Electronic Music Innovations

The technical advance I am going to be discussing is the creation of the electronic drum machine. The electronic drum machine was vital in the production of most electronic music. This allowed artists and producers to sample nearly any sound and sequence them in any order, therefore opening many doors for the industry. As a producer myself, I especially understand the importance of this tool. Instead of having to track organic drums over and over again it is now possible to record a sound and resample it over and over again and manipulate it to sound different each time. Today we have tools such as Native Instruments Mashine which is essentially a glorified drum machine. Although the capabilities today far excced what they had back in the 70s this invention is still being used and there is a reason for that. It is a vital tool in the production of almost all popular music today.