Perhaps the best way to use a drum machine in 2024 is to embrace these aspects. Rather than think of a hardware drum machine as a broad tool to replace your DAW workflow, treat it as a machine ...

The LM-1 was unique as it was the first drum machine to use real drum samples. Story has it that Roger Linn shoved a drummer into his large closet (to help with damping) and had him hit a kick, snare, ...

Way back in January 2021, at the NAMM trade expo, Korg offered a brief sneak preview of a powerful new analog/digital drum machine, and then all went quiet. Now the "three-fold hybrid" Drumlogue ...

Inspired by DJ hardware controllers and Drum Machines, Live Loops allows users to simply tap cells and columns in a highly visual grid to trigger different looped instruments and samples.

In many ways the $2,059 Pērkons seems like the drum machine sibling of Erica Synths’ SYNTRX.It’s not just that they share a chassis and knobs. But they’re both pricey, niche instruments ...

The latest entry in the series though — the PO-32 Tonic drum machine — has some important upgrades, including the ability to import and export sounds via a 3.5mm jack or built-in microphone.

If you’re into hip-hop and pop, you’ve probably heard “808” at some point. That’s a reference to the iconic Roland TR-808, a drum machine created by Ikutaro Kakehashi in 1980. Its unique ...