The Entire History of the Roland TR-808

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Today we take a look at one of the most famous music products of all time, the Roland TR-808. It went on to influence a whole generation of new music as well as becoming a VST later in its life. Thanks for watching ❤️
Chapters
0:00 Chapter 0: Background
1:39 Chapter 1: Primitive Machines
4:41 Chapter 2: Ikutaro Kakehashi
7:02 Chapter 3: A False Start
9:18 Chapter 4: The 808 Revolution
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@andrij.demianczuk Жыл бұрын

I was watching an interview recently with Nile Rogers and he brought up a point that the TR-808 was originally designed as a machine to help musicians practice along to a percussion track easily - that fact actually makes sense in the context that Roland set out to make the drum machine fully programmable and the first of its kind.

@harryruckus Жыл бұрын

I dont even know how I came across your channel in the first place but man I really love to watch your videos. Not only do they match my interests very well and steady. The length of your "history of.." videos is perfect, not too long and comprehensive but done with solid amount of research that is just on-point. Last not least your narration is great, I really like your voice and how you use it 🙂

@harryruckus Жыл бұрын

Oh and I think the microKORG could be a nice topic. I owned one years ago but wasnt to happy with that somehow weird patch matrix navigation. but the sound is crazy and theres a reason why this little synth is used and loved so widely until today

@rukeyburg1084 Жыл бұрын

Your answer is probably algorithm

@PESHOPIKATA Жыл бұрын

reasons rebirth was for many our first encounter with 808s i played alot with it !

@greenleaf4127 Жыл бұрын

one of my favourite channels rn!

@themilesroarkexperiment1662 4 ай бұрын

Great vid.

@jacobhauge7282 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for Your videos, Sir. I humbly suggest that You research and create a video on Band in a Box.

@shalenaporter18 2 ай бұрын

I’m very intrigued about music sounds an historical information I love ❤️ it.

@ATLXNTIS1 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is underrated asf

@TheRealGirlWeeb Жыл бұрын

i'd love to see a video on the Roland SC-88

@Whodat 11 ай бұрын

I love this video! With that being said, I think your hip-hop history is slightly off: Pre 808s and Heartbreaks, the Southern Renaissance (front around 1997-2007) facilitated by the OutKast, UGK, was Three 6 Mafia, and the likes was fueled by the 808 and how it sounded with an amplifier through a subwoofer. Every major Big K.R.I.T project has a love letter to his subwoofers and 808s.

@Zeal808 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say “entire” history but nice upload!

@awgeally Жыл бұрын

A video about novation x-station or novation in general

@SPAZZOID100 Ай бұрын

Also, you constantly referred to the TR-808 as “Roland 808”.

@nottelling8129 Жыл бұрын

I’m here because of that Cat from Hi-Fi Rush that’s named after this thing.

@artemusprine 2 ай бұрын

Marvin Gaye's "Shwalzuwal Healing"? Don't recall that one.

@afunnylookingsquash 2 ай бұрын

I can’t say sexual otherwise the video will get flagged and age restricted so I put a filter over the word

@artemusprine 2 ай бұрын

@@afunnylookingsquash Didn't realize it was that strict. I thought I knew why you did it, wasn't 100% sure it was for that reason. But we're all shwalzuwal creatures. Without shwocks we wouldn't even be here.

@tukoijarrett9155 Жыл бұрын

The only thing bad I can say about this video is that you said analog sounds cant be replicated well with digital methods. These days it's quite easy to do well enough that you cant tell the difference. In fact, Roland themselves do exactly that with many of their modern drum machines.

@jonah4441 Жыл бұрын

showed up at 0 likes 3 views and 0 comments lol

@augut. Жыл бұрын

nice

@jbondarts 9 ай бұрын

No mention of the 303?

@HazeAnderson 4 ай бұрын

TB-303 had nothing to do with the TR-808s notoriety.

@johnpaulpatton9786 Жыл бұрын

Why did you edit yourself saying the word "sexual"?

@afunnylookingsquash Жыл бұрын

Because KZfaq checks for profanity or potentially non advertiser friendly words and you can get demonetized for it

@SPAZZOID100 Ай бұрын

Kool video, but no new info.

@guntheriscariot3064 6 ай бұрын

a few fallacies and misinformations there....

@tawmifm Ай бұрын

Are you going to point them out? Or just say shit?

@tawmifm Ай бұрын

Okay I did just get to the part that implied Kanye invented the 808 bassline >>

@guntheriscariot3064 Ай бұрын

@@tawmifm the 808 is not the first programmable drum machine (the Italian company EKO did that years before, and created the ubiquitous 16 steps interface in the process). It's not even ROLAND's first programmable drum machine (the cr78 was). Also, the first linn drum machine was out a few months before, and cleaned the floor... Analogue sounds were yesterday's flavour, and the 808 was doomed at birth, hence didn't revolutionise the world when it came out as implied here. Yes, Planet Rock changed that, and Rick Rubin indeed. But that was after Roland discontinued it...