drum machine

noun

: an electronic device that simulates the sound of drums

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But Hannett no longer seemed interested in playing the auteur, largely ignoring Reilly to tinker with drum machines instead. Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 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 The 40-year-old singer Ryan Davis, a cowboy wiseacre with a drum machine and the patience for 11-minute anthems, riffs merrily on such existential mysteries. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drum machine

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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 30 Jan. 2026.

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