the INDUSTRIAL DRUM MACHINES everyone should know

the BEST DRUM SAMPLES for INDUSTRIAL and EBM music
Today I'm showing you one of the best drum samples and drum kits for making industrial and ebm music. Samples taken from cult retro drum machines like the Roland R8, Yamaha RY30, Kawai R50e & the Yamaha RX7. Drum samples that are still used today by music producers and sound designers.
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Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:17 - Brief history
1:03 - 1st Samples
1:42 - 2nd Samples
2:24 - 3rd Samples
3:02 - 4th Samples
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[@Tonepusher]

If you guys want the samples, you can find most of these sounds online for free. But I might make some samples packs and loops pretty soon on my website (www.tonepusher.com). Join the mailing list if you want to stay tuned :) I LOOOVE old school drum machine sounds. There's something about them that I can't explain. Wether it's for layering or using the original sounds. There's soooo many iconic records that were created with them. Do you guys have favorites or maybe a drum machine that I forgot that I should've mentioned?!

[@yorkie_pudd]

I shall keep an eye out. I would love you to do a sample pack. Your sample packs are incredible and really high quality

[@Tonepusher]

thanks man :) 90's industrial presets are on the way :) Sample packs are also on the list. 🤘🏻

[@yorkie_pudd]

@@Tonepusher This is exciting news I'm looking forward to them

[@luisbarrera5740]

If you're gonna actually make samples then I'm in. Just let us know when you do

[@Tonepusher]

@@luisbarrera5740 Subscribing to the mailing list would be the best to stay updated. But I'll probably also make YT videos with them :)

[@Darkvolt-music]

Nice to see someone giving industrial some attention 👍

[@Tonepusher]

yeah haha Industrial has so much depth and creativity, I'm happy that it resonates with people.🤘

[@Darkvolt-music]

@@Tonepusher saddly not like it used to, it’s time we bring it back to a wider audience.

[@Tonepusher]

@@Darkvolt-music You're right, but I think it has evolved also. Bands and producers like Gesaffelstein or Mick Gordon are heavily influenced by industrial imo.

[@ptbempire]

For real dude!

[@crasheffort]

The R8 was used in goldeneye. You can tell from those metal hits.

[@Tonepusher]

exactly!! 🎉 that soundtrack is phenomenal hehe listening to it right now while working ;)

[@worksofein6449]

I've been using samples from the Alesis HR-16 for my industrial metal project. It's the one Godflesh used on Streetcleaner and sounds super cold and relentless in such a cool way. Love the vibe all those old drum samples have, it's like an instant hit of atmospheric nostalgia direct into my brain. Brb, finding my mirror shades.

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah old school drum samples have something newer stuff doesn't have. Ngl I don't really like modern samples. I use them sometimes, but I often end up layering them with drum machines hehe Godflesh albums are classics! 🤘

[@jhtzlx]

Love the video. I’ve been researching this stuff for years. As for the R-50e, I still haven’t been able to find definitive proof Ministry used it. There’s a video floating around where Paul Barker is asked which drum machines they used and he said they made most all their drum sounds. Who knows.

[@Tonepusher]

yeah there's multiple theories about that online haha some says they made it, others that it's layered stuff and also some people say that they used untouched Fairlight sounds. ngl my guess is that early release was Fairlight sounds. But I might find the real answer pretty soon and make a video about it :)

[@albertvisser7492]

Great stuff! The RY-30 was my first drum machine. I have bought and sold many other drum computers/machines over the years, but never could part from the Yamaha. I hardly every use it anymore, but it has a special place in my music history.

[@Tonepusher]

haha nice! yeah there's some piece of equipment that we should never sell! The RY-30 is for sure in that category haha

[@RivetHead999]

I have an ry30 still and love it. Has a couple pretty good banks that have some nice power

[@K_E_Robin]

Uploaded any EBM tracks to listen cuz your samples are mad sick! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Tonepusher]

haha thanks man :)🤘

[@johnlawson3014]

That first beat with the r50 was great, Id love to see a tutorial on that! I never get the timing right with those kinds of beats for some reason. Great set of videos too, Ive watched them all.

