ðə tˌiːbˈiː θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ænd tˌiːˈɑːɹ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks lˈɑːntʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn æz ɐ mˈætʃt pˈɛɹ tə pɹəvˈaɪd sˈoʊloʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ðə tʃˈæns tə pɹˈæktɪs wɪðˌaʊt ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz, sˈoʊlli jˈuːzɪŋ ðə tˌiːˈɑːɹ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks ænd tˌiːbˈiː θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː æz dɹˈʌmz ænd bˈeɪs lˈaɪnz tə pɹˈæktɪs tuː, bˌʌt ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ ænd ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl sˈaʊndz mˌeɪd ðə bˈɑːksᵻz ʌŋkˈʌmftəbəl tə jˈuːz ænd ðeɪ sˈuːn lˈɔst ðɛɹ lˈʌstɚ.
The TB-303 and TR-606 launched in 1981 as a matched pair to provide solo artists the chance to practice without other individuals, solely using the TR-606 and TB-303 as drums and bass lines to practice to, but the programming and artificial sounds made the boxes uncomfortable to use and they soon lost their luster.