Drum Machine

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Drum Machine

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Drum machine

Drum machines are electronic musical instruments, which are designed to mimic or imitate the sound produced by natural drums and other percussion instruments. These instruments are very useful for an array of musical genres. Additionally, these instruments are a necessity whenever session percussionists or drummers are not desired or available.

Drum Machine

Originally, drum machines were referred to as rhythm machines. During the years 1930-1932, Lйon Theremin made an innovative and complex Rhythmicon. This creation was due to orders made by Henry Cowell, who wanted a musical instrument with the capability to play compositions with multiple rhythmic patterns and based on overtone series that were far too difficult to perform on keyboard instruments present in those times. Theremin's invention created 16 distinct rhythms, which were all associated to a specific pitch. This invention was introduced to the public in 1932 and was later set aside by Henry Cowell and was almost forgotten for several decades. Harry Chamberlin, a Californian inventor, created a tape loop based drum machine which is known as the Chamberlin Rhythmate. This type of drum machine has a sliding head that permitted a playback and blending of each track included in the 14 tape loops confined in the instrument. All of these 14 tape loops are of true acoustic jazz drum gears that play different beating styles. The Chamberlin Rhythmate also contained a speed, pitch, and volume controller, as well as a separate amplifier with trebleё bass control plus an input jack for a microphone, a guitar, and other musical instruments. Subsequently, the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, more commonly known as Wurlitzer, released the Sideman, which is an electro-mechanical drum machine and was regarded as the first commercially-produced drum machine. This instrument was created for the purpose of accompanying the company's organ range. Additionally, the Sideman provided a choice of 12 predefined and electronically generated rhythmic patters having variable tempos. The sound source of this instrument is a set of vacuum tubes that creates 10 electronic drum sounds, which are sequenced by a series of rotating discs with steel contacts on its edges. The tempo of the rhythmic patterns produced by this instrument was controlled by a slider, which increased the speed of rotation of the discs. Generally, the Sideman was enclosed in a wooden cabinet that contained an amplifier, a speaker, and sound generating circuitry.

In 1964, the first successful drum machine was created. It was developed and produced by Ace Tone, presently known as Roland Corporation. This successful drum machine was called the Rhythm Ace or R1. This instrument produces musical sound when the musician presses the buttons included in the machine. After the release of this instrument, other specific drum machines were developed and released that lead to modern day drum machines.

During the year 2000, drum machines became much less familiar. These instruments became partly supplanted by general-purpose hardware samplers. However, traditional drum machines are still being made by companies such as Roland Corporation, Zoom, Korg, and Alesis.

Most contemporary drum machines are sequencers with a sample playback or synthesiser component that specialises in the reproduction of drum timbres and the sound of other percussion instruments. Though the features of modern drum machines vary from model to model, all of them can produce unique sounds and enable the player to compose exceptional drum beats.

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