The term ’drum machine’ can mean a multitude of things in 2023, encompassing everything from emulations of vintage beatboxes and new devices inspired by them, to full-on multichannel groove production ...

Haig Beylerian, a musician and UX consultant, is wearing a helmet as he approaches the drum machine, because there’s no telling what will happen when you tap a drone to make a beat. The ...

In 2018 Roland introduced the TR-8S drum machine and instantly won the heart of my colleague Roberto Baldwin. Then, last year it resurrected its MC line of grooveboxes, and launched the portable, ...

A fancy new iPhone’s as good a reason as any to bring a big upgrade to Apple’s free music production service, GarageBand. The iOS version of the app is getting a slew of updates for 2.3, starting with ...

A multipurpose digital music tool that promises to be 'any instrument you want it to be' has hit its Kickstarter funding goal in just over five hours. The Artiphon Instrument 1 can be played like a ...

What now nearly obsolete electronic instrument do songs by Michael Jackson, Prince, Run DMC and Blondie have in common? Each tune uses a drum machine to help drive the beat. The analog boxes were a ...

Last week, Mixmag reported that electronic music icon Moby plans to sell 200 of his drum machines from his own private collection for charity via the online marketplace, Reverb.com. 100 per cent of ...

Erica Synths has released a brand new drum machine capable of producing sounds familiar to analogue synths and drone instruments, the PĒRKONS HD-01. The new machine comes in at a price of €1,650 ...

If you have tried and failed to play everything from the violin to the drums and your attic is a graveyard of neglected instruments, a new gadget may be for you. ‘Instrument 1’ claims to be one ...