Tr 808

TheRoland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the808, is adrum machinemanufactured byRoland Corporationbetween 1980 and 1983. It was one of the first drum machines to allow users toprogram rhythmsinstead of using preset patterns. Unlike its nearest competitor at the time, the more expensiveLinn LM-1, the 808 generates sounds usinganalog synthesisrather than by playingsamples.