Long before drum machines played samples from an SD card or EPROM, drum sounds were analog – just filtered waveforms and noise. To the modern eye, these are very primitive machines, but for [Andrew], ...

Even the most inexpensive drum machines still tend to be not-so-trivial purchases, but you may have an easier time rationalizing this one. Rhythmo has started a crowdfunding campaign for the Beatbox, ...

Using samples can bring a convincing level of realism to drum sounds when creating digital music, but the real deal would be even better. You could build yourself a code-controlled Stickboy robotic ...

Long before drum machines played samples from an SD card or EPROM, drum sounds were analog – just filtered waveforms and noise. To the modern eye, these are very primitive machines, but for [Andrew], ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Turning household objects into musical instruments isn’t exactly a novel idea — at one point or ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The WM-1 is a two-plug device that offers MIDI I/O on standard 5-pin ports. Plug this into your ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A Kickstarter project called Oddball aims to put a new spin on making music. Comprised of a ball about the size ...

Analogue and digital drum sounds cross paths with an expanded ‘logue Multi-Engine When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s been a ...

Way back in January 2021, at the NAMM trade expo, Korg offered a brief sneak preview of a powerful new analog/digital drum machine, and then all went quiet. Now the "three-fold hybrid" Drumlogue has ...

Back in March, Akai Professional released an iPad app that aims to emulate its classic MPC drum machine. Akai is perhaps best known for the MPC— a series of physical drum machine/midi ...