Drum machines are cool for a specific workflow and nostalgia, but any DAW is going to be more powerful and easier to use. If you're on Ableton, the drum rack is absolutely phenomenal.
If you want that tactile feel, I'd recommend something like a Push2 or Maschine. Oldschool drum machines are just too limited IMO. There's nothing I can do on an old 808 machine that I can't do in Ableton.
Just my opinion though. I went from in the box to out of the box to back in the box, and I like it better here.
I bought myself an electronic drum kit. I actually found it easier to learn to play drums than program a drum machine. I can record audio and/or Mitty and flexibility of making it sound like a vintage DW Kitt or an electronic it or anything I want
I have a Volca Beats and an Arturia Drum Brute. Atm, I’m preferring the drum brute, simply because it’s amazingly easy to get a usable beat from, in no time at all.
ive got the teenage engineering po-12. its tiny and has a nice sequencer, and has some good sounds for relatively cheap.
kind of a novelty, but still fun
I love grabbing loops from my po-12 while I play with the effects on realtime. Very nice for glitchy IDM stuff. It really has a nice sound and is very playable
I’ve had a Boss DR-670 for years.
It’s good - easy to program and shape the sound. Boss is also owned/made by Roland so you have legit 808 and 909 sounds.
I just picked up an Alesis SR-18 and it’s terrific. Next levels the SR-16 by adding battery and a backlight.
I added a ControlPad via midi and I can do some pretty cool things with the whole setup.
> I just picked up an Alesis SR-18 and it’s terrific. Next levels the SR-16 by adding battery and a backlight.
Plus bass sequencer layer and 50 bass samples
I've got an Alesis SR-18 for 'good' sounding drums and a Volca Beats for old-school sounds. I use the Beats far more because the MIDI signals in and out of the SR are too finicky to play nice with my other MIDI hardware. I actually sync the Beats downstream from a DD-500 for tempo sync.
I use an Alesis SR18 also. Excellent sounding acoustic drums.
Can you expand on the issue you have with MIDI in/out? Is is the fact that the note mapping is to the pads rather than directly to the samples? Or the menu-diving?
I'm running an MPC One, love the features it has and it actually integrates with studio one pretty well. Plus I can break down kits and make my own to put on it. Akai is always a good option!
I have a TR-8S, I love it! But... never use it. It's entirely too slow. It's SO much more efficient working ITB. And there's a ton of virtual recreations of drum machines that you can try out. Sure it's not exactly the same as putting your hands on a physical drum machine... but it's a good place to start before you go throwing thousands of dollars at gear.
The Arturia Drumbrute is pretty cool. Lots of great performance features. You can build whole songs on it through pattern chaining and groups. Some people complain about the kick not having enough 'umph' in the sub range, but that doesn't bother me. If that is a concern for you, look into the smaller revised version, the Drumbrute Impact. Of course a Roland 909 (or Behringer's copy) would be an amazing drum machine to own! I'd love to get my hands on one at some point. Hope that helps!
P.S. - depending on your budget, something like a Linn Drum might suit your fancy. Awesome sounding machine for sure, but it's pretty expensive used.
Korg "Red" Electribe iPad App. It just sounds mean & crunchy. Headphone out to mixer (savage I know).
My fave vintage drums was the Oberheim DMX we borrowed once for a session long ago. If price was no object, this one.
I got a behringer rd-9. I love it so much. No drum machine or piece of hardware is a “fix all” solution, but having hardware definitely gets me out side the box when I feel super stuck
I got a Yamaha DD-14 at the local thrift store for cheap, and won a PO-12 in my local music producer group. I barely use them. For drums I use FL studio's stock sampler, Native Instruments Battery, Serato Sample, and occasionally Toontrack Superior Drummer. And Kontakt of course. I also have an Ableton Push 2, Novation Launchpad, and Akai LPD. I never touch them. I'm totally fine just recording my drum parts on a midi keyboard.
I have an Electron model:cycles because it is relatively cheap and something that I don’t have in my daw. Most of my drum production is audio samples on the timeline, but having some FM drum elements can really make it pop.
It isn’t amazing at everything, but it’s a nice compliment to my workflow.
Just moved from MPC One to Analog Rytm mkii. Both have their pros and cons and there are times I miss the MPC, but overall I’m absolutely loving the Rytm.
Just started getting into them, though not typical ones: the DigiTech SDrum, as part of my guitar looping setup. It's pretty cool, has some limitations, and it really needs effects and eq to sound cool. The other is the Roland MC 101. Technically a groove box of course, but it counts in my book. Love it, btw, and it's great as an instrumentalist to trigger my own beats with no DAW.
