The release of the hybrid drum machine Elektron Analog RYTM took place in 2014. Its clue feature is the 8-voice analog core (with digital envelopes, LFO, noise generator), which is often absent in most drum machines today. It has 12 velocity sensitive...
Legendary designers of electronic instruments Dave Smith and Roger Linn teamed up to create a drum machine called Tempest – quite a loud name today. In the process, both enthusiasts of synth making had separate responsibilities: Linn was busy with a...
Roland TR-626 became one of the very first full-digital drum machines which are based on compressed PCM samples – it also the latest unit of the famous TR series. It is an updated digital version of the classic TR-606 and TR-505. The design is very...
If TR-808 was the "rhythm" godfather of hip-hop and electro music, then TR-909 meant the same for techno and house music. TR-909 was released 3 years after its predecessor, which offers an partially analog and kind of a hybrid sound generation. After a...
The budget digital drum machine Roland TR-505 was released in 1986. It is a simplified version of the classic TR-626. The interface has a monochrome display, 15 buttons for pattern settings, 2 knobs for volume and tempo change, and 16 pads with different...