DRUM MACHINE
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Roland CR-78 Drum Machine
Preset drum machines, which offered only factory-programmed patterns, had been around since the ’60s. And as programming drum machines arose in the ’70s, Roland’s CR-78, launched in 1978, caught on with acts like Blondie. The most famous drum machines, such as the Roland TR-808 and the Linn LM-1 Drum Computer, wouldn’t arrive until 1980.
SOURCE:
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9940-music-technology-of-the-1970s-a-timeline/