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  • Technical line drawing of Roland TR-909

    Roland TR-909

    Drum machine

    Drum machine · Japan

    The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, introduced in 1983, is a drum machine that combined analog-synthesized drum voices with sampled cymbals and hi-hats. It added MIDI and a refined step sequencer, and its punchy kick, snappy snare, and bright hats became foundational to house and techno.

  • Roland TR-606

    Drum machine

    Drum machine · Japan

    The Roland TR-606 Drumatik is a compact analog drum machine introduced in 1981 as a rhythmic companion to the TB-303 Bass Line. It generates its drum and cymbal sounds with analog circuitry and offers step programming, and its thin, punchy voices became a staple of electro, techno, and experimental electronic music.

  • Elektron Analog Rytm

    Analog drum machine with sampling

    Drum machine · Sweden

    The Elektron Analog Rytm, originally released in 2014, is an eight-voice analog drum machine that combines analog percussion synthesis with digital sample playback across twelve drum tracks plus an effects track, driven by Elektron's parameter-locking step sequencer and a performance pad interface.

  • Novation Circuit

    Standalone groovebox with synth and drum tracks

    Drum machine · United Kingdom

    The Novation Circuit, released in 2015, is a standalone, battery-powered groovebox with two six-note polyphonic synth engines derived from the MiniNova, four sample-based drum tracks, and a 16-step grid sequencer, designed for fast, computer-free pattern-based music making.

  • Novation Circuit Tracks

    Standalone groovebox with synth, drum, and MIDI tracks

    Drum machine · United Kingdom

    The Novation Circuit Tracks, released in 2021, is an all-in-one standalone groovebox with two polyphonic synth tracks, four sample-based drum tracks, and two MIDI tracks for sequencing external gear, all driven by a 32-step sequencer with micro-timing, probability, pattern mutation, and selectable scales.

  • Technical line drawing of E-mu SP-1200

    E-mu SP-1200

    Sampling drum machine

    Sampler · United States

    The E-mu SP-1200, released in 1987, is a sampling drum machine that combined 12-bit sampling with an analog filter and a sequencer. Its gritty, crunchy sound and short sampling time shaped hip-hop production and remain prized by beatmakers.