Latest about Drum Machines
Roland designer Atsushi Hoshiai reveals the origin of the TR-909's sounds
"Mr. 909" reveals the story behind the legendary drum machine's hi-hats and cymbals in an interview with Attack Magazine
6 ways to process your drum machine
Whether analogue, digital or sampled, drum machine sounds often benefit from a touch of polish. Here are 6 go-to effects…
Get to know your drum machine's sequencer
Your machine’s features explained, and how you can make the most of them
MPC Stems goes standalone, bringing on-device stem separation to the MPC One, Live, X and more
MPC owners can now split samples up into four layers of stems using tech from Zplane
“A retro-contemporary beats machine of the highest detail and calibre”: Cherry Audio CR-78 review
The drum machine with one foot in the past makes a welcome return to the future. We show the CR-78 a glimpse of 2024
"Making electronic music technology more accessible": Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin's Bullfrog Drums is an educational drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-909
This seven-voice sample-based drum machine is designed to be paired with the other instruments in Erica Synth's educational "ecosystem", Bullfrog and Bullfrog XL
“Sometimes all the track needs is one synth”: Can Behringer's Syncussion SY-1 do it all?
A Eurorack-friendly version of the 1979 analogue original
"Kraftwerk were using a Bee Gees-branded toy drum machine" – and a pretty terrible one at that
And it's certainly not the only piece of weird gear the iconic German band have used…