[@Tonepusher]

hey thanks man :) yeah I'll make some drum tutos pretty soon

[@the8bitdeity]

CV used even older drum machines, and notably Puppy were influenced by early Portion Control which primarily used 303 and 606 for their proto harsh EBM

[@huntergalloway3944]

RX5 is my favorite with the RX5USB to add my own samples. It really is the best drum synth of the 80s.

[@Tonepusher]

great choice! wouldn't be my first though but it's in my top 10 👌🏻

[@chriswareham]

The Kawaii R50e just sounds great on any electronic track. Although it sounds like the drums Ministry used in the Wax Trax era, that's actually confidence. As others have mentioned, Al Jourgenson actually had a phenomenally expensive Fairlight CMI that was even used live until it finally broke down from so much abuse. A lot of the drum sounds were allegedly created during the period where Al worked with Adrian Sherwood on the Twitch album. That makes sense, as Sherwood was an early adopter of sampling.

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah, most of the time people are saying that the R50-e is the ''Wax Trax'' sound and I also read that it was the Fairlight. However the CMI Fairlight is a sampler, so it could be any drum machine loaded in that thing hehe

[@chriswareham]

The sounds are so similar, but the R100 and R50E weren't released until two years after the Ministry recordings that it is sometimes claimed to have been used on. I guess it's just the subtle artifacts that low bit rate sampling leaves on drum sounds that make them sound similar.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I have a thing for the Alesis SR-16. It's all over the industrial tracks I make. The kick sounds for the rock kits are awesome. I believe that it's the drum machine the Godflesh used all over the Selfless, and Pure albums. Either that or they used an Alesis drum machine with the same drum sounds in it.

[@Tonepusher]

yeah the SR-16 sounds great, love Godflesh drum sounds! I really like their 2017 release too

[@EricOehler01]

Oh man I use that one a lot too. The first Klack record was like a love letter to the SR and HR-16's.

[@RivetHead999]

If I recall correctly, Hocico used the Alesis early on

[@SYNDRONE]

Wouldn't be surprised if the R-8 was extensively used on the Killer Instinct OST (for example Full-Bore).

[@Tonepusher]

Hey yeah I wouldn't be surprised either. Sounds pretty similar. And what a GOOD soundtrack! I often listen to it while working hehe The guitar/synth riff on ''the instinct'' is so good haha And that metal sound hehe classic 👌

[@Anagnorisis25]

When I started my journey of Dark Electro back in 2005 I also discovered very soon that I really love the Roland R8. It sounded so good... and still does. Just binging a lot of your videos right now. Really cool content :) So much to learn and new things to enjoy. Keep it up!

[@Tonepusher]

hey! yeah drum machines are a LOT of fun haha thanks man! 🤘

[@VultureCulture]

Really great and informative video! Thank you for what youre doing, making industrial music much more accessible!

[@Tonepusher]

haha thanks man! I really enjoy making these videos. Not enough industrial and ebm on youtube! 🤘🏻

[@K0r0n1s]

Thanks for the overview! Now I know which samples to hunt from which machines :-)

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah you can find the original ones pretty much all over internet. However I'm currently working on a sample pack soon to be released :) Processed and mix ready, if that's interesting to you 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😊

[@EricOehler01]

A bunch of the Luxa/Pan productions in the late 80's/90's (Basically anything Al J and Paul B touched) also used the Fairlight CMI (which resampled a lot of other machines but had that peculiar AD7524 8-bit/32khz grit). They bought one with the Altantic Ministry royalties and then used it for a lot of stuff. A lot of that early WaxTrax sound was basically them trying to figure out how to use the PageR sequencer on it. Paul said in an interview that they couldn't figure out how to get it to go to page 2 of a sequence, which is why all of RevCo's loops were 8 bars long!

[@Tonepusher]

haha didn't know that! make sense 🤣 Very often, the best art, especially in music, comes from limitation. Just use what you have and be creative! 🤘

[@EricOehler01]

@@Tonepusher If you have the chance, check out the "Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax!" documentary. They do some deep dives into the weird history from that era and it's pretty awesome.