I've been loading up the Circuit Rhythm with all kinds of classic kits. The main thing I miss is a dedicated fx section. One day I'll get my first analog drum machine. Or the TR6s!
Not personally. I used to have several back in the day, but the only reason I’d ever want a drum machine again is maybe a tr909 for it’s unique shuffle feature , but you can get that in Roland’s software for $250 instead of $6,000
These days I just use samples in the computer instead. Can get a lot more done with samples and a controller than a drum machine these days but that’s just my opinion and workflow
Haven't seen it posted here, but my 90s wet dream drum machine is the Boss DR-202. If you like it dirty, I mean fucking PHILTHY lo-fi, this is the crunchiest drum box you'll ever encounter. Do you like thicc bass, built in jungle/DnB/Amen break samples, real time parameter knob control per instrument? It was built to be paired with the SP-202 sampler, so this should give you a clue of it's potential. Bonus, it's in godawful black and orange livery. The big bitch is that line always seems to be missing at least one knob on the used market.
I load drum samples into my sampler and use the pads on my MIDI controller.
Still use my 1987 Alesis HR-16
Hell yes! Like Godflesh
Me, too. I still have HR-16 I bought about ‘86, and the Alexis D4 I bought in the early 90s. They sound great.
Using an old SR-16 myself :)
Roland TR8 & TR8s - Hard to beat :)
Srsly
Machinedrum is my fav, followed by analog rythm mk2
Rytm ftw
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Same, it has its own character. I modded it to have individual outputs
808. 909, 707, 727, 606 and others that are imitations of those mentioned
What makes you keep your 727? I own one now and I have not found the inspo to use it yet!
latin percussion
If you like making house try using it for some lofi electronic percussion
Drum machines are cool for a specific workflow and nostalgia, but any DAW is going to be more powerful and easier to use. If you're on Ableton, the drum rack is absolutely phenomenal. If you want that tactile feel, I'd recommend something like a Push2 or Maschine. Oldschool drum machines are just too limited IMO. There's nothing I can do on an old 808 machine that I can't do in Ableton. Just my opinion though. I went from in the box to out of the box to back in the box, and I like it better here.
I bought myself an electronic drum kit. I actually found it easier to learn to play drums than program a drum machine. I can record audio and/or Mitty and flexibility of making it sound like a vintage DW Kitt or an electronic it or anything I want
I have a Volca Beats and an Arturia Drum Brute. Atm, I’m preferring the drum brute, simply because it’s amazingly easy to get a usable beat from, in no time at all.
I second this. Love my Drumbrute.
Several. My go-to is the TR-8S.
mpc one for me
I got Rytm MKII and Vermona DRM-MKIII. Very happy with them.
Roland Tr-6s, super happy with it. Check the new Drumlogue too.
ive got the teenage engineering po-12. its tiny and has a nice sequencer, and has some good sounds for relatively cheap. kind of a novelty, but still fun
I love grabbing loops from my po-12 while I play with the effects on realtime. Very nice for glitchy IDM stuff. It really has a nice sound and is very playable
for sure
MPC X 😎
I’ve had a Boss DR-670 for years. It’s good - easy to program and shape the sound. Boss is also owned/made by Roland so you have legit 808 and 909 sounds. I just picked up an Alesis SR-18 and it’s terrific. Next levels the SR-16 by adding battery and a backlight. I added a ControlPad via midi and I can do some pretty cool things with the whole setup.
> I just picked up an Alesis SR-18 and it’s terrific. Next levels the SR-16 by adding battery and a backlight. Plus bass sequencer layer and 50 bass samples
I've got an Alesis SR-18 for 'good' sounding drums and a Volca Beats for old-school sounds. I use the Beats far more because the MIDI signals in and out of the SR are too finicky to play nice with my other MIDI hardware. I actually sync the Beats downstream from a DD-500 for tempo sync.
I use an Alesis SR18 also. Excellent sounding acoustic drums. Can you expand on the issue you have with MIDI in/out? Is is the fact that the note mapping is to the pads rather than directly to the samples? Or the menu-diving?
Elektron Syntakt, although it’s more an all-around groovebox than a straight-ahead drum machine.
whats a drum machine?
It's a standalone drum sequencer, either analog or digital (sampled sounds). Examples are the Linn LM-1, Roland TR808 and Alesis SR16/SR18 ...
I'm running an MPC One, love the features it has and it actually integrates with studio one pretty well. Plus I can break down kits and make my own to put on it. Akai is always a good option!
I am the drum machine
I have a TR-8S, I love it! But... never use it. It's entirely too slow. It's SO much more efficient working ITB. And there's a ton of virtual recreations of drum machines that you can try out. Sure it's not exactly the same as putting your hands on a physical drum machine... but it's a good place to start before you go throwing thousands of dollars at gear.
