You'd think the company might take a little downtime after such a barrage of headline-grabbing new releases, but it seems ...

A physical drum machine is essentially a box that plays drum sounds. They can either use synthesized sounds or audio samples.

You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

Aside from a few interesting outliers, most hardware drum machines come equipped with a step sequencer that will be loosely rooted in the design used by Roland’s classic 808 and 909. However ...

Taking advantage of these capabilities can make a drum machine an excellent hub for a wider studio setup. Take Behringer’s Roland-inspired RD-8 and RD-9, for example. Each offers USB ...