Superbooth 2026: Polish music tech model Polyend has unveiled Drums, a brand new drum machine that may simply rival the Roland TR-1000.
Combining analogue voices, digital synthesis, samples, superior sequencing and extra in a single unit, Polyend Drums options eight tracks, and is constructed to really feel “instant” the corporate says.
“Drums is a return to the basics that outlined Polyend from the start,” says Polyend CEO Piotr Raczyński. “We wished to construct the drum machine we might need to use and personal ourselves. One thing uncompromising in sound, supplies and workflow.
“Like our earliest devices, Drums is made in small batches, with shut consideration to each element, and constructed to remain related for many years.”
Constructed round a single-piece aluminium physique with customized steel knobs and high-end parts, Polyend Drums is made to really feel costly, and bears a price ticket to match at $2,699 / €2,699.
On the coronary heart of the machine lie 4 analogue voices based mostly on fashionable SSI chips, with every combining twin analogue VCOs, a devoted noise supply, and an extra digital oscillator for hybrid layering or FM modulation. There’s additionally a multimode analogue filter and VCA to form every voice.
Elsewhere, Drums options an instrument library of greater than 40 devices, every with its personal “sub-mode mutations” – providing producers a whole lot of sounds to experiment with.
“Designed for efficiency”, sample switching on Drums is described as “prompt”, with kits changeable with out stopping playback. There’s additionally a X0Y fader which lets you mix between two variations of a package or sample.
The onboard sequencer is described as Polyend’s “most superior and intuitive sequencing system up to now”, with deep per-track management per monitor, in addition to chance, micro-timing, parameter locks, sample chaining, generative instruments and a number of monitor play modes.
The unit can maintain as much as 64 patterns, 64 sound kits and 48 songs with association choices, catering to all the pieces from “brief loops to full units”.
Internally, Drums runs on a dual-core primary CPU, with auxiliary processors dealing with peripherals and analogue management. And on that word… the drum machine additionally has complete I/O, with eight particular person audio outputs for separate processing and mixing.
Polyend Drums is obtainable now for reservation with a completely refundable $500 deposit. Remaining retail value will likely be $2,699 / €2,699. Be taught extra at Polyend.
Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music know-how and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of MusicRadar, Guitar World, Complete Guitar and Steel Hammer.
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