If you love the sound of an analog drum machine, but don’t want to splash-out on vintage hardware, here’s our pick of the ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A drum machine emulates the sounds made by any and all ...

In the 80s, Roland drum machines were at the epicenter of hip hop, house, techno, acid house and other music genres. The 808, 909, 707, and 606 helped create the beats of some of your favorite songs.

If you know the history of drum machines, the first thing you want to do with the TR-8S is load up the 808 kick drum. It's a deep, satisfying boom that's been an important part of everything from ...

Hexdrums is an impressive percussion machine with raw analogue weight and manual control. Although not without some quirks, its hands-on X0X sequencer and voice routing make it a powerful, fun tool ...

You move wooden tokens around a grid to build your beats. You move wooden tokens around a grid to build your beats. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and ...

Here’s Pure Acid with a fetching gold makeover. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Pure Acid is a bass synthesizer and drum machine app for the iPad, and it might just be the best drum machine app ever ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. But, in typical Roland fashion, the company didn’t just re-create some iconic ...

Boston DJ/producer/drum machine connoisseur Joe Mansfield owns nearly 150 beat boxes but he still hasn’t landed his Holy Grail collectible: The ComputeRhythm. Joe Mansfield “You could store your beats ...

Our hacker [Moritz Klein] shows us how to make a minimalist analog drum machine. If you want the gory details check out the video embedded below and there is a first class write-up available as a 78 ...