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A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns. Drum machines may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments, or produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. A drum machine often has pre-programmed beats and patterns for popular genres and styles, such as pop ...
The album contained the 1972 hits "Crazy Mama" (#22 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only Top 40 hit [7]) and "After Midnight" (#42) as well as turntable hits "Bringing it Back" (recorded by Kansas for their first album), "Call Me the Breeze" (later recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd), and "Clyde" (later recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and a 1980 country hit for Waylon Jennings).
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 808, is a drum machine manufactured by Roland Corporation between 1980 and 1983. It was one of the first drum machines to allow users to program rhythms instead of using preset patterns. Unlike its nearest competitor at the time, the more expensive Linn LM-1, the 808 generates sounds ...
Studio as compositional tool. Turntablism. Hip hop. Sound system. Video game music. v. t. e. This is a list of electronic music genres, consisting of genres of electronic music, primarily created with electronic musical instruments or electronic music technology.
Korg iElectribe – A touch screen version of the KORG Electribe made for Apple's iPad. Korg microKEY – A compact midi controller [ 48 ] featuring the same keys used on the microKORG XL. Korg AW2U – A dedicated clip on ukulele tuner. Korg MR-2 – High resolution mobile recorder. Successor to the MR-1 portable recorder.
MIDI (/ ˈmɪdi /; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music.
The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, commonly known as the 909, is a drum machineintroduced by Roland Corporationin 1983, succeeding the TR-808. It was the first Roland drum machine to use samplesfor some sounds, and the first with MIDIfunctionality, allowing it to synchronize with other devices. Though a commercial failure, it influenced the ...
MIDI, SMPTE [ 5 ][ 6 ] original E-mu SP-1200 (1987) The E-mu SP-1200 is a sampling drum machine designed by Dave Rossum and released in August 1987 by E-mu Systems. Like its predecessor, the SP-12, it was designed as a drum machine featuring user sampling. The distinctive character of its sound, often described as "warm," "dirty," and "gritty ...