Long before the legendary TR-808 and 909 the company released (in 1978) an instrument which impresses with something different. It is called CR-68 CompuRhythm. The drum machine offers 14 types of drums, played right when you click on one of the patterns,...
The drum machine Roland CR-8000 was released in the early 80's. The expensive device offers 10 distinctive types of percussion. Unlike the predecessors - CR-68 and CR-78 - CR-8000 got a small screen with tempo displaying, as well as knobs made in the...
The release of the hybrid drum machine Elektron Analog RYTM took place in 2014. Its clue feature is the 8-voice analog core (with digital envelopes, LFO, noise generator), which is often absent in most drum machines today. It has 12 velocity sensitive...
Monomachine SFX60 + MKII included five different types of synthesis, which are the powerful core of the Elektron instrument. This machine, although not being part of the line of devices currently produced by the brand, is indeed omnipotent: five types of...
Monomachine SFX60 (MKII) is expensive but possesses lots of sequencing possibilities and has a unique voice. MKII version got the ability to receive user waveforms, balanced outputs and a bit more compact design. Six monophonic DSP-based synth engines...