Who invented the first drum machine? (Industry Briefings).If you named some current hi-tech company, you're wrong! Nearly 500 years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (də vĭn`chē, Ital. lāōnär`dō dä vēn`chē), 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist, b. near Vinci, a hill village in Tuscany. designed a series of automated drum machines drum machine n. An electronic device containing a sequencer that can be programmed to arrange and alter digitally stored drum sounds. drum machine Noun intended to march armies into battle. Recently uncovered drawings by DaVinci depict a large drum mounted on a horse-drawn cart. Gear mechanisms enable five sticks on either side to beat the drums one after the other, as fast as the most dexterous dex·ter·ous also dex·trous adj. 1. Skillful in the use of the hands. 2. Having mental skill or adroitness. 3. Done with dexterity. drummer. Another diagram depicts a drum mounted on a tripod with four sticks that operate in geared sequence when a handle is turned. Experts believe it was probably intended for musical, rather than military, purposes. Reproductions of the drum machines are currently on display at a gallery in Martigny, Switzerland “Martigny” redirects here. For other uses, see Martigny (disambiguation). Martigny (German: Martinach . |
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