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    R.I.P. Ikutaro Kakehashi

    Sadly, Ikutaro Kakehashi, the creator of many drum machines including the iconic TR-808, passed away on 1st April 2017 aged 87.







    Four 808 Drum sample classics...










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    Rest in Peace..........thank you for your contribution to music with the legendary tr 808.

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    Sad to hear about that. A legend!

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    Untortunately ... RIP Legend !

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    I find it funny when a singer/actor dies our facebook feeds are a flood. A true legend dies and hardly a whisper. Most singers just sing... Yet this guy, regardless to ones musical tastes, Urban or Dance, this guy is responsible, deeply entwined into its unique sound. The 808, Urban, the 909, Dance. Even his failures became iconic on a colossal scale, the 303. This is before we get on to midi and all the rest of it.

    He is in some way connected to all modern music.

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    Back when I was learning about electronic music, there was one formula that aided with any calculation of quality:

    808 = GREAT

    Still true. I know producers who seek out low serial number Roland gear because they hope it may have passed through this guy's hands at some point of the production.
    RIP to a legend.
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