Roland TR-909
- Date
- 1983 · confidence high
- Place
- Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Credited to
- Tadao Kikumoto
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
An electronic drum machine by Roland, successor to the TR-808, combining analog and digital percussion sounds with MIDI synchronization; despite being a commercial failure at launch, it became a foundational instrument of techno, house and acid house.
What it led to
- The birth of techno and acid house
- A standard reference instrument in dance music production
- Renewed demand for the instrument on the secondhand market