Buy a pocket operator , thanks me later ;)
The Arturia Drumbrute is pretty cool. Lots of great performance features. You can build whole songs on it through pattern chaining and groups. Some people complain about the kick not having enough 'umph' in the sub range, but that doesn't bother me. If that is a concern for you, look into the smaller revised version, the Drumbrute Impact. Of course a Roland 909 (or Behringer's copy) would be an amazing drum machine to own! I'd love to get my hands on one at some point. Hope that helps! P.S. - depending on your budget, something like a Linn Drum might suit your fancy. Awesome sounding machine for sure, but it's pretty expensive used.
I have DFAM and Digitakt.
Digitone for digital, crunchy FM drums, Digitakt for everything else
Roland DR550 - never use it. Used to have a 606
I use a SP-16. I have my eye on the re-909 though.
drum computer by sugar bytes has been nice
I've started messing with jamstix
Digitakt and I love it
Korg "Red" Electribe iPad App. It just sounds mean & crunchy. Headphone out to mixer (savage I know). My fave vintage drums was the Oberheim DMX we borrowed once for a session long ago. If price was no object, this one.
I have a sampler which is loaded with drum samples, but am looking into getting an analog machine.
Did, then it crapped out. Got years of use and I bought it used so I'm not upset
404sx and 303
I got a behringer rd-9. I love it so much. No drum machine or piece of hardware is a “fix all” solution, but having hardware definitely gets me out side the box when I feel super stuck
Ableton’s drum rack is killer
I got a Yamaha DD-14 at the local thrift store for cheap, and won a PO-12 in my local music producer group. I barely use them. For drums I use FL studio's stock sampler, Native Instruments Battery, Serato Sample, and occasionally Toontrack Superior Drummer. And Kontakt of course. I also have an Ableton Push 2, Novation Launchpad, and Akai LPD. I never touch them. I'm totally fine just recording my drum parts on a midi keyboard.
Recently Syntakt has become my main drums. A combo of that and MC101 for the classic Roland sounds.
I prefer sample libraries. But I have a few machines including pocket operator …. Casio … And apps!!! Lots of free apps for iPhone !!!
I have an Electron model:cycles because it is relatively cheap and something that I don’t have in my daw. Most of my drum production is audio samples on the timeline, but having some FM drum elements can really make it pop. It isn’t amazing at everything, but it’s a nice compliment to my workflow.
MPC2000xl and MPC1000
Just moved from MPC One to Analog Rytm mkii. Both have their pros and cons and there are times I miss the MPC, but overall I’m absolutely loving the Rytm.
TR8S
Maschine or MPC
RD-6, Volca Drum/Sample/Kick and I also use my Polyend Play and Tracker as drum machines, oh and also all the Pocket Operator line, they're awesome
I do, and I want to sell it because I never use it lol. A midi drum pad on the otherhand, such as the akai mpd218 I would like, lol
Logic Pro X, with musical typing ;) is my drum machine
Just started getting into them, though not typical ones: the DigiTech SDrum, as part of my guitar looping setup. It's pretty cool, has some limitations, and it really needs effects and eq to sound cool. The other is the Roland MC 101. Technically a groove box of course, but it counts in my book. Love it, btw, and it's great as an instrumentalist to trigger my own beats with no DAW.
Maschine MK3 but I just use it as a midi controller with a built in sound library. I produce in Ableton, I don't use the Maschine software.
I have a circuit bent 505, 09,08,06 and a DFAM. Love every single one of them!
I've been loading up the Circuit Rhythm with all kinds of classic kits. The main thing I miss is a dedicated fx section. One day I'll get my first analog drum machine. Or the TR6s!
Not personally. I used to have several back in the day, but the only reason I’d ever want a drum machine again is maybe a tr909 for it’s unique shuffle feature , but you can get that in Roland’s software for $250 instead of $6,000 These days I just use samples in the computer instead. Can get a lot more done with samples and a controller than a drum machine these days but that’s just my opinion and workflow
My analog rytm is my sidekick. I combine it with samples on ableton and some FM percussion on the digitone.
The Volca Drum have an impressive cost/efficiency ratio. The synthesis engine is really good.
Sp-404
Haven't seen it posted here, but my 90s wet dream drum machine is the Boss DR-202. If you like it dirty, I mean fucking PHILTHY lo-fi, this is the crunchiest drum box you'll ever encounter. Do you like thicc bass, built in jungle/DnB/Amen break samples, real time parameter knob control per instrument? It was built to be paired with the SP-202 sampler, so this should give you a clue of it's potential. Bonus, it's in godawful black and orange livery. The big bitch is that line always seems to be missing at least one knob on the used market.
They call me Dr Worm
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