Considering they're an essential staple for everyone from bedroom beatmakers to world-famous producers, it's something of an injustice that sample libraries aren’t exactly considered high art. There's ...

Rap and rock have always had a flirtatious relationship and both genres have a lot in common. They're both disruptive, rebellious forms of art that originated amongst youths, they both have elements ...

The early drum machines were too expensive for most musicians. But a device that turned acoustic drum samples into something more powerful became a signature sound on classic recordings by Michael ...

When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...

With his astronomically popular samples featuring on hits by the likes of Charli XCX and Kendrick Lamar, DECAP is launching a ...

Last week we were making acid house in our browsers, now we have the HTML 5 Drum Machine Emulator. Created by developer Jamie Thomson, the emulator lets you select from five different kits, including ...

Roland has unveiled a pair of drum machines that recreate sounds from classic models like the TR-606 and TR-909, updated with modern features like real-time recording. The first model is the $400 ...