If you are music crazy person who loves loud music, then you probably must have come across the term drum machine. So what exactly is it? It is basically an electronic machine which is designed to imitate the sounds of different types of drums and percussions. The best drum machines can help you create a truly rocking atmosphere through a wide variety of beats. The machines are quite useful for all kinds of genres of music. These machines are particularly useful when you don’t have drummers to play along with the band. Drum machines have the ability to reproduce original sounds with precision. They are widely used by musicians around the world for musical concerts.
The machines were earlier referred to as rhythm machines. They came into being in the late1960s and were used to accompany organists. Rhythm Race was the first commercially successful drum machine which was manufactured by a company called Ace Tone. These so called rhythm machines used analog sound system. This resulted in poor quality of sounds as these machines were not able to imitate drum sounds perfectly. However, the latest drum machines make use of digital sampling in order to produce or generate sounds.
The best drum machines are equipped with different features. They have specific percussion sound modules which can be produced through pickups, MIDI or trigger pads. The machines can be programmed based on the user’s needs. Tempo, effects, boost, volume control, individual drum sounds, storage locations, etc. are some of features provided in such machines.
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