: an electronic device that simulates the sound of drums
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When Landowner started in 2015 as a solo endeavor, Shaw would open a new file, choose a drum machine pattern, and write a caricature of a hardcore song sans distortion.—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026 And a ton of this wall of senses is drum machines.—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 There's a looper, tuner, metronome, and drum machine at the ready.—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026 Then the person across from me added a synth arpeggio on top and another set up a hi-hat sequence using a drum machine.—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drum machine