Combining real analog circuits with digital synthesis and sampling makes the TR-1000 powerful but overwhelming.

Let’s be honest, in 2024 the easiest and most flexible approach to beat-making is in-the-box. DAW tools such as Logic’s Drum Machine Designer, Ableton’s Drum Racks or the similar beat making tools in ...

The term ’drum machine’ can mean a multitude of things in 2023, encompassing everything from emulations of vintage beatboxes and new devices inspired by them, to full-on multichannel groove production ...

Haig Beylerian, a musician and UX consultant, is wearing a helmet as he approaches the drum machine, because there’s no telling what will happen when you tap a drone to make a beat. The ...

Earlier this year 1010music released the Lemondrop and Fireball, two surprisingly full-featured synths in unbelievably tiny packages. The company’s Nanobox lineup covers a lot of ground between those ...

A multipurpose digital music tool that promises to be 'any instrument you want it to be' has hit its Kickstarter funding goal in just over five hours. The Artiphon Instrument 1 can be played like a ...

If you know the history of drum machines, the first thing you want to do with the TR-8S is load up the 808 kick drum. It's a deep, satisfying boom that's been an important part of everything from ...

It is one of the recognisable musical instruments ever made, having featured on songs by everyone from Marvin Gaye to Duran Duran. It is even credited by many as spawning electronic dance music.