Live performers, DJs, and music producers can now purchase the analog drum synth online from Sam Ash’s website. The DFAM is particularly recommended for individuals with little experience in percussion sound design and who wish to experiment with an easy-to-use drum machine. Professionals can also take advantage of the product’s high-quality sonic character for their performances and recordings.

Alongside other electronic music instruments, analog drum machines began appearing in the mid-twentieth century, and they were favored for their ability to add percussion to performances without acoustic drums. A vast majority of these options were subtractive synthesizers, using electrical circuitry to produce synthesized drum sounds, which allowed many composers to begin experimenting with percussion sound design in music production. Although they saw widespread use in the electronic music scene for a time, analog drum machines quickly fell out of fashion with the advent of sample-based digital drum machines, which were favored for their realism and repeatability.

However, digital units cannot replicate the unique character of analog drum synths, prompting many modern producers to return to emulations of the earliest machines. The resurgence of analog synths has created demand for hardware instruments, with producers increasingly seeking analog options for their warmth and punch – qualities that distinguish these options from alternatives that produce sound based on samples.

Moog Music’s DFAM is one such example. Its fully analog sound engine features two oscillators that generate square and triangle waveforms, a white-noise generator, and the classic Moog Ladder filter with switchable low-pass and high-pass modes, covering a frequency range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Gear Experts at Sam Ash note that the 8-step analog sequencer offers independent pitch and velocity control per step, enabling hands-on rhythmic programming – a property that adds expression to the instrument’s sound and makes it suitable for individuals experimenting with percussion sound design.

Additionally, the DFAM’s 24-point modular patchbay and patch cables enable compatibility with Eurorack and other Moog Mother-ecosystem synthesizers, allowing musicians to use the instrument as a flexible component within larger hardware setups.

The DFAM will come with the module, a package of Moog patch cables, a power cable, and a user’s manual. Interested musicians can order it online at https://www.samash.com/

Sam Ash

278 Duffy Ave
Unit B
Hicksville
New York
11801
United States

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