Music the machines make

2/7/2008 2:33:00 AM

Here are the best drum machines of all time:

Linn LM-1

Sounds incredibly up to date 27 years after its release. Used on almost every good pop record in the early '80s. Impossible to get these days.

Roland TR-808/909

This is what you hear in early techno and a lot of Japanese pop. That computer-like sound.

Boss DR-808

Pretty difficult to use but worth it. Unbelievable samples.