Tag: digital musical instrument

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ATOM by PreSonus

One of the most versatile and powerful pad controllers out there is ATOM by PreSonus. Its USB bus-powered platform gives you the ability to take it anywhere. And not only that, but you take it anywhere with minimal effort. In addition, it enables you to produce right out of your backpack with your laptop. Moreover,…
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Axiom AIR Mini 32 by M-Audio

Take control with the M-Audio Axiom AIR Mini 32 and instantly map the control surface with your favourite DAW. You can also set up right from the keyboard; in other words, it’s not necessary to edit your software. On top of that, you can save your favorite presets onto the 10 location memory to recall…
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Drum Machines: an Introduction

Drum machines are electronic musical instrument that creates percussion. They are able to emulate the sound of drum kits and percussion instruments. In addition, drum machines can also create their own distinctive sounds. Most of them allow players to program their own rhythms and are able to produce a variety of sounds using analog synthesis.…
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Modern Drum Machines

The history of modern drum machines is a fascinating one. By definition, drum machines are electronic musical instruments that create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns. On the one hand, they may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments. On the other, they may produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. Modern drum machines usually have pre-programmed…
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Groovebox

A groovebox is a digital musical instrument, self-contained, common to produce live looped-based electronic music. It has a high degree of user control, which facilitates improvisation. But before delving into specifics, we need a little bit of context. For this, we start with the groove machine. The Groove Machine A groove machine is a hardware device…
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