Let’s continue our deep dive into analogue drums with a look at something even earlier – the Korg KR-55. This is a preset drum machine from 1979. It uses a Read-Only Memory (ROM) to store patterns, but it has no processor, unlike the Boss Dr. Rhythm we looked at. Consequently the digital side of this […]
Category: Drums
The Boss Dr Rhythm DR-110 was introduced in 1983 and was the second drum machine Roland had made under the Boss label, following the frighteningly basic DR-55 in 1980. It was also the last drum machine that Boss made before the Dr Rhythm series moved onto digital samples. The Linn Drum (LM-2) was released in […]