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 ...

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 ...

Flickr user [firegroove] recently had to take apart his Roland TR-909 drum machine in order to fix it, and he photographed the entire teardown, offering detailed pictures of the TR-909’s internal ...

For hip-hop producers, the Roland TR-808 might be the staple drum machine; so many early hits were created on that piece of equipment, and its legacy has lived through today. For the electronic music ...

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 ...

Each year on September 9, the world celebrates 909 day, and if there were such an accolade as the king or the master of the iconic Roland TR-909 drum machine, it would be awarded to Jeff Mills.

Unappreciated upon release, Roland’s TR-909 drum machine reshaped a musical era and still sets standards for new generations When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

‘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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hot on the heels of the TR-808 plugin being made available, it is now the 909’s turn. Roland has ...

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 ...

Behringer has unveiled details of its upcoming TR-909 drum machine clone. In a post on the Gearslutz forum, company founder Uli Behringer revealed that the drum machine, which the company is calling ...