES!! They tried to kill it. Left it to rot. Gave it up for dead. Like its owner, there is more fight left in this. McCabe 98, world 0."

I also recently got a TR-808 and a Maestro MRK mk2, I have a thing for those old drum machines.

In this video at 17:35, DJ Quik explains that for the song "Can U Werk Wit Dat" he still had and used the original TR-808 Drum Machine to produce the beat.

You can see a Roland TR-808 on the desk next to 909.

Howard Jones triggers Roland TR 808 at his live 20th anniversary concert.

At around 3:21, Daedelus explains how, "So many ideas have come from one machine", and "How this is the revolving point of many genres". He then makes a hip-hop beat and transitions into a house beat with just the instrument.

widely known as 'The King of'

A Roland TR-808 can be first spotted on this video at the 0:31 mark, while DMX Krew demonstrates the Rangier FX ECHO-X Digital Delay pedal.

I’ve had this 808 since 1995 or so, and it’s always indispensable to me and my favourite drum machine ever, no doubt. It’s a sound that I never grow tired of, and I can always find a place for it in every song I’m working on.

The Dynamik Bass System lab.

Yuksek Studio Tour With Future Music

As seen in the video above the Roland VT-1.

Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer

I like do youtube videos and tutorials. And I see a music using the plugin vst but i don't remenber he name

On this picture, Jarre talk about "My [*his] 808" and seems to use it on his studio.

Used in the Cocteau Twins album Garlands.

These days Ocasek busies himself while at home with a TEAC 88 8-track tape machine connected to a Sound Workshop 1280 B board in turn hooked up with two Orban 622B equalizers (the board is also equipped with its own parametric equalizers. For keyboards he swears by his Prophets and Roland Jupiter 8. using a Korg Lambda for orchestral coloring and often calling in an assortment of little Casiotones for reinforcement. He probably has more drum machines than anything else-both the old Linn LM-1 Drum Computer and the new LinnDrum. a Korg KR 55, five Roland units (including a TR808. CR8000 and a Dr. Rhythm), some old Univox rhythm gizmos and a drum machine yanked out of a Hammond organ "that has the Liverpool beat." the kind of insect clicking you hear in organ shops in suburban shopping malls.

'After Sector 27 fell through I moved to Hamburg to get away from it all, taking my Portastudio, Bassline, Chorus Echo and the trusty TR808 on which I eventually wrote "War Baby". (I've since switched to a TR606 Drumatix because it's quicker to programme and you can use it anywhere: it's powered by batteries as well as a mains adaptor, and you just plug headphones in the back.)'

A Roland TR-808 can be seen sitting on the top shelf in this photo of Bernard Parmegiani in his studio

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25:45 Jeff Mills is using Roland TR808 for live jamming, this is my first time see him use 808 for live

I was using 909s, 808s, DX100s, and now it’s computers with plugins, DJing with Traktor and stuff.

"Back then I was also using a Sequential Pro-One keyboard, a Roland RS-09 string synth, an ARP Odyssey and an ARP Axxe. And I had a Boss DR-55 and then an 808, obviously, when they first came out."

"I've got a Fostex portastudio and TR808 drum computer. Then there's a Juno 6 and recently a Juno 60 for stage 'cos the '6' is virtually useless as you can't program it. Then there's the DX7, a Yamaha fretless bass, a Boss RX100 reverb plus some junky old AKG 90 microphones."

We can see a half of the classic TR-808

Other equipment used by the band over the years includes:

"I've got an old Roland TR808 drum machine which has a set of trigger outputs and I use these with either a Dynacord Percuter or a Roland DDR30. I usually programme a pattern into the TR808 and use some of the outputs to trigger the Dynacord and the others for the DDR30. Once I've got a nice little groove happening along with the track we've already recorded, I just use an SRC Friendchip synchroniser to lock the two together so that I can add a few electronic drum sounds to the basic three-piece foundation of guitar, bass and drums already recorded. I also use a Roland Octapad and assign the outputs to play samples on the Emulator - oh, we've been using a Linn II drum machine out in Amsterdam as well."

Numan reveals yet more Roland gear. In pride of place on top of the piano is the ubiquitous TR-808 of which Gary says: You can often hear me with that going at home sitting at my old piano waiting for inspiration to strike. It's got some really good sounds in it and I don't know if it's me or not but it seems to have a better feel than some of the other drum machines I've heard.'

"We get hardware mainly from America and Japan and the instruments are adapted by our engineers to our specifications. I have a number of keyboards including the OB-X, PPG Wave Computer 1 & 2, various Arp equipment, and four custom built sequencers made in Germany. I also play guitar and I use various instruments including Fender and Gibson. I don't really need to use guitar synthesisers as we have the keyboards. I like to work with the Roland MC-8 Micro Composer and TR808 drum machine. These are some of the instruments I use regularly, although we do have links with most of the synthesiser producing companies who supply us with new equipment from time to time."

Roland TR-808 is included in the Equipment List.

megadog 808 was used

In their Jagwar Ma interview they say 'Similarly when we sync up the TR-808 and....'

