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 ...

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

A drum machine can play back drum sounds in patterns. It means you can have a drum beat without a dummer and drum-kit. It also makes it easy to produce steady repetitive beats and has been key to ...

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 ...

It's this song that is regarded by many as the first popular song to include a drum machine in its mix. While Gibb’s haunting, string-soaked ballad is a gorgeous slice of dreamy 1960s pop in its own ...

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.