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Happy 33rd Birthday Roland TR – 909
September 9, 2019Roland is showcasing some of its old & new kit today as part of its 33 year anniversary celebrations of the iconic TR-909 drum machine.
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https://www.roland.com/global/promos/roland_tr-909
It was designed by Tadao Kikumoto, designer of the iconic 303 and launched in 1983 a few years after the TR-808 as a hybrid— analog – sample-based unit for cymbals and hi-hats.
Heres a clip from Frankie Knuckles talking to Redbull Academy about how Derrick May had lent him the machine and its subsequent impact on him ..