Drum Machines

From classic analog 808-style to pristine digital workhorses, we'll take care of your drum machine needs at Andertons Music Co. We stock all the best drum machines from the biggest brands such as Roland, Elektron, Akai Professional, Arturia, Korg and more!

Drum machines allow you to program rhythms using a series of steps, often divided into subdivisions of four. Many also allow you to tweak the sounds of your drums, to repeat steps, and to tweak your loops in real-time for varied performances. More modern drum machines and sequencers even allow for randomisation and variation features that keep your loops fresh each time around by changing parameters, rhythms and sounds!

The introduction of the Roland TR-808 put the drum machine on the map, and can be heard on everything from classic hip hop to modern alt-rock. Its classic analog tone remains popular to this day, and has been replicated countless times. But there's more to drum machines than analog; digital and sampled drum machines rose to popularity in the '80s and '90s. Brands such as Akai Professional, Korg and Alesis (among others) all produce top-class drum machines with unique features. 

In recent years brands like Teenage Engineering have been shaking up what you can expect from a drum machine thanks to their line of affordable Pocket Operators that let you carry your productions around in the palm of your hand.

Lots of gear tends to blur the line between Drum Machines, Synths & Workstations and sometimes even DAWs. If you want something with a focus on drums, but capable of creating complete productions, then take a look at the Akai MPC range from Akai Professional, as well as products from Elektron and Teenage Engineering.

Lots of drum machines have external sequencing capabilities but if you are looking for a dedicated sequencer to use with external gear, and you aren't so bothered about drum sounds, you may want to just check out our range of Sequencers.

If you've got any questions about drum machine range, please don't hesitate to get in touch.