drum machine
a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
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While the band adapted to pop music trends, incorporating synthesizers and drum machines in response to the rise of new wave, their music remained essentially blues-rock.
Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist with a legendary beard, dies at 72 | Harrison Smith | July 29, 2021 | Washington PostEven his signature instrument, Auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.
Future Makes Us Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew About Rap Artists | Luke Hopping | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA drum machine rarely could be used for a lift of more than 150 feet.
Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 | Robert M. Vogel
British Dictionary definitions for drum machine
a synthesizer specially programmed to reproduce the sound of drums and other percussion instruments in variable rhythms and combinations selected by the musician; the resulting beat is produced continually until stopped or changed
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