[@sw5l]

gnarly, this was very insightful, thx 4 the video again

[@Tonepusher]

hey! np 🤘🏻 drum machines ftw 💪🏻

[@yanniskamarinos9341]

Nice video, indeed! I use Alesis SR16 and samples from Oberheim DX.

[@Tonepusher]

Great choice! they're also classics

[@sadhedonism7125]

Great sound examples! I would love to see a video of you showing us the drum sound or processing and mixing

[@Tonepusher]

That's definitely on the list 👌🏻

[@travisbellet3955]

You forgot to mention the kick from the Kawai R100!!

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

Nice content! Liked and subscribed.

[@Tonepusher]

hey thanks a lot 🙏

[@scullyhypnos6757]

I remember a interview with Trent that said he actually used a Roland r70

[@Tonepusher]

yeah well he used a LOT of different gear. Also both machines share similar/same drumkits, but they do have different textures. I'd be curious to know how many different drum machines he used lol

[@scullyhypnos6757]

Yeah that was the downward spiral era

[@Tonepusher]

@@scullyhypnos6757 Cult album! But I actually prefer Pretty Hate Machine hehe It's like a perfect blend of Industrial and ''mainstream'' rock.

[@mortiisweil6667]

Good videos i love industrial🖤

[@Tonepusher]

hey thanks 🤘🏻

[@yorkie_pudd]

Some of these are perfect for my current album I'm gonna have to do some hunting.

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah man! there's even more drumkits on them that are worth using too. I just shared my favorites.

[@Bthelick]

ahhhh golden eye.

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah! such a classic

[@resofactor]

Kawai R-series drum machines are def a must. Good call.

[@Tonepusher]

thanks man, love the sound of it 🤘🏻

[@lukasgruber1280]

I go with Street Fighter 2 since you wear that shirt and the snare in Guiles theme sounds a lot like that.

[@Tonepusher]

It's not what I had in mind BUT having this said it's a very good guess hehe Also Guiles Theme is my favorite video game song ever. SO good hehe

[@jakeknobbe]

Maybe should of mentioned the DMX. I wasn't aware of most of these good video!

[@Tonepusher]

True! such an iconic drum machine. Love the clap sounds on it hehe And probably the best looking one also. Behringer will release a clone of it. I'm curious to see if it'll sound as good.

[@ModePhaser]

This is awesome! Puppy usd to like to bang on shit and sample them for drums too. But what I really appreciate is the drum rhythms you provided on this one. Very cool!

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah I heard that(correct me if I'm wrong haha might be a urband legend!) Nivek Ogre is the one who recorded drums on the Beautiful People intro and that it was a very unique recording setup with multiple mics haha I think I'll google that 🤔 thanks man, yeah drum sounds like this are so inspiring that drum beats comes easily! hehe

[@ModePhaser]

Never heard that myself but damn would it be cool if it is true! 🤘🏼

[@elsa_turador]

Wow I didn't know those drum machines

[@Tonepusher]

oohh a world of awesomeness is waiting for you haha

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

2:05... well, that's just the same sound Roland used for the "power" kit on the SC-55, so it woulda been used in a ton of games back in the 90s. You could probably hear it in pretty much anything with midi for the soundtrack, if you had the right hardware.

[@Tonepusher]

I have a Roland SC-55 and you're right. It sounds a bit different but It probably made of the same sample for sure.

[@chicken_flavoured_bacon3230]

tabarnak.. cas vas?., one of my fav, still is the korg m1 drums (for that sound especially), but then again at this point, i'd rather cook my own!!! cheers

[@Tonepusher]

It's true, the Korg M1 has GREAT drums. Love the ''gated'' snares hehe I listed the ones I use the most but yeah M1 is definitely up there. oui ça va bien en tabarnak!! haha

[@philippgrunert8776]

How did you set up the bass synth sound in the first examples? Is that a slightly FMed sine with distortion? Info would be appreciated Thank you for the content, just what I was searching for

[@Tonepusher]

hey, it's a combination of 2 layers. First layer is basically the FMFM waveform with sinefold distortion and and EQ assigned to an envelope after the distortion that is acting as a filter. Second layer is basic detuned sawtooth bass. Also the main trick is to assign the velocity to the filter so you can create the rhythm by writing your riff using the velocity. These are all presets from my pack ''Electronic body music'' by the way hehe You can check it out here: www.tonepusher.com/product-page/electronic-body-music

[@philippgrunert8776]

@@Tonepusher thank you :-)

[@Samcarter16]

I need this drum samples pack)))

[@klinkske]

What card do you use on the R8? I prefer the stock sounds of the R5 compared to the stock R8

[@ChernobylAudio666]

Are you talking about DOOM? 🤔 Great bass synth sounds as always!

