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Tag: Roland
The Legacy of the Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Today we take a look at the best dang echo/delay unit that exists on the market, and it has been since the 1970s – the Roland RE-201 Space Echo.
2 Ways of Creating Bass Lines in Hip-Hop Beats
In this post, an excerpt of one of the lessons in Soundfly’s Hip-Hop Production course, we go over two ways to use bass lines in hip-hop beats.
Elbows on Sketching Songs With Pencil and Paper and the Importance of Storyline
Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of…
Album Histories Monthly: The Buggles – ‘The Age of Plastic’
Welcome back to our new series on Flypaper, Album Histories Monthly, which brings you the story of a…
Let Kaki King Walk You Through Her Live Electronics Setup
In Kaki King’s brand-new, free course for Soundfly, Digital Pedalboards, she takes us through why she decided…
Using Effects to Transform the Sonic Contours of Your Electronic Drum Pad
Musicians today use audio effects for literally everything. Guitarists, keyboardists, vocalists, saxophonists, you name it.…
Moments in Music: 10 Affordable Drum Machines That Outshine Their Price
Everyone knows that Jeff Mills shreds on a TR-909, that Egyptian Lover shakes up a room with…
Intro to Electronic Drumming: Adding a Drum Pad into Your Performance Setup
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to…
606–909: The Legendary Roland Drum Machine Series
Ah, that classic beat, marching ever onward, familiar as the beat of our own hearts. But…