Roland JD-800: Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were JD-800)
About this episode
This episode explores iconic riffs from the Roland JD-800, featuring music from various artists and sound programming insights.
Send us Fan Mail Iconic JD-800 riffs you know—Faithless, Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Prince, Genesis—plus hardware vs plug-in A/B comparisons and patches programmed from scratch. Take a tour through the punchy, glossy world of the Roland JD-800 with a stack of iconic riffs and signature hooks you’ve definitely heard before… but maybe didn’t realise were JD-800. You’ll hear Faithless, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Prince, Genesis—plus a few deeper cuts. For this episode I programmed most of the sounds...
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