drum machine
drum machine — 名詞
1. a small electronic device that plays drum and percussion sounds, letting one per
電子鼓機
可程式化播放鼓聲節奏的電子裝置
a small electronic device that plays drum and percussion sounds, letting one person build a rhythm without a real drummer
Imani programmed a slow beat on her drum machine before adding the bass line.
Imani 在她的鼓機上編好了一段慢節奏，才加進貝斯旋律。
program a beat on a drum machine
The whole song was built around a cheap drum machine from the 1980s.
整首歌都是圍繞著一台 1980 年代的廉價鼓機做出來的。
built around a drum machine
Gabriel tapped out a faster rhythm on the drum machine in the corner.
Gabriel 在角落的鼓機上敲出了一段比較快的節奏。
Without a real drummer, the band relied on a drum machine for every show.
因為沒有真人鼓手，這個樂團每場演出都靠鼓機。
drum machine used in place of a drummer
Otis saved the new pattern so the drum machine would repeat it.
Otis 把新的節奏存了起來，好讓鼓機能重複播放。
- program a drum machine
- vintage drum machine
- drum machine beat
- drum machine pattern
- beat box
informal term, sometimes for the same device, sometimes for vocal drum imitation
- rhythm machine
older name for the same kind of device, common before the 1980s
文法句型
program a drum machine
a beat on a drum machine
用法筆記
Often contrasted with a live drummer: the drum machine plays a fixed, repeating pattern that the musician programs in advance, rather than reacting in the moment.