drum machine

noun

: an electronic device that simulates the sound of drums

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Zoom in: The museum displays items like a Roland TR-909 drum machine donated by Detroit native Juan Atkins and other instruments once used by techno luminaries, and a promotional flyer for the 2010 Cheeks reunion party. Joe Guillen, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 But the complexity remains transfixing, even after Errico quits the band and Stone pours his sorcery into the drum machine, a development that the film’s expert-musicians agree sets his music down a wide Yellow Brick Road. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 The band became influential in the burgeoning rock underground of the 1980s, especially for Albini’s use of a drum machine in their music, a precursor to industrial rock. Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 May 2024 Other visitors sit attentively, following the step-by-step tutorials on how to use a drum machine or create a sample. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drum machine

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drum machine was in 1976

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“Drum machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20machine. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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