drum machine

noun

a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.

drum machine

a synthesizer specially programmed to reproduce the sound of drums and other percussion instruments in variable rhythms and combinations selected by the musician; the resulting beat is produced continually until stopped or changed

Even his signature instrument, Auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.

A drum machine rarely could be used for a lift of more than 150 feet.

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