Roland TR-808 Rythm Composer The first normal looking drum machine Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was also one of the first programmable drum machines at the time. Introduced by the Roland Corporation in early 1980, it was originally manufactured for use as a tool for studio musicians to create demos. Like earlier Roland drum machines, it does not sound very much like a real drum kit. Drum machines in general became an integral part of rap music as a cheap and simple way of producing a drum sound. The Roland TR-808 held specific appeal because of the ability of its bass drum sound to produce extremely low-frequency sounds. It's 100% analogue and is still proclaimed to having the best clap. It's also very famous for it's good marracas sounds. Used: Pandemonium, Ruff in the Jungle Bizness and many more older tracks.

In the inner booklet of the album album "Terapia Intensiva" there's a detail of what instruments play each member of the band.

Sebastian uses his 808 at 7:20 in this video.

Last shot of studio before i move out . End of an era,, new studio monday yeeha!!

From about 14 seconds you can see the Roland-808 in this video from Facebook.

in this we can see his tr-808!

in this video we can see his tr 808..

In this photo, posted to Daniel Avery's Twitter, a Roland R-808 can be seen. The caption reads, "Welcoming an old friend to the studio."

"Chief amongst the drum machines used were Mount's Ace Tone FR3, a Roland TR808 borrowed from Arctic Monkeys/Haim producer James Ford, and Mount's most recent acquisition, an Eko ComputeRhythm from the early '70s, these days valued at around £5000."

In this photo, Ciani is visible with Roland TR-808 rhythm composer sitting on her lap.

TR-808 behind the laptop.

Seen in the intro and quoted as their studio inside Riverside Studios.

RAC in this video show his gears for everybody: 2:35

In the storage room of his studio.

:Well, I mostly use the sounds of a Linn Drum. It is not a very sexy drum machine! It provides EPROM-based sampling and replicates the same sound every time, which is completely opposite to what I like most about the Roland TR-808. The thought that every bass drum of a 808 is unique makes it more valuable in this way, especially when you put it in a musical context. There are no two 808 bass drums which are the same, they are all unique. Whereas a Linn Drum is exactly the same thing all the time".

At 4:17 in the video. The TR-808 can be seen at the very bottom of the video.

A close up of his 808 is featured

Used in live and on his album Music Components

In this article there is a complete description of Butch's studio equipment. The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is a part of it. For more information regarding this product check out the website!

"I also have a lot of classic Roland stuff including an 808"

"For drum machines I mainly use a 909, an 808 clone"

At the[45:00] minute mark (https://www.amazon.com/808-Damon-Albarn/dp/B06XSNHSY9/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1520646612&sr=8-4&keywords=808&dpID=411kdhotcEL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch) in the 808 Documentary, Adam and Michael tell the story of using the 808 in their recording of Paul's Boutique

sharooz takes future music on a studio tour

"Analogue synthesizers have a big advantage: you can drill them open. (...) You can't do that with prefabricated software synthesizers." — DUB TAYLOR TECH TALK feature, taken from Slices Issue 1-09.

most of their battery

among the artists listed there Marvin Gaye

"Das ist die größte Maschine aller Zeiten, für mich"

It's on top of the table and he plays the beat with it.

You can see the 808 in this video (3:41)

Among the gear in this picture, Jonathan Snipes of clipping. has a TR-909, a TR-808, a LinnDrum, an Oberheim SEM, and an MPC 60.

The TR808 is pictured and discussed in this interview and kit list with Neil.

"At home I use the Roland 808 and the MS-20 for composing and trying out ideas. I record onto a Tascam Portastudio and I've also got a Teac 4-track reel-to-reel."

"And that mixer over there is actually just for my [TR]-808, so all the individual drum sounds of the 808 have their own outs in that mixer."

S.O.S interview of Air members on how they built their own studio. Air give up the names of their synths plus photo of them

At 1:00 You get a close up of the TR-808.

use this in your STUDIO

As much as she enjoys shiny new gear, Allien would be at a loss without her vintage synths. For Thrills, she employed her trusty Roland TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 analog synth along with Clavia Nord Lead and Nord Modular synths; a Midas mixer; Apple Logic Pro; and her prized piece, the ARP 2600. “Turning wheels and pressing buttons, all [my] instruments sound deep and dark in my ears,” she says. “The ARP is perfect for that! And the ARP 2600 is the last synth I've bought — I saw it in Japan first and bought it finally on eBay. But I was looking a long time for it.”

uses in the video

In this article the tr 808 is listed as one of the drums machines used by this artist. 3rd paragraph 6th line.

Shawn uses a tr 808

"In the early nineties, as acid house was developing a cult around this drum machine, it was suddenly very fashionable to riff along to TR808 sounds. We did that almost ten years earlier, when the cocktail drinking classes and the NME thought it was a bloody stupid idea. (One wet afternoon in the early eighties, we switched the Doktor to play the usual stuff but twice as fast. Hey presto! Drum'n'bass! This was interesting for about ten minutes. Even Cabaret Voltaire couldn't manage to make it interesting for much longer. Please don't tell us it's interesting now.) The TR808 was really the first serious drum machine. The kick and snare still needed savage eq (and they didn't take kindly to it), the tom-toms were a complete waste of time, but otherwise it was a decent machine. Individual outputs, tunable drums, enough memory. Ben Gunn once managed to press the TR808's dangerous red button as we were about to go onstage in Brussels, so Andrew had to reprogram the whole damn machine while everybody else was tuning their guitars up (slowly). "

Extrawelt use a Roland TR-808 in the video.