[@Tonepusher]

Doom was the Roland SC-55 but that's a good guess hehe 🤘🏻

[@xaviermalleret8855]

Great content !! Do you sell this drums samples on your website ?

[@Tonepusher]

no I do not, but I might make industrial/ebm loops and sample pretty soon with em

[@xaviermalleret8855]

@@Tonepusher Nice ! Thanks for your answer

[@syntheticsolace]

I was gonna say if this guy doesn’t include the kawai r50e…..and then it was the first one!

[@Tonepusher]

haha!! 🥵 ...😁 I had to put it first.

[@slipknotboy555]

People talk about the R-50e a lot, haha. Years ago, I was googling around for what would be a good drum machine for industrial. I saw the R-100 mentioned multiple times. And I bought one. Then, I later found out that they were probably talking about the R-50e. Haha. Oh well. I think the R-100 is probably still pretty good for industrial. And it's kinda a beast physically. With a lot of I/o. You can also get ROM expansion boards for the R-100 that give you access to sounds from all 3 machines (Both R-50 models and R-100), and beyond.

[@phreakymusic]

Did you use any post processing fx on the drums in this video?

[@Tonepusher]

no! they are unprocessed samples However the last one (RY30) are from Splice so they are processed. BUT having this said I would prefer using the original samples if it was to compose original material.

[@slipknotboy555]

Good video! A couple comments, though. And I promise I'm not trying to knock/ bash you at all or be a dick, haha. When you were talking about the TR-606, you showed a TR-06 (modern digital Roland machine). Was that purposeful, or? Haha. Second - and warning, industrial snob comment incoming (heh). [I wouldn't say I'm like the biggest connoisseur or anything, but I know an alright amount, and this is just my opinion.] To me, 2/3 people on the thumbnail aren't ones I'd consider like - emblamatic (?) of industrial. Yes, NIN and Ministry have some legit industrial stuff, especially early on - but *so* much of their stuff is more just like rock/ metal. Which is probably a big reason why they're more popular. They're what non-industrial fans think of when they think "industrial," heh. And it's a little annoying when you hear people talk about "industrial," and they're really talking about "industrial rock" or "industrial metal" (which often aren't very "industrial" at all). Not talking about you, tbc - it's just something I've seen over time. Don't get me wrong, I like some "industrial rock/ metal," but I'm like, let's not get that confused with actual industrial 😆. I know I prefer my industrial to be made with almost all, or *all* electronic instruments. And I say this as someone who played guitar before I got into synths, etc. If you make it too guitar focused, it just becomes - not really industrial, imo. Anyway, just some thoughts I've had for a long time, and it makes sense to put them here, heh.

[@Tonepusher]

Hey thanks for the comment man. Damn, I know what a tr-606 is and yes It's a mistake. Too many hours of editing that's what happens 🤦🏻‍♂️ And I guess I agree with you on maybe half of it haha "Industrial" is a very broad term. It's like saying "metal"...There's many many different genre of Industrial. I mean Ministry is industrial metal so is Rammstein and they're VERY different...To me they're all industrial 🤷🏻‍♂️ And quite frankly I'm too old for that "labeling/gatekeeping" thing. haha I'm curious, who would you consider emblematic?

