As we continue crowning MusicRadar's Gear of the Year, today we turn our attention to drum machines and grooveboxes, spotlighting four beat-focused rhythm generators that tinkled our collective hi ...
The drum machine is a pivotal part of genres across the board in modern music, but it took a while to get right. This was the first one made.
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.
Best of 2023: The Roland TR-909 drum machine, like other pieces of now iconic Roland gear, was not embraced by the masses when it came out. It received mixed reviews, and like the TB-303 before it ...
Though it comprises samplers, drum machines, MIDI controllers and sequencers in addition to hardware synths ... with the widest cultural impact - but they were nowhere near the top of the sales charts ...
Cubase 14 also sees the introduction of an entirely new track type: the Drum Track. Here you'll find a new Drum Machine, a hybrid of drum sampler and percussion synth that enables you to design custom ...