The E-mu Systems SP-12 is a classic drum machine from the late 1980s. It was one of the first drum machines to feature sampling capabilities, allowing users to create their own drum sounds. It was also the first drum machine to feature a built-in...
Studio 440 is a further development of the idea first implemented in Prophet 2000. The wide possibilities allow Studio 440 to remain a relevant instrument today, with only a few limitations: a small amount of built-in memory (512 KB) and low resolution...
The legendary LM-1 Drum Computer by Roger Linn became the first digital drum machine capable of reproducing samples of real drums. Its excellent sound helped to revise and change the music of the 80's. The LM-1 is the first digital drum machine to...
The Arturia DrumBrute Impact is an analog drum machine and sequencer designed for modern electronic music production. It features 8 drum voices with individual outputs, a 64-step sequencer, and a range of effects. It also includes a built-in arpeggiator and a performance mode for live jamming.
DrumBrute is a drum synthesizer with a fully analog audio path. This machine is designed to give the musician a deep and versatile setting of 17 drum and percussion instruments. The instrument has an intuitive sequencer with the ability of step recording...
The Cyclone Analogic Drum Drone TT-606 is a drum machine and synthesizer designed to produce a wide range of sounds. It features a built-in sequencer, a variety of analog drum sounds, and a unique “drone” mode that allows you to create complex rhythmic...
LinnDrum, or LM-2, went into production in 1982. LM-2 is an updated version of the LM-1, with added crash samples and cymbal rides. Unlike Roland TR series, the drum machine used 28-35 kHz samples of real acoustic drums. Thus, LinnDrum appeared to be a...
Vermona DRM-1 MK2 drum synthesizer was released in 2001. 5U device is designed to be placed in a rack. The device doesn’t have a built-in sequencer, and instead, the sounds respond via MIDI input/thru or gate signals. Thus, the module requires to be...
For many, drum machines were those boxes stuffed with "rattling", "booming" kick sounds from TR-808, or thick TR-909 snares. They were very popular in hip-hop and dance music, and completely changed our perception of drum machine sounds. But before all...
Drum Station released in 1996 became the first drum synth clone of the legendary drum machines TR-808 and 909. The instrument recreated the sounds with stunning realism thanks to analog modeling (kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, cymbals). In addition, it...
