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Best drum machines 2025: for every style and budget
By Si Truss last updated
From drum synths to samplers - expert advice on the best beat makers from Roland, Elektron, Teenage Engineering and more

Roland designer Atsushi Hoshiai reveals the origin of the TR-909's sounds
By Matt Mullen published
"Mr. 909" reveals the story behind the legendary drum machine's hi-hats and cymbals in an interview with Attack Magazine

6 ways to process your drum machine
By Si Truss published
Whether analogue, digital or sampled, drum machine sounds often benefit from a touch of polish. Here are 6 go-to effects…

Get to know your drum machine's sequencer
By Si Truss published
Your machine’s features explained, and how you can make the most of them

MPC Stems goes standalone, bringing on-device stem separation to the MPC One, Live, X and more
By Matt Mullen published
MPC owners can now split samples up into four layers of stems using tech from Zplane

“A retro-contemporary beats machine of the highest detail and calibre”: Cherry Audio CR-78 review
By Roland Schmidt published
The drum machine with one foot in the past makes a welcome return to the future. We show the CR-78 a glimpse of 2024

"Making electronic music technology more accessible": Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin's Bullfrog Drums is an educational drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-909
By Matt Mullen published
This seven-voice sample-based drum machine is designed to be paired with the other instruments in Erica Synth's educational "ecosystem", Bullfrog and Bullfrog XL

“Sometimes all the track needs is one synth”: Can Behringer's Syncussion SY-1 do it all?
By Ben Rogerson published
A Eurorack-friendly version of the 1979 analogue original
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