RetroSound: Io sono un figlio degli anni '80 e mi piace la musica dei Depeche Mode, The Human League, Talk Talk, Propaganda, The Fixx e altre band da questo momento. Ma, mi piace anche la musica elettronica con chitarre come la band francese, Phoenix.

At the start of the video you can see his Roland TR - 8.

A TR-808 and a CSQ-600 can be spotted among the gear in this image of Chris Carter's studio at Industrial Records.

The TR-808 is briefly seen at the bottom of the screen at 1:16

spotted in the video

Lani can be seen in her cover of "Let It Go" using the TR-808.

As part of YMO's 1983 Japan tour.

At 6:45 in this video, the 808 can be seen below the Eurorack synth.

This item can be seen in this Instagram picture, uploaded by the artist himself.

It's from his Facebook page

Pictured top-right

On the picture you can see his Roland TR-808. The picture he shows at his Facebook account.

"Graham Massey infamously named his band ‘808 State’ after the famous Roland TR-808 drum machine, which – along with the TB-303 – was an essential component to the way the band produced their music."

"At home I've got an Atari 1040, Jupiter 8 and a MIDI'd up 808 - that's how I write."

Side Line Interview

"As hardware I use a Juno 106, sometimes an 808"

Spectrasonics Studio List The equipment list for the Spectrasonics studio reads like a gear-head's dream. Favourites amongst Eric's sizeable synthesizer collection include the Access Virus, the Prophet VS, his collection of Waldorf synthesizers, and a 1976 Yamaha CS80. "It's my favourite axe to play, because of the awesome polyphonic aftertouch and that sensuous ribbon," explains Eric. For effects processing Eric is a fan of the Roland SRV330 reverb, an item that "gets missed by most people, mainly because it doesn't say Lexicon on the front panel." For distortion tricks Eric often uses a rare Boss GL100 guitar preamp: "It's basically the history of Boss pedals in one rack space." Mixing, until recently, was done on some "very odd, custom-made analogue mixers made by a guy named Mo West," reveals Eric. He recently purchased a Roland VM 7000-series mixer, however, taking him one step closer to an all-digital setup. SAMPLERS • Roland S760 and S770 • Kurzweill K2000 • Bitheadz Unity DS1 (running on an Apple Macintosh G4) SYNTHESIZERS/DRUM BOXES • Access Virus • Clavia Nord Lead • Doepfer modular synth • Emu modular synth • Moog Minimoog (modified by Studio Electronics) • Oberheim SEMs • Polyfusion modular synth • Roland JP8000 prototypes & production units • Roland JP8080 • Roland JD800/990 • Roland Jupiter 8 • Roland JV1080 and 2080 • Roland MKS50 Alpha Juno • Roland MKS80 Super Jupiter • Roland System 700 and 100m modular synths • Roland MC303 • Roland MC505 • Roland TB303 • Roland TR808 • Roland TR909 • Korg EX8000 • Korg M1R • Korg Mono/Poly • Sequential Circuits Prophet VS • Waldorf Wave, Microwave, Microwave XT • Yamaha CS80 SOFTWARE • Alchemy • Arboretum HyperEngine • Arboretum Hyperprism plug-in pack • Arboretum Ionizer • Arboretum Raygun noise-reduction plug-in • Antares Infinity • BIAS Peak audio editor • BIAS SFX machine effects • Emagic Logic Audio Platinum • Emagic Sound Diver synth editor/librarian • Fireball • GRM Tools plug-in pack • Metasynth • Opcode Vinyl, Vocode & Filter plug-ins • Propellerheadz Rebirth soft synth • Prosoniq SonicWorx Artist effects • Steinberg Magneto tape-saturation emulator • Steinberg ReCycle sample editor • Thonk soft synth • RAIFF • Region Munger • Transfer Station • Samplifier sample transfer software • Saturator • Sound Morph • Sound Hack audio editor • Unisyn synth editor • Waveboy Voder SIGNAL PROCESSORS • AMS RMX reverb • API 5502 equaliser • Boss GL100 guitar driver • Boss SE70 multi-effects • Dimension beam controller • Euphonics mixing console • Eventide DSP4000 & H3500 harmonizers • GML stereo parametric EQ • Innovonics compressors • Langevin passive equalisers • Lexicon PCM70/80/480 reverbs • MXR Distortion Plus • Quest custom mixers • Roland Dimension D & C processors • Roland RSP550 multi-effects • Roland RSS10 3-dimensional effects • Roland SDE330 delay • Roland SDX330 chorus • Roland SRV330 reverb • Roland SVC330 vocoder • TC Electronics Fireworx multi-effects • Summit tube mic preamps

Included in equipment list