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...
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...
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...
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...
Unlike the pioneer of the series (Drum Station), the updated version of Drum station V2 released in 1997 got a different housing, though it also acts as a clone of classic drum machines TR-808 and 909. The instrument recreated sounds with stunning...
Drum Machine BOSS DR-202 Dr. Groove was released in 2000. Like the rest of the "DR" series, the rhythm machine has very portable dimensions. It includes 207 types of drums and 49 basses, regrouped into 128 sets to create music in styles: hip-hop,...
The Roland TR-8S is a drum machine and synthesizer that combines the classic sound and design of the TR-808 and TR-909 with modern features and capabilities. It features a large selection of sounds, a powerful sequencer, and a variety of effects and...
