Editing Drum machine (section)

=== Drum sound synthesis ===
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A key difference between such early machines and more modern equipment is that they use [[synthesizer|sound synthesis]] rather than [[Digital data|digital]] [[sampling (music)|sampling]] in order to generate their sounds. For example, a [[snare drum]] or [[maraca]] sound would typically be created using a burst of [[white noise]] whereas a [[bass drum]] sound would be made using [[sine wave]]s or other basic [[waveform]]s. This meant that while the resulting sound was not very close to that of the real instrument, each model tended to have a unique character. For this reason, many of these early machines have achieved a certain "cult status" and are now sought after by [[record producer|producers]] for use in production of modern [[electronic music]], most notably the [[Roland TR-808]].<ref name="cbc_808">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/slaves-to-the-rhythm-1.771508|title=Slaves to the rhythm: Kanye West is the latest to pay tribute to a classic drum machine|author=Jason Anderson|date=28 November 2008|publisher=[[CBC News]]|access-date=29 May 2011}}</ref>