Drum Machines & Synths
From Afrika Bambaataa to Kanye to trap — the machines that wrote the beat for modern music.
From Afrika Bambaataa to Kanye to trap — the machines that wrote the beat for modern music.
The Roland TR-808 is the most influential instrument of the last 50 years. Kanye named an album after it. Every trap beat descends from it. Afrika Bambaataa used it to create electro. The TR-909 invented house and techno. The E-mu SP-1200 built hip-hop. These aren't just instruments — they're the foundation of modern popular music.
The originals. Holy grail instruments that defined entire genres. Prices have only gone up.
The drum machine that changed everything. Analog circuits, handclaps that sound like nothing else, and a kick drum that became the foundation of hip-hop, electro, and trap. Fewer than 12,000 were made.
The 808's digital-analog hybrid successor. The kick and hi-hat that invented house music. Used by Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and every techno producer since. Even rarer than the 808.
The sampler that built golden-age hip-hop. 12-bit sampling, gritty character, and the crunchy lo-fi sound that producers still chase today. Used on Straight Outta Compton and hundreds of classics.
Affordable recreations and spiritual successors of the classic machines. Same sounds, modern features, fraction of the price.
Roland's flagship modern drum machine with ACB modeling of the 808, 909, 707, 606, and more. Sample import, FM synth engine, and per-step parameter locks. The complete modern beat station.
Miniature recreation of the TR-808 with the original's analog modeling circuit design. Battery-powered, USB audio, and a form factor that fits in a messenger bag. The most affordable way to get real 808 sounds.
Analog clone of the TR-808 at a fraction of the price. Real analog circuits, not digital modeling. 16-step sequencer, individual outputs, and the sounds that launched a thousand genres.
Beyond drum machines — the synths and production tools for making complete tracks. Build the beat, add the bass, layer the leads.
Four-voice analog polyphonic synth with a digital multi-engine for noise, wavetable, and custom oscillators. Built-in sequencer, effects, and an OLED oscilloscope. The modern poly synth benchmark.
Eight-track groovebox with ZEN-Core sound engine, sampling, looper, and live performance controls. A complete production studio in a box. Make full tracks without a computer.
Digital oscillator engine with a wild touch-sensitive keyboard and matrix modulation. Wavetable, granular, Karplus-Strong, and more in a box the size of a paperback. The weird one — in the best way.
Drum machines and synths need monitoring, recording, and a way to hear that 808 kick properly.
