It’s almost impossible to imagine the modern musical landscape without the distinctive sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. When the Japanese electronics company Roland started releasing the 808 ...
Five rock songs that were made better by drum machines, with iconic entries by New Order, Phil Collins, Yes, Billy Idol, and ...
Hexdrums is an impressive percussion machine with raw analogue weight and manual control. Although not without some quirks, its hands-on X0X sequencer and voice routing make it a powerful, fun tool ...
Back in the late 1960s, creating music anywhere was made much easier with a now iconic toy-like pocket synth called the Stylophone. Now Dubreq is aiming to do the same for beat makers with a portable ...
FlyLo weighs in on Suno and talks us through the making of BIG MAMA, a chaotic speedrun of an EP that zooms through chiptune, ...
In 2000, George spoke to Billboard about The Beatles’ reissue of Yellow Submarine. Billboard said, “Your old band has got the No. 1 album around the world.” George said it was great because it wasn’t ...
Why do producers keep choosing analog drum synths over digital alternatives, even when technology has advanced so dramatically? The answer lies in subtle circuit behaviors that create warmth and punch ...
The early drum machines were too expensive for most musicians. But a device that turned acoustic drum samples into something more powerful became a signature sound on classic recordings by Michael ...
A film 12 years in the making, capturing a Detroit music story that took root more than four decades ago, got its long-awaited hometown premiere Thursday night. The screening of “God Said Give ‘Em ...
This year’s NAMM trade show has opened up its doors, so that means there will be a wealth of new musical doodads to lust over. Case in point? Polyend just dropped a hybrid device that combines the ...
Motown has become a household name and people are familiar with the phrase “Detroit Rock City.” But what fewer people know is that black Detroit artists helped to birth a billion dollar dance music ...
Moby is selling nearly 200 analog drum machines from his personal collection to raise money for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The sale starts next Thursday, October 11th, on ...
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