If TR-808 was the "rhythm" godfather of hip-hop and electro music, then TR-909 meant the same for techno and house music. TR-909 was released 3 years after its predecessor, which offers an partially analog and kind of a hybrid sound generation. After a...
Roland MC-303 was released in 1996, and is the first groovebox in the series. It embraces a combination of synth timbres, drum machine samples and a built-in sequencer. Its synth part is represented with a rompler which stores a wide range of sounds...
Korg Electribe MX: A Comprehensive GuideHistorical Context Released in 2003, the Korg ElecTribe MX (EMX-1) represented a significant evolution in the ElecTribe series, introducing substantial improvements in both interface design and sound quality. The...
TANZMAUS was released in 2016, along with TANZBÄR LITE. The instrument served as a reboot of MFB 503 and 522. TANZMAUS, as well as its brother "LITE", was developed under euphoria brought by the legendary TR-808 and 909, but anyway there was some...
Roland JD-Xi is a hybrid synthesizer, developed as a crossover-concept devicet which includes an analog and digital synthesizer in one housing. The 3-octave instrument is characterized by 4-part multitimbrality. Its analog section consists of a mono DCO...