drum machine

noun

: an electronic device that simulates the sound of drums

Examples of drum machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The overlap comes partly from the gear used at the time, including drum machines like the Roland TR-808, and a new generation of synthesizers that came to define the era across genres. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

Lombardi, who hails from Italy, will showcase a variety of his styles — from fingerpicking on an acoustic to electric guitar work with a drum machine — and distinct covers of recognizable songs. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Growing up in Queens as hip-hop came of age, Rozell Manely Brown desired nothing more than a drum machine to back up his rhyme. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

These songs call to mind early Beach House, relying on the drone of a drum machine, guitars, and synths that embrace the pair’s reliably beautiful and tremulous vocals. — E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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