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MusicRadar’s best drum machines and samplers of 2020

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
Akai MPC One

Their list featured the likes of Akai, Maschine, and Behringer.

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808: A Documentary On “The Heart Of The Beat That Changed Music”

December 12, 2016August 23, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

808: The Music features music from Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and 808 State. For one of the most influential pieces of technology in music, there is now a documentary. 808: The Music is a film collaboration between You Know Studios and Atlantic Films with narration from Zane Lowe and commentary from the likes of Questlove, …

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Leftover Links #16: Synths, Samples and Drum Machines

April 9, 2014December 10, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
leftover links

It’s Leftover Links time and we’re looking into the wonderful world of synths, samples and drum machines thanks to articles from HipHopDX, RBMA and The Guardian.

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Hip Hop

Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession

November 30, 2013August 23, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

Joe Mansfield’s book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession is a must have for any drum machine connoisseurs. Are you on the lookout for a new book to adorn your coffee table? Well, drum machine geek Joe Mansfield has written a 200-page photo book (photos by Gary Land) dedicated to some of the most influential machines …

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VIDEO: E-mu Drumulator Vintage Drum Machine (1983)

May 28, 2013August 23, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

For the Akai/Maschine users out there, here’s a demo of the E-mu Drumulator, a vintage drum machine from 1983. With all the buttons, knobs and features you can get with the latest samplers, some of the older producers will remember the days when you had to make do with a few buttons and up to …

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Drum Machine App “DM1” Goes To Mac OSX

April 8, 2013August 23, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

If you own a Mac and the DM1 drum machine app on iOS, you’re in for a treat. Last year, Parisian developers Fingerlab put together a wonderful app called DM1, an all-in-one drum machine originally for iOS. The features included 86 produced drum kits, mastered at in-house Fingerlab Sound Studios, a multi-touch matrix step sequencer, …

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