Roland TR-606
Drum Machine by Roland
The Roland TR-606 is a drum machine manufactured by Roland and introduced in 1981. It influenced electronic genres such as acid house and early techno through its use alongside the TB-303, and it was adopted by experimental electronic artists such as Aphex Twin and Autechre as well as by some post-punk and indie musicians, and it changed the way producers built rhythmic patterns and textures.
Instrument facts
- Manufacturer
- Roland
- Category
- drum machine
- Production
- 1981–1984
- Documented releases
- The Downward Spiral — Nine Inch NailsIncunabula — AutechreNinety — 808 StateRacer-X — Big BlackBulldozer — Big BlackDazzle Ships — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Related research
- Roland TR-909 Migration
