Roland JD-800: Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were JD-800)

About this episode

This episode explores iconic riffs created with the Roland JD-800, featuring well-known tracks 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...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Whitmore

Topics covered

• Roland JD-800
• iconic riffs
• music history
• synthesizers
• sound programming

Keywords

• JD-800
• iconic riffs
• Faithless
• Prodigy
• Depeche Mode
• Prince
• Genesis
• synth sounds
• music production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Faithless, Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Genesis

Products: Roland JD-800

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