An electronic device containing a sequencer that can be programmed to arrange and alter digitally stored drum sounds. a piece of electronic equipment that makes patterns of sounds like drum music
an electronic device, usually controllable via MIDI commands, that contains samples of acoustic drum sounds Used to create percussion parts and patterns
digital device that has a built-in sequencer to play internal percussion sounds and patterns
An electronic instrument that is preprogrammed with rhythmic patterns and corresponding synthesised percussion sounds
An electronic device that can record and play back rhythm patterns With advances in sampling technology, the sounds that drum machines make can be quite convincing, and with the improvements in microprocessors, a programmer can include more nuance and "feel" in the patterns As a result, a well-programmed drum machine can sometimes create quite human rhythm patterns Interestingly, many use drum machines to sound intentionally unnatural and machine-like In ambient, techno and other dance music, the most sought-after drum sounds come from older, less natural-sounding machines, like the Roland 808, and the grooves are often far too fast or dense for a human drummer to perform