Let’s be honest, in 2024 the easiest and most flexible approach to beat-making is in-the-box ... What’s more, there’s an inherent physicality to rhythmic creativity, and a good drum machine lets us ...

And it’s not only software beat tools that have become ... want to create unusual sounds from drums, a good thing to reach for is your drum machine’s transpose knob. Tune a hi-hat down by ...

Programming drum machines often leaves you with every beat sounding identical because the velocity is ... to EQ further down the line when other instruments are mixed. This is a good time to try other ...

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 ...

But flip through Beat Box (out December 3), and you ... the beat's the same/ now there's a thing called the drum machine/ you don't need good rhythm to sound real mean.” ...

We've seen drum ... good, especially for messing around in your cubicle at work. Jackson also laid out some directions for folks who aren't as familiar with how the 808 or other drum machines ...

Retailing around $5,000, the MPC60 was a drum machine and sampler that also integrated ... then immediately hear a variety of good beats with good human feel.” The pads and the layout of the ...

Now Dubreq is aiming to do the same for beat makers with a portable drum machine. More than half a century ago, parents everywhere instantly regretted treating youngsters to a boxy battery-powered ...

The programmable drum machine was heavily used by pioneers like ... After a few hours, if you want more than just a flat-four beat and pre-recorded bass line, you crack open the manual and start ...