MATRIXSYNTH: Insice a Roland Compurhythm CR-78


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Insice a Roland Compurhythm CR-78

via Astronauta Pingium where you'll find the write-up, additional pics, and videos featuring the CR-78.

"The drum machine Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 appeared in 1978 and stopped being manufactured in 1981. It was the first drum machine of the company that used Intel microprocessors, allowing digital control of certain functions. The main difference of the CR-78 for the previous drum machines made by Roland (and Ace Tone, the company that gave rise to it) is that it not only offers preset rhythms, but also allows programming new rhythms (through the WS-1, a device sold as an option at the time and now very rare)..."

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