Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name, you’ve almost certainly heard it. If you’re familiar with the percussion on Marvin Gaye’s 1982 hit “Sexual ...

Some Jeopardy! fans are voicing their disappointment that the game show chose to highlight Kanye West in a clue. During the Thursday, March 20, episode, contestant Alex DeFrank chose the $1,200 clue ...

You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

During Thursday’s episode, returning four-day champ Alex DeFrank from Brooklyn chose the $1,200 clue in the Double Jeopardy category “The Song of Roland Drums Machines.” “The title of his ...

Galaxias houses an impressive 23,000 sounds lifted from Roland’s back catalogue of synths, drum machines and effects. Find out more about Tone Explorer at the official site.