In the documentary 808, the Belgian house producers Soulwax claim to have found the TR-808 drum machine Gaye used to record Sexual Healing with in a studio in Belgium, with the original drum patterns still in its memory.
That was a fascinating documentary. I had no idea they had to stop making 808’s because Roland could no longer source the discarded transistors which gave it’s unique sound. I had a 606 but it was never the same
In the documentary 808, the Belgian house producers Soulwax claim to have found the TR-808 drum machine Gaye used to record Sexual Healing with in a studio in Belgium, with the original drum patterns still in its memory.
That was a fascinating documentary. I had no idea they had to stop making 808’s because Roland could no longer source the discarded transistors which gave it’s unique sound. I had a 606 but it was never the same