Music Maker Workshops’ seventh annual drum competition last month provided what the organizer called “an electrifying ...

Electronic music might have spawned countless sub-genres, but they all still orbit one firm foundational element - the drum machine. But, as with our recent look at the first band to use a synth ...

Cymbal-maker Zildjian has entered the electronic drum kit space, while Noble & Cooley is the oldest drum maker in the U.S. After 400 years as the world’s leading manufacturer of cymbals ...

KR-55C is a software version of Korg's "Rhythm 55" KR-55A and KR-55B, heard on Jackson's 1982 hit Steppin' Out ...

C, from Cherry Audio, a software reincarnation of the Korg KR-55 (aka Rhythm 55), originally released in 1979. Adopting all ...

Exploring the origins of the Roland 808 drum machine, which completely revolutionised the world of electronic and dance music after its release in the 1980s.

All four members are self-taught guitar and bass players, with Shackelford also taking on the role of lead vocals, but they keep the beat of their melodies with the help of a drum machine on a laptop.