The MC-808 is a groovebox introduced by Roland in 2006. It is the successor to the late Roland MC-303, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-505 and Roland MC-909.
Roland MC-808
A groovebox is a self-contained electronic or digital musical instrument for the production of live, loop-based electronic music with a high degree of user control facilitating improvisation. The term "Groovebox" was originally used by Roland Corporation to refer to its MC-303, released in 1996. The term has since entered general use, and the concept dates back to the Movement Computer Systems Drum Computer in 1981 and Fairlight CMI Page R in 1982.
Movement Computer Systems Drum Computer (or Percussion Computer) (c. 1981, UK) This machine consists of: Analog & sample drum sounds Music sequencer CRT, keyboard & knob controllers and it fulfills a definition of left.
Electronic Music Studios (EMS) Synthi AKS (1972, UK), consisted of Analog synthesizer Knobs Digital music sequencer with a touch-plate keyboard for input is the earliest machine of this type.
Roland MC-202 (1983)
Linn 9000 (1984)