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Originally came out in 1980's by Roland, This
was my 2nd drum machine after the Sound Master
SR-88 was handed back after it's loan period came to
an end. I used to loan this DR-110 from a college friend
(Luke) and hand to hand that one back too until I could
get my own. The electronic era was still in full
swing and if you couldn't afford the big ass
industry standard Roland TR range then unfortunately like
me a slim pocket student you had to go for the 5th
best I guess.
I quickly mastered
programming this box and was cutting scratching
to these tinny dry drum sounds highly influenced
by the Knights of the Turn-table etc, as L.A.
were the Kings of the 808 sound back then. After
Bambaataa & Arthur Baker stunned the world with
Planet Rock, L.A. took this sound serious and
pioneered that electro sound. Originally it was not Midi
compatible, but that didn't really matter
because only the rich kids could afford Cubase
or sequencing programs back then.
This was a great machine for what it did at the
time. The only problem I found was that of equalisation.
You had a very slim choice, Bass or treble,
nothing in-between, even when put through a good
desk.
A classic Roland/Boss drum box, good at the time
but soon had to go due to the change in drums
sounds which I shall discuss in my next gear
talk.
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