And it’s not only software beat tools that have become ... Extend a short drum hit’s tail Many drum machines and samplers ...

The sequencer on the 808, a row of 16 color-coded buttons, offered artists a way to store beats they programmed. Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name ...

Electronic music might have spawned countless sub-genres, but they all still orbit one firm foundational element - the drum machine. But ... the underpinning of the FR-1's steady pulsing beat adds a ...