The Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 is a drum machine manufactured by Roland Corporation that was released in 1978.[1] Although primitive by later standards, the CR-78 represented an important advance in drum machine technology at the time, in particular by allowing users to program and store their own drum patterns.
The wood effect cabinet and preset rhythms of the CR-78 such as Waltz, Bossa Nova and Rhumba suggest that it was seen by its designers as primarily an accompaniment for an electric organ, but the CR-78 became a popular instrument with new wave musicians in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[2]
- ^ Reid, Gordon. "The History Of Roland: Part 1 |". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Vintage music tech icons: Roland CompuRhythm CR-78". Music Radar. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-11.