Boss DR-550 Tutorial Dr. Rhythm

The Boss DR-550 may seem intimidating at first glance, but its not. If you are new to drum machines, this might be the cheapest hardware drum machine to start out on. Check it out.

Alesis SR-16 Digital Drum Machine

Quick setup demo ending up with me playing some chords on the acoustic guitar. Using a JVC GZ HD-40 camcorder with its own built-in microphones and audio compression (Standard). The Alesis SR-16 output was sent to my studio mixer and then out through a pair of Dynaudio BM5s. No dynamic sound treatment was introduced so you are listening to it all in its raw state. Not bad at all Alesis, great drum machine. As one of the most popular drum machines ever made, the SR-16™ has been used by everyone from songwriters to live performers to remix engineers as their drum machine of choice.

How to use a Roland TR909 Drum Machine

Here, I run you through all there is to get up and running on the infamous Roland TR-909 or TR 09 in 9 minutes and 9 seconds!

How to use a Roland TR808 Drum Machine Tutorial

Here, I run you through all you need to know to start making beats on the infamous Roland TR-808 or TR 08

How to use a Roland TR606 Drum Machine Tutorial

Here, I run you through all you need to know to start making beats on the infamous Roland TR-606 or TR 06

How to humanize Hi-Hats on any Drum Machine | Variation techniques for your beats

In this video we show you the best techniques to make your Hi-Hats (or any other drum you want) less robotic, less monotonous and more lively in an instant. As a bonus we look at what made the Linn LM-1 Hi-Hats special and how to recreate them on a sampler like the Elektron Digitakt.

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