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Drum machins can produce and modify their sounds in various ways. The sounds from the drum machine can be made from mechanical sounds, analog sounds, and sampled sounds. Mechanical sounds are those which were featured in the original drum machines and used in pre-fabricated rhythms. Analog sounds are artificially created sounds made in attempts  to recreate the actual sound of percussion instruments. Sampled sounds are those that are actually sampled from real instruments. These sounds can be modified or enhanced through the drum machine's built-in sequencer, which can arrange the music in the way desired. To further modify the music created, drum machines have various ports that can allow for other devices to be connected to the machine. These additional pieces of hardware are able to enhance or alter the sound of the musical track by using various effects, equalization, and mixer settings (Beat Box). It is this interactivity and flexibility that drum machines provide that make them so popular in electronic music. Artists have been using them for decades and building upon techniques used in music production.
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