The Eight O Eight - The First Drum Machine

The eight o eight was launched before electronic music became main stream. It received mixed reviews for its unrealistic drum sounds. Roland ceased production after only one year. In 19 83 came another revolutionary drum machine, the t r nine o nine gan. Although this drum machine incorporated samples for some sounds, like its crash ride and high its other sounds were analogued. And musicians still preferred the more realistic, sampled sounds of competing products.