Re: [AH] What did Roland etc. think the real-world use for drum machines was, pre-dance music? (calling old heads)

From Kenny Balys
Sent Mon, Dec 24th 2018, 16:48

These old adverts paint a clearer picture of the answer than words:

https://www.keyboardpartner.de/hammond/advertising.htm

#1 and #2 :)

On 24.12.18 16:42 , A. Horton wrote:
> I recently got a CR-8000, and it is absolutely lovely. Along with
> other machines I have or love like the TR-77, CR-78, etc. it's
> insanely well-designed with the auto-fill functionality, crash cymbal
> reserve, etc.
> What did the manufacturers really think these were being used for?
> What were they designed FOR? Outside of Sly Stone and some more niche
> artists, you really didn't hear these things in recorded music. Did
> Roland et. al. think that these were being sold purely for practice?
> For recordings? For electronic music? For traditional music? For
> cocktail acts?
>