: an electronic device that simulates the sound of drums
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His music pulls together Tin Pan Alley and 1960s Wall of Sound pop, ticky-tacky drum machines and synths; his storytelling brings a bohemian world into focus through arch aphorisms, dirty jokes and rhymes that scan impeccably.—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Scored only by drum machine, a single synth, chimes, and tubular bells, the song’s straightforward tale sounds dramatically magnificent in spite of its spareness.—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026 Little details impossible to see even from the front row — fingers triggering thunderous beats from a drum machine, the sweat beading on an artist’s forehead — are intercut rhythmically with sweeping wide shots that reveal dramatic lighting schemes and enraptured masses.—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 And a ton of this wall of senses is drum machines.—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drum machine