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- The first fully electronic drum machine was developed by Raymond Scott in the 1950s, which used vacuum tubes to generate sounds. In the 1960s and 1970s, drum machines became more widely available and affordable, leading to their increased use in popular music.
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Dec 19, 2023 · This article highlights influential drum machines throughout the 1900s, from the early Wurlitzer Sideman to virtual drum machines in modern digital audio workstations (DAWs), emphasizing the transition from analog to digital technology in music.
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In 1972, EKO released the ComputeRhythm, one of the – if not ‘the’ – first fully programmable drum machines. The device had a matrix of push buttons arranged in a 16×6 grid with which patterns could be programmed and this set the template for drum machines and pattern sequencers for decades to come. ComputeRhythm also used a conventional analogue s...
When it first hit the shelves in 1980, the Roland TR-808 wasn’t warmly received. Its ability to store user-programmed patterns and sequence these into full songs was great, but the sound was considered to be okay at best – almost entirely, but not completely, unlike a real drum kit. The analogue 808 had landed in a world that was rapidly turning di...
At the same time as the 808 and 909 were enjoying their belated popularity, sample-based drum machines that used preloaded drum sounds were growing in number and sophistication. As already mentioned, this breed of drum machine was spearheaded by the Linn LM-1, released in the same year as the 808. Designer Roger Linn soon followed this in 1982 with...
Jun 14, 2023 · From 13th-century Iraq to the birth of Akai’s MPC to the mythology of the 808, Sweetwater is looking at a history of drum machines and automated rhythm.
The first electronic drum was created in the early 1970s by Graeme Edge, drummer of The Moody Blues, in collaboration with Sussex University Professor Brian Groves. The device was used in the song "Procession" from the 1971 album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. [1]
Aug 22, 2022 · The First True Electronic Drums: Pollard’s Syndrums. In the early 1970s, Graeme Edge (drummer of The Moody Blues) teamed up with Sussex University professor, Brian Groves to create the first fully electronic drum. It had a rubber control panel, touch-sensitive triggers, and hundreds of transistors.
Jan 25, 2019 · Some claim this decade to be the electronic drum’s prime years, and definitely the e-drumming second-wave or a silver-age of sorts. In 1980, Roger Linn’s LM-1 Drum Computer was unleashed on the world. This was the first drum machine in history to use acoustic drum samples to create the on-board drum sounds.
Sep 20, 2022 · Drum machine invention started nearly 100 years ago, before heading to its heyday and the current renaissance. We track its progress. (Image credit: Roland) The Rhythmicon, invented and developed by Leon Theremin and Henry Cowell in 1930 is considered to be the world’s first drum machine.
