Rhythm Machines 2: The 1980s Drum Machines Paperback – February 27, 2024

The 1980s saw the emergence and dominance of the polyphonic synthesizers and sampling keyboards, the electronic drum kit, and the programmable drum machine in the music industry worldwide.Rhythm Machines 2 - The 1980s Drum Machines - features over 100 programmable drum machines from the decade; instruments that can be heard on countless records from the era, and that are still used in the present day.This all-colour book has information on the classic 1980s drum machines from the USA (E-mu, Linn, Oberheim, MXR, Sequential Circuits), and the unreleased prototype made by Ensoniq, from the Japanese (Korg, Roland (Boss), Kawai, Hammond, Sound Master and Yamaha), and the more obscure drum machine models made from all over the world, including the Clef Master Rhythm (used by New Order), Movement Computer Systems Mark 1/Mark 2 (used by Kajagoogoo and Eurythmics), MPC Electronics MPC-1 (used by LFO), AHB Inpulse One (used by Bill Nelson), and also the unreleased Anvil Percussion Synth prototype - all from the United Kingdom.And from Europe units from Bohm, Eko, Elka, Sisme-Godwin, SIEL, and Viscount.The book is the most comprehensive study of 1980s drum machines in existence, and is an essential guide for musicians and for collectors of this vintage equipment. Read more