Interviews Pro Audio LA Priest on his new album ‘GENE’, its custom drum machine, and staying organic by Dave Stano The new album from LA Priest, GENE, drops on June 5. The story behind it is as surprising and unique as the songwriter and performer Sam Eastgate himself, who first…
News Pro Audio The Slagwerk-101 is a sculpture that brings classic drum machines to life by Josh Davies You might not have heard of Love Hultén, but the Sweden-based designer has an impressive slate of projects ranging from video games to analog synthesisers. But it seems like he…
Features Pro Audio Snap and Shutter: how Roland’s TR-909 escaped failure and built a legacy by Tom Cameron Some of the most groundbreaking music ever composed only has its genius realised retroactively. The same could be said for pieces of gear such as the Roland TR-909, a drum…
News Pro Audio Thomas Bangalter’s original Roland TR-909 is on sale featuring Daft Punk’s ‘Homework’-era presets by Happy Thousands of dollars? Millions? It’s anyone’s guess as to how much this original Roland TR-909 will go for, given that it was the very machine operated by Thomas Bangalter of…
News Roland founder and drum machine trailblazer Ikutaro Kakehashi passes away at age 87 by Happy Since it was founded in the 1970s, Roland has become a household name in the world of music production. Ikutaro Kakehashi was the father of the corporation, and the engineer responsible…
