Get to know your drum machine's sequencer: "If authentic-sounding ‘vintage’ drums are what you’re after, try using no more than two or three different velocity values for all of your drums"

Korg Drumlogue.

Aside from a few interesting outliers, most hardware drum machines come equipped with a step sequencer that will be loosely rooted in the design used by Roland’s classic 808 and 909. 

However, while most machines share a lot of basic functionality, there’s variation in the tools that allow us to bring feel and interest to drum patterns. Let’s take a look at some of the core tools…