The Roland x0x Series

A History of Early Roland Synthesizers and Drum Machines from SH-101 to TR-909

James Newman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2026
Focal Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-44919-7 (ISBN)

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The Roland x0x Series: A History of Early Roland Synthesizers and Drum Machines from SH-101 to TR-909 offers an authoritative but accessible investigation of how the design of these most influential musical instruments is shaped by technological factors, institutional contexts, market forces and imagined users and uses. Drawing on the perspectives of designers and engineers along with musicians and producers from around the world, the book explores how these iconic instruments both enable and constrain the creative work made with them.

Providing detailed analysis of these seminal instruments, this book combines archival research that draws on contemporary reviews, instruction and service documentation, advertising and marketing materials, and technical analysis of the underlying analogue and digital circuits, with discussion of creative composition and performance practice, hardware and software modifications and modern remakes, emulations and clones. The Roland x0x Series is dedicated to demystifying these mainstays of popular music, and revealing the ‘hidden histories’ of the creation, lives and afterlives of these most important, recognisable, yet often misunderstood, synthesizers and drum machines.

This is an essential reference for music producers and music technology enthusiasts, as well as those studying music technology, instrument design and human interaction in the context of electronic music.

James Newman is Research Professor and Senior Teaching Fellow at Bath Spa University, UK. He is also an External Affiliate of the School of Public and Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Over the past 20 years, he has written widely on histories of technology, media preservation, digital games, sound and music and has worked with museums across the world on exhibition and interpretation. He is an avid collector and player of synthesizers, drum machines and music technology.

1. We Design the Future 2. Before the 808 3. TR-808 Rhythm Composer 4. TR-606 Drumatix 5. TB-303 Bass Line 6. SH-101 Synthesizer 7. MC-202 MicroComposer 8. TR-909 Rhythm Composer 9. One After 909

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.2.2026
Reihe/Serie	Histories of Electronic Musical Instruments
Zusatzinfo	9 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Halftones, color; 8 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
ISBN-10	1-032-44919-5 / 1032449195
ISBN-13	978-1-032-44919-7 / 9781032449197
Zustand	Neuware