Drum Machines
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"It sounds like a drum machine instead of a machine playing drums - a sore disappointment": What critics said about the iconic Roland TR-909 drum machine on its release (and how they actually helped define dance music today)
By Andy Jones published
Best of 2023: If they hadn't panned the 909, you might now be dancing to a very different beat…
4 of the best new drum machines and grooveboxes in 2023
By Si Truss published
Roland's innovative, sequencer-focused SH-4d takes the crown this year, but who came runner up?
Roland’s TR-8S and TR-6S drum machines get CR-78 and 808 bass instrument sounds added for free
By Ben Rogerson published
These already excellent beatmaking boxes just got even better
Dubreq launches pocket-sized drum machine Stylophone BEAT
By Matt Mullen published
This retro-inspired beatmaker sports the same stylus-based interface as Dubreq's flagship Stylophone instrument
The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend
By Si Truss, MusicRadar, Ben Rogerson published
Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more
What the funk is John Carroll Kirby using to drop a beat in this live performance of new single Oropendola?
By Matt Mullen published
Hint: it's the first commercially released drum machine...
The Oberheim DMX drum machine is set to ride again as Behringer wheels out its BMX “homage”
By Ben Rogerson published
An emulation of the ‘Blue Monday drum machine’ is on the way, but you can’t place a new order just yet
Teenage Engineering and Love Hultèn’s CHD-4 ‘heartbeat drum machine’ has a very special purpose
By Ben Rogerson published
It’s one of a kind in every conceivable way
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