If you love the sound of an analog drum machine, but don’t want to splash-out on vintage hardware, here’s our pick of the ...

Despite low-quality sample rates, vintage digital drum machines remain a production constant. We hook-up three of the best, ...

Joe Mansfield really likes drum machines. The record producer and founder of hip-hop reissue label Get On Down has amassed a collection of about 150 of them, 75 of which are on display in his ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A drum machine emulates the sounds made by any and all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roland. As we continue crowning MusicRadar's Gear of the Year, today we turn our attention to drum machines and grooveboxes, ...

Boston DJ/producer/drum machine connoisseur Joe Mansfield owns nearly 150 beat boxes but he still hasn’t landed his Holy Grail collectible: The ComputeRhythm. Joe Mansfield “You could store your beats ...

About 10 years ago, a disgruntled pianist in Los Angeles named John Wood began a popular bumper sticker campaign with the slogan, "Drum Machines Have No Soul." Not everyone was convinced, including ...

This 1967 drum machine was outfitted with two foot pedals—one for the kick, one for the hi-hat—and ten tap buttons to trigger stuff like crash cymbal, brush cymbal, drum roll, and castanets. The ...

The TR-808 is the Fender Stratocaster of electronic music. The programmable drum machine was heavily used by pioneers like Afrika Bambaataa, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, and Derrick May, and its ...