M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

Roland TR-808, 1980

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©Roland

Collection: Courtesy of Turnlab.

The TR-808 is one of the classic fully analogue drum computers by Roland from 1980.

Despite the fact that the TR-808 hasn’t been in production for years, it’s a very popular instrument on the market. In hip-hop, house, dance, R&B and many other varieties of music, one still frequently uses the TR (or samples of his drum sounds are being used). Many users though, swear by the original, because samples cannot accurately capture the vitality, the dynamic and the nature of the sounds.

Especially the low, full and droning bass drum is characteristic for the sound of the TR-808. The snare drum (in reality a short impact noise) and the cowbell as well have a very familiar ring to them.

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> Exhibition: Energy Flash – The Rave Movement. M HKA, Antwerpen, 17 June 2016 - 25 September 2016.

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