the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since. Hackers have been building their own versions of this vintage device ...

With a fresh lick of paint, DrumBrute Impact 1984 looks undeniably fetching with its orange-accented off-white stylings, but ...

His quest was to create a unique drum machine, inspired by a Soviet auto ... Looks like [Look Mum] is using a step-by-step module from the old phone system. Dial-a-beat!

Contemporary drum machines are considerably more advanced than their ‘80s predecessors in many ways, but nowhere more so than when it comes to sync and connectivity. While old-school drum ...

More about drum machines Arturia's limited-edition DrumBrute Impact 1984 gives its analogue drum machine an '80s facelift Behringer releases RD-78, a $199 Roland CR-78 clone that promises to "bring ...

All in all, DrumBrute Impact was - and is - a stellar drum machine for $299, and the new vintage-inspired aesthetic is miles easier on the eye than the original's gloomy dark blue. We're on board. I'm ...