For many, drum machines are encapsulated by the big, booming sound of an 808 kick drum or the snappy whipcrack of a 909 snare. Resurrected by hip-hop and dance musicians, those classics reshaped our ...

A sputtering block of wood and metal, the CR-78 was the first drum machine to make the big time When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

It's always good to see companies delivering updates and new features to devices long after they've launched. And Roland's TR-8S and TR-6S were already pretty capable to begin with. But with the ...

Mac DeMarco did episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's #PlayAtHome series. With help from Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste and a vintage Roland CompuRhythm drum machine, Mac sang jazzy torch ...