drum machine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drum machine in the English»French Dictionary

drum machine N

drum machine

batterie f électronique

Translations for drum machine in the French»English Dictionary

boîte à rythmes MUS

drum machine

Translations for drum machine in the English»French Dictionary

I.drum [Brit drʌm, Am drəm] N

1. drum:

drum MUS, MIL

tambour m

2. drum:

drum (container)

bidon m

drum (larger)

baril m

a 10 litre drum

un bidon de 10 litres

3. drum:

drum TECH, MOTOR

tambour m

4. drum (spool for rope, cable):

drum

tambour m

II.drums N

drums npl:

drums

batterie f

Joe Morello on drums

Joe Morello à la batterie

III.drum <pres part drumming; pret, pp drummed> [Brit drʌm, Am drəm] VB trans

to drum one's fingers/feet

tambouriner des doigts/des pieds (on sur)

to drum sth into sb fig

enfoncer qc dans le crâne de qn inf

IV.drum <pres part drumming; pret, pp drummed> [Brit drʌm, Am drəm] VB intr

1. drum (beat drum):

drum

jouer du tambour

2. drum (make drumming sound):

drum rain:

tambouriner

to drum on the table with one's fingers

tambouriner sur la table avec les doigts

V.drum [Brit drʌm, Am drəm]

to beat the drum for sth fig

faire du battage pour qc

I.machine [Brit məˈʃiːn, Am məˈʃin] N

1. machine (piece of equipment):

machine

machine f (for doing à faire)

sewing/washing machine

machine à coudre/à laver

to operate a machine

faire fonctionner une machine

by machine

à la machine

2. machine (apparatus):

machine fig

machine f

publicity/electoral machine

machine publicitaire/électorale

the Conservative Party machine

la machine administrative du parti conservateur

II.machine [Brit məˈʃiːn, Am məˈʃin] VB trans

machine

usiner

drum machine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drum machine in the English»French Dictionary

I.drum [drʌm] N

1. drum (percussion):

drum

tambour m

2. drum pl:

drum

batterie f

3. drum (object):

drum

bidon m

4. drum (washing machine part):

drum

tambour m

Phrases:

to bang the drum for sb/sth

rebattre les oreilles avec qn/qc

II.drum <-mm-> [drʌm] VB intr

1. drum (play percussion):

drum

battre du tambour

2. drum (tap):

drum a. fig

tambouriner

III.drum [drʌm] VB trans

drum

tambouriner

to drum one's fingers

tapoter des doigts

I.machine [məˈʃi:n] N

1. machine (mechanical device):

machine a. pej

machine f

2. machine (washing machine):

machine

machine f (à laver)

3. machine (vending machine):

machine

distributeur m

4. machine inf (automobile, motorcycle):

machine

engin m

5. machine (controlling system):

machine

appareil m

the party machine

la machine du parti

II.machine [məˈʃi:n] VB trans

1. machine (operate on a machine):

machine tool, part

usiner

2. machine (saw):

machine hem

coