No. 1
53 artistsRoland
TR-909 Rhythm ComposerUsed by Armin van Buuren, Octo Octa, Marc Romboy, KiNK, Octave One, Shadow Child and 47 more.
Most used drum machines, 2026
The drum machines artists actually use.
The most used drum machines among artists on truerecs are Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer and Roland TR-8. Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer leads with 53 artists. We counted 262 artists with drum machines in their setup, each counted once per item.
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now. How we source gear guides.
Top 25, by artists using them
No. 252 artistsRolandTR-808 Rhythm ComposerUsed by Marc Romboy, Shadow Child, Jody Wisternoff, Auntie Flo, Tornado Wallace, Solvent and 46 more.
No. 332 artistsRolandTR-8Used by Four Tet, Kerri Chandler, KiNK, Giorgia Angiuli, DJ Boring, Alex Niggemann and 26 more.
No. 417 artistsRolandTR-8SUsed by Octo Octa, Rodriguez Jr., Octave One, Wehbba, Richard Devine, Jimpster and 11 more.
No. 516 artistsRolandTR-707Used by Tame Impala, Auntie Flo, Ariel Rechtshaid, Daft Punk, Holly Herndon, Jeff Mills and 10 more.
No. 616 artistsMoogDFAMUsed by Bonobo, Stimming, DJ Boring, Hannes Bieger, Bana Haffar, Benn Jordan and 10 more.
No. 716 artistsRolandTR-606 DrumatixUsed by Peggy Gou, Auntie Flo, Solvent, Alexander Robotnick, Autechre, Black Box and 10 more.
No. 816 artistsElektronAnalog Rytm MKIIUsed by Christian Löffler, Wehbba, Cora Novoa, Simon Doty, JakoJako, 999999999 and 10 more.
No. 914 artistsElektronMachinedrumUsed by Kiasmos, Alan Fitzpatrick, Autechre, Benn Jordan, BLOND:ISH, Boys Noize and 8 more.
No. 1012 artistsLinn ElectronicsLinnDrumUsed by Shadow Child, Air, Autechre, Beach House, Bombay Bicycle Club, Boys Noize and 6 more.
No. 1110 artistsSOMA LaboratoryPulsar-23Used by Stimming, Kelly Lee Owens, Surgeon, Richard Devine, Hainbach, Carl Cox and 4 more.
No. 128 artistsRolandCR-78Used by Air, Black Box, Breakbot, Empire of the Sun, Genesis, Joy Division and 2 more.
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No. 137 artistsDave Smith InstrumentsTempestUsed by Maribou State, M83, Mark Farina, Mihalis Safras, Rudimental, Steve O'Sullivan and 1 more.
No. 146 artistsOberheimDMXUsed by Marc Romboy, Ariel Rechtshaid, Autechre, Étienne de Crécy, Junkie XL and New Order.
No. 156 artistsUsed by Autechre, Dibiase, Inner City, Kevin Saunderson, Moodymann and Orbital.
No. 165 artistsErica SynthsPerkons HD-01Used by Marc Romboy, Stimming, Alfie Templeman, Amon Tobin and Jacques Greene.
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Questions
About these drum machines.
What is the most used drum machine?
Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer. 53 of the 262 artists on truerecs who list drum machines use it.
Which drum machines do producers use?
The five most used on truerecs are Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer (53 artists), Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer (52 artists), Roland TR-8 (32 artists), Roland TR-8S (17 artists) and Roland TR-707 (16 artists).
Who uses Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer?
Armin van Buuren, Octo Octa, Marc Romboy, KiNK, Octave One and 48 more, from their artist pages and truerecs gear guides.
How is this list ranked?
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now.