Our latest free sample pack is a collection of glitched-out and experimental drum loops: 345 of them, to be exact, across nine different tempos. The beats are on the whole, dense and twitchy (triplets ...

The term ’drum machine’ can mean a multitude of things in 2023, encompassing everything from emulations of vintage beatboxes and new devices inspired by them, to full-on multichannel groove production ...

With a few notable exceptions, the fine art of tabletop tapping has been a purely non-digital experience for most people. Now, iDevice users can turn their rhythmic creations into real-time drum ...

Austin-based sample specialists SympleSound have created a set of free drum samples in honour of Prince. Paying tribute to The Purple One, SympleSound has created PurpleDrums, a custom set of samples ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Air Music Technology have a respected history as the makers of the Loom II, and Vacuum Pro ...

Replay: The legendary Linn LM-1 drum machine came out in 1980 and only 525 were ever made. What makes this long discontinued drum machine so unique that top producers and engineers are still using it ...

Drum kits used to be key to any serious band, however, these days, much of our music is created on computer or using a drum machine instead. [spanceac] has built a simple example of the latter, using ...

Previously dismissed as toys, drum machines soon had sticksmen running scared after the arrival of these two credible, powerful instruments in the early 80s What are they? The first drum machines to ...

In the introduction to this series, I remarked that the new Holy Grails of pop iconography (the up-side-down Stratocaster of Jimi Hendrix; the circular array of Neil Peart’s drum-set) are increasingly ...

I’m going to ask you a question about today’s hits. More specifically, today’s drum hits: when it comes to the popular music of our era, how many songs feature real, acoustic drums—of the kind played ...