So why on earth would we advocate using a hardware drum machine? As is the case with hardware synths, there’s something very unique and creative about working with a self-contained machine.

Contemporary drum machines are considerably more advanced than their ‘80s predecessors in many ways, but nowhere more so than when it comes to sync and connectivity. While old-school drum ...

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 ...

You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

More about drum machines Arturia's limited-edition DrumBrute Impact 1984 gives its analogue drum machine an '80s facelift Behringer releases RD-78, a $199 Roland CR-78 clone that promises to "bring ...