Drum Machine Sound

The drum machine sound is quite unique. In fact it has come to the point where the drum machine is considered an instrument by itself. You have many different options out there if you’re looking for good drum machines for sale. Both the vintage and new drum machine market have many options. On eBay it’s really easy to find drum machines for sale. Music stores and online retailers also sell new drum machines. With all these options, it's important to buy drum machine with the drum machine sound you really need. Here's how to buy the right drum machine for your musical project.

The first thing you need to do is look up your favorite bands or producers. Find out what drum machines they use. Next Look on eBay for vintage and new drum machines for sale. Time for some online research now. There are websites like Vintage Synth Explorer which review vintage drum machines. That will help you immensely to find the right drum machine sound. Also Read contemporary audio review articles to find out about new drum machines for sale. Then go to Harmony Central. There read user reviews of the drum machines for sale you are likely to buy. You can find out what drum machine sounds they make. You really should go to a good music store and experiment with the drum machines for sale.

Also you have to know by now what you want, a contemporary or a vintage drum machine. Each has a different drum machine sound. Vintage drum machines have fewer options but vintage ones are simpler to learn and program. The oldest vintage machines are analog which means they have a much sought after drum machine sound. Of course new drum machines have many features like programming whole tracks and also many have synths built in as well. New drum machines are usually more complicated too.

Decide between an analog and a digital drum machine. Vintage analog machines produce the drum machine sound in the circuitry of the unit. But digital drum machines play back samples of drums stored in the machine itself. The most famous drum machine sound in rap and techno music is the less "realistic" drum machine sound of vintage analog drum machines. Older digital machines have a drum machine sound that play back digital samples which has a drum machine sound like the "eighties." But you can find drum machines for sale made in the 1990's with much more realistic digital samples. You also need to decide between a Groovebox style drum machine (a drum machine that combines a synth and a drum module) and a drum machine that only plays beats. Consider the quality of the drum machine sound of the beats too. Also figure out how much hiss and noise the machine makes when you connect it into speakers or an amp.