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Kevin Saunderson teaches a free 909 workshop, online and in Detroit
The best 909 Day reveal yesterday was this: on Saturday, Kevin Saunderson, techno originator and one of the Belleville Three, teaches a free workshop on the 909 with Roland (with Dustin Good). You can tune in online, and until tomorrow, there are in-person slots in Detroit, at Waajeed’s Underground Music Academy.
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Blind musician Jason Dasent worked with Roland to make a guide for V-STAGE
Jason Dasent, a blind, UK-based Trinidadian musician, producer, and globally recognized accessibility consultant, has teamed up with the Roland Future Design Lab. The result: a comprehensive accessibility guide to every control, jack, widget, and function on the V-STAGE performance keyboard. More like this — a plea to the whole industry. What’s interesting about this is […]
Peter Kirn - August 12, 2026
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The TR-808 is getting an MSW open-source firmware and a Tubbutec mod
From Michigan, the land where the TR-808 met techno, comes an open-source effort to extend the 808’s life and expand its features. A new 808 firmware joins firmware for the TR-606 and TR-303. Meet SuperOS-808.From Michigan, the land where the TR-808 met techno, comes an open-source effort to extend the 808’s life and expand its features. A new 808 firmware joins firmware for the TR-606 and TR-303. Meet SuperOS-808.
Peter Kirn - August 11, 2026
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Strange, wonderful #808day creations from Japan — and a DIY D-Beam!
Peter Kirn - August 9, 2026
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808 Day: free Roland e-Bjook, NTS Radio jams, animation
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2026
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Free: 4ms VCV Rack ROMplers put gobs of drums under voltage control
Peter Kirn - May 19, 2026
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Play together with Ableton Live: how Circle of Live sets up for improvisation
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2026
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