The Roland Rhythm 33 (sometimes known by its model number, the Roland TR-33), is a preset drum machine (or "beatbox"), produced by Roland in 1972.
It was one of a trio of drum machines released by Roland that year, offering the least features out of its siblings the Rhythm 55 (TR-55) and Rhythm 77 (TR-77). It has an unusual "L" shape, being designed to be mounted on the underside of a keyboard such as an electronic organ.
"TR" stands for "transistor rhythm".
The Rhythm 33 had analogue voice circuits to produce its drum sounds, and offered approximately 20 permutations of preset rhythms.
Read more about Roland Rhythm 33: Drum Sounds, Rhythm Patterns, Interfacing
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