Originally Posted By: Uncle Dave
Funny ... at one time, Roland actually thought that the 808 sounded like real drums. Whodathunkit? It became the cult-classic standard for electronic kits.
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It was the same with the Korg M1 acoustic piano - at the time it was regarded as incredibly realistic (compared to the FM-based acoustic pianos of the DX7), and later it became the "House piano".