The Roland TR-909 drum machine, like other pieces of now iconic Roland gear, was not embraced by the masses when it came out. It received mixed reviews, and like the TB-303 before it, Roland scrapped ...

Introduced in 1983, the Roland TR-909 has shaped the history of electronic music, playing a starring role in the genesis of house and techno before being adopted by a long list of artists that ...

With Roland teasing a remake of the TR-909 earlier last week, Mixmag took a look back at some of the best tracks produced using the influential drum machine. The TR-909 played an important role in the ...

Roland's Boutique line of synthesizers broke from cover last fall and today the company announced three more members of the series. Appropriately enough for 909 Day, the highlight of the trio is a ...

The Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator is a direct successor to the famed TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines, each anchoring entire genres of 20th-century pop music and EDM. It's analog, it's aesthetic, and ...

Roland has unveiled a pair of drum machines that recreate sounds from classic models like the TR-606 and TR-909, updated with modern features like real-time recording. The first model is the $400 ...

Exciting news for gear nerds as Roland seem to have started hinting at the return of the TR-909 drum machine next month. As FACT reports, the team at Roland are currently planning a special ‘909 ...

Hot on the heels of the TR-808 plugin being made available, it is now the 909’s turn. Roland has announced the launch of the TR-909 plugin as part of the 5.2 update to the Roland Cloud service. Using ...

Here’s another gem to add to the massive list of Record Store Day 2013 releases: a dual 7-inch flexi disc set that pays tribute to the Roland TR-909 drum machine. Those alternate takes were programmed ...

Portable and with the flavour of a real 909, it's capable of great results. Extra analogue outs and more sonic tweaks would have been welcome. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians ...

‘Big Fun’, released in 1988, is the debut single from Inner City, the dance music group formed by Kevin Saunderson. In an interview, Saunderson recalled how he was in the studio with James Pennington ...