[@slipknotboy555]

@@Tonepusher Yeah, it happens! No worries. I even thought it may have been an intentional gag, haha. And it's not really gatekeeping, imo; it's just about what fits the style and what doesn't. I like all the bands mentioned/think they're good, but I wouldn't consider Rammstein, for example, industrial - industrial metal definitely, but that's more a metal subgenre. It's annoying when I have, for example, even been looking at a list of *electro-industrial* artists/ bands, and too many of them end up basically just being rock/ metal acts, haha. Tbc, I also understand why you chose Trent Reznor and Al Jourgenson (sp.?) for the thumbnail - it makes sense to go with the popular people. And to reiterate, I'm not bashing/ knocking you, heh, or even criticizing you, or the video, or the thumbnail. These are just my thoughts, and it made sense to put them here. Who would I choose? That is a bit hard, admittedly. Ogre (or Ohgr?) would definitely stay [or Ogre and Cevin Key], and as for the others, maybe Bill Leeb [of Frontline Assembly], Chris Carter of TG, maybe a member or members from Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, etc. I was a big fan of Velvet Acid Christ for a long time (well, I'm still a fan of the music), so *potentially* even the main guy behind it. But again, your thumbnail choice wasn't actually a bad one, especially since Trent and Al have made some legit industrial tracks. These are just wider thoughts. And also again, good video! I'll have to get around to watching your other related ones.

[@armandocamero]

R8 = Mortal Kombat III

[@jeremymark6530]

I would think it was quake cause it was made by Trent

[@IINTERLACED]

Goldeneye?

[@Tonepusher]

haha hell yeah exactly! iconic soundtrack!! I think I'll listen to it while working today haha

[@aki_gong6271]

I seriously doubt the sample will sound any closer to the real thing, specially in cases like the R8, that could hit like a bomb, or for the ry30, simply down to its filtering options... Ive got both, among others ;)

[@JeffDeMarcus-wk3fb]

Shotgun Messiah 'Violent New Breed'

[@uhbleach3855]

mmm quake

[@Tonepusher]

It's not the one I had in mind but for sure it was on Quake too! 🤘🏻 great soundtrack

[@RivetHead999]

Didn’t Trent Reznor do the music for quake?

[@octosyn]

Star control 2!

[@Tonepusher]

Never played that one! Was it on PC?

[@lukasgruber1280]

jepp sounds very much SC2ish. Its a PC game but the ahead-its-time-techno-industrial songs were Amiga MOD files you can find on the web easily

[@octosyn]

Yes PC/Mac, but also ported to several consoles. I think they actually contacted the amiga mod community to get talent for the soundtrack.

[@rskityaev]

Roland sounds like it's been used by Frank Klepaci. C&C :)

[@Tonepusher]

LOVE that soundtrack!

[@WVLFRVN]

I have most of these kits hidden away in romplers Send midi from reason and just program hella industrial beats I’ll never actually use

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah if you want that modern sound they're really good as layers tho! I feel like making Pretty Hate Machine type of beats lately hehe

[@WVLFRVN]

@@Tonepusher not exactly in the same realm, but I recommend looking for any of the Alesis D-whatever rack units. I have the D4, and it’s great for big gated snares!

[@Tonepusher]

@@WVLFRVN cool I'll check that out for sure. I almost added the HR16 in my video but I felt like it wasn't used enough in industrial to mention it. But I do like Alesis stuff for sure.

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

Not really related, but how did you make that bassline?

[@Tonepusher]

hey! All the sounds (except the drums of course) were made using my preset packs. This one was the ''electronic body music'' one available here: www.tonepusher.com/product-page/electronic-body-music

[@speedoflife9375]

@@Tonepusher love your EBM and Industrial presets. Keep em coming.

[@Tonepusher]

@@speedoflife9375 thanks! :) working on new ones right now 🤘

[@ptbempire]

Mortal Kombat or Killer Instinct

[@Tonepusher]

Idk about MK but Killer Instinct for sure! haha That opening track ❤ 'the instinct'

[@crane666]

Kauai the best

[@Tonepusher]

yeah Kawai is hard to beat when it comes to industrial hehe such an iconic drum machine

[@balancetvi]

simmons left the chat

[@donowens6527]

doom

[@Robotsarejerks1]

Goldeneye.

[@Tonepusher]

hell yeah haha!! that's exactly what I had in mind 🎉🎉 Such a GREAT soundtrack. That Facility song and the pause menu theme 👌🏻