Percussion

DIY device features Arcade-style buttons, recyclable outer.

A great way to create less machine-type beats in your DAW. Lots of options and very easy to use, for a wide variety of styles.

The drummer has worked with Ellie Goulding, Clean Bandit, Mumford & Sons and more.

Free beats, whatever your genre, from machine to human…

Branching out of the world of synthesis, the incorporation of drum machines alongside sequencers and synths has served as a fundamental staple of many performers’ live setups, as well as a studio fixture even in the digital age. We look back at the history and evolution of the humble drum machine, and learn how it became such a fixture.

Producers and composers love being the masters of their domain, but if you need to tame your beats, Zero-G might have just the answer.

IK Multimedia made a big splash in the synth world with UNO Synth. Hot on its heels comes Uno Drum, but will it be as big a hit in the world of beat-making?

With a wealth of drum-programming tools, machines and hardware available, does a more circular approach, courtesy of iOS app Patterning 2, cut through the mix?

A large, great value pack, with plenty of raw and energetic, jackin’ house loops.

Drum sounds abound with the AIR Music Technology Drum Synth 500, an eight-channel drum synth with 50 kits, 500 sounds and an impressive range of creative tweakability.