It’s not just a device for looping stored audio, though. There’s also a drum machine built in which can record and loop beats with varying sounds and pitches, as well as a sample slicer and a ...

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 ...

The sequencer on the 808, a row of 16 color-coded buttons, offered artists a way to store beats they programmed. Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name ...

After seeing how Mike Campbell's input revitalised Don Henley, Bob Dylan fancied a slice of the action, but was thwarted by a ...

Robin's drum machine and organ set-up is pretty analogous to today's ... and enabled users - for the first time ever - to combine these preset beats and solo or remove certain drum elements. According ...

According to Dolmayan, his approach to drumming was far from impulsive. Instead of going with his first instinct, he intentionally discarded initial ideas, believing that if they came too easily, they ...

Robin's drum machine and organ set-up is pretty analogous ... and enabled users - for the first time ever - to combine these preset beats and solo or remove certain drum elements.