TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
The Pride of Torrington  

It’s hard to believe that a drum machine introduced in 1980 would be celebrated today by lovers of culture, music and design. Roland TR-808 inspired. Welcome to the continuing story of the most popular drum machine of all time—

Branching out of the world of synthesis, the incorporation of drum machines alongside sequencers and synths has served as a fundamental staple of many performers’ live setups, as well as a studio fixture even in the digital age. We look back at the history and evolution of the humble drum machine, and learn how it became such a fixture.

Mind-warping synthesizers! The Walkman! Karaoke! Looking back at the ’70s innovations that shaped how people created and listened to music throughout the decade and beyond.

Music production & technology at Hartt trains musicians to become music production professionals (i.e. recording, mixing, and mastering engineers).

Our B.A. and B.S. in Music and Sounding Recording programs are built on the belief that musicians should have a working knowledge of how music is recorded and then heard, and that sound recording artists should understand the art form they are recording.

Audio & Music Production Option degree is designed for students wishing to pursue a career in audio and music production.

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

This Day in Music is a site that tracks events in popular music history

Sony's 230-Walkman exhibit celebrates 40 years of a music icon

Audiotool is a collaborative online music production studio right in your browser.

Incredibox is a music app that lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers.

YouDJ is originally the #1 website to mix music online

We create new technologies and experiences for music making, learning, and engagement.

Web-based looper called Super Looper. Use the QWERTY row of keys to make beats. You can record and export to MP3

Free online web synths.

Design your own controller with everyday materials like play dough or graphite pencils.

Coding Music Mixer

Your students can use Scratch to code their own interactive stories, animations, and games.

SoundBible.com offers free sound clips for download in either wav or mp3 format

16,000 BBC Sound Effects

Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.

5,700 background textures and images, 6,800 true-type fonts and 1,980 sound effects.

Free sound effects that you are able to use in any commercial, non-commercial, broadcast multimedia/audio visual production.

Timeline history of most popular music artists from 1969 to 2019 ranked by yearly certified record sales

Type a song, get the beats per minute

Enter the names of any two artists from the musical universe and I'll tell you how they are connected

Musicmap - an interactive map of the Genealogy and History of Popular Music Genres - complete with playlists.

BeepBox is an online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies.

A very easy to use drum machine. You can choose from various drum kits, create, save & edit your drum patterns and record it as audio files

Groove Pizza is a circular rhythm app for creative music making and learning! It’s also a playful tool for creating grooves using math concepts like shapes, angles and patterns.

Acid Machine 2 is a powerful (and free) online pattern sequencer. A great addition to any students' music making toolkit. Check it out!

This game teaches you how to identify audio frequencies. It's suitable for anyone from beginner to audio professional.

Adjust your mix until it sounds
identical to the reference track

Get audio ear training online, improve core listening skills like frequency detection or compression, and start sounding like a pro.

Ableton made a new education site about learning how synths work and it's predictably wonderful