drum machine

noun

: an electronic device that simulates the sound of drums

Examples of drum machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At a time when many Seventies artists struggled to make sense of this new era filled with synths and drum machines, Young hurdled forward, never once letting his rock power waver. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024 Much of this was made possible by significant technological advancements in music production, with the introduction of digital recording, drum machines and synthesizers allowing hobbyists to mirror the work their heroes were making in expensive recording studios. Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024 Where Adore worked around original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin’s absence with gentle ballads and drum machine grooves, Oceania is an attempt to capture the steamrolling power of early ‘90s Pumpkins without the classic lineup. Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024 The idea was to put more of a modern twist on this older sound, with the hazy, fuzzy synths, the drone-y guitar and the real distorted drum machine. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for drum machine 

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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 29 Sep. 2024.

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