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A drum
machine can be an incredible tool. If you take the time to learn how to use it.
In 2015 there are many different drum machines you can choose from. Long gone
are the days of trying to find that missing drummer when creating a song or
trying to lay down some tracks for recording a project. The thing about drum
machines in 2015, is that you can find them on places like craigslist or eBay
dirt cheap. Places like
So what’s
the million-dollar question? Which drum machines should I choose? Well….First
thing you have to do is decide what you’re going to use the drum machine for.
Are you serious about using this machine for professional purposes? Or are you
using this to replace the drummer that you don’t have to practice with. The
truth is if you just use it to play with the guitar for small one man gig or
practice, get a cheap one. The cheap drum machine will have prerecorded drums
sound decent and you will save a lot of money. Alesis probably makes the
cheapest drum machine there ever was its called The Alesis SR-16. This drum
machine is great for rock music folk music and country. You can use it for
other genres of music but of course there are much better choices of drum machine
to choose from.
Hip-hop music for instance along
with EDM are perfect music genres for the electronic drum machine. When
choosing a drum machine for this genre you’re going to have two main types. The
first type for the EDM or hip-hop music is the synthesized drum machine. This
drum machine gives you an opportunity to create your own drum sounds and have
unique sets of sounds. There are countless synthesized drum machines on the
market. One such drum machine is the DSI Tempest. This drum machine created by
Dave Smith and Roger Linn, is the top-of-the-line synthesizer/drum machine
available right now. There are several others that will work great, but this
one boasts 80 years of experience between the two creators in sound design and
production sequencing. Along with that experience comes a hefty price tag
$1999. You’ll find this particular type of drum machine used more heavily with
genres of music like house techno and the like.
When it comes to rap music and hip-hop, another type of drum machine takes center stage. The Akai MPC Sampling Drum Machine is the industry-standard. These particular drum machines are based on samples of music sound recorded directly onto the machine and manipulated to reproduce whatever sound you are after. These machines are incredibly powerful. They used to be incredibly expensive however, with newcomers like Native Instruments and their computer-based drum machines have brought the prices way down. Both of these two companies top-of-the-line drum machines, can be obtained for around $900 their midrange can be obtained for about $500.
The truth is whatever kind of music you’re doing there is a drum machine out there for you. The questions you need to ask are,
1. What do I wanted it for
2. How much do I want to learn
3. How easy is it to use
4. How much do I want to spend
When you can answer those questions, you’re
ready to purchase your new drum machine.