![]() ![]() The 808’s main competitors at the time were drum machines that had more “realistic” drum sounds. People started to like and embrace the 808’s futuristic sounds and from there a revolution boomed. It wasn’t till the price dropped drastically that it got into the hands of more musicians and producers. ![]() It didn’t sell much so Roland discontinued it in 1983. People didn’t like the sounds because they were too alien sounding, far from what a real drum kit sounds like. These include Hip Hop, R’n’B, Techno, EDM, Trap, Miami Bass, Detroit Techno, Acid House and Grime among others. The beauty of the 808’s beats is that they are like a secret ingredient for any genre of music to give it that extra “ hit appeal” and this can be proven successful throughout its history. The 808 is famous because from its beats spawned many of the most popular genres of today.
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