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Looping Breaks As hip-hop has evolved, so have the production techniques and technology used to make the beats rappers rhyme on. In the 1970s, the earliest instrumentals were made on turntables. DJs would search for rhythmic parts of a record without word...

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Drum Machines In the early 1980s, drum machines and synthesizers took over. The Roland TR-808 drum machine was a turning point. It came preloaded with drum sounds and a step sequencer. The step sequencer allowed beatmakers to program drums into a 16 “step...