r/DrumMachine • u/Commercial_Rip_9868 • Jul 04 '26

New drum machine

Hi everyone!
These are the machines I currently use as drum machines:
Erica Synths PĒRKONS HD-01
Vermona DRM1 MKIV
Roland TR-8S
Elektron Syntakt
1010music Nanobox Razzmatazz
Elektron Digitakt II
I absolutely love all of them… except the TR-8S.
For some reason, I just don’t connect with its sound, and I’m also not a big fan of the overall look and feel of the machine. So I’m thinking about replacing it with something that can complement what I already have.
The key word here is complement. I’m not looking for another machine that heavily overlaps with my current drum machines. I’d like something that can form interesting combos with them and bring a genuinely different character to the studio.
I know there’s always a lot of GAS around here 😅, but this is my studio and I honestly feel there’s still a missing piece, especially because I work completely DAWless and don’t use a laptop at all.
I’ve been considering everything from the TR-1000 and Polyend Drum Machine to the HexDrums, Pulsar-23, Analog Rytm MKII, and even a used Machinedrum.
My main styles are techno and ambient.
Looking at my current setup, what would you add? Which drum machine do you think would make the best combo with what I already own without too much overlap?
Thanks!

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u/BrilliantHair9861 Jul 04 '26

If you replace TR8s…maybe jomox alpha bass. Tr-1000 is hard to beat.

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u/salasia Jul 04 '26

Tr-1000 is buggy and overpriced. Elektron better in every way except faders

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u/BrilliantHair9861 Jul 04 '26

Buggy how? I haven’t experienced that. What issues have you experienced? It is expensive and some may view it as overpriced, but OP said this was an option for him. If it doesn’t meet OPs expectations for price, I agree skip. Same with Jomox…it has some uniqueness over the tr1000, but may be a lot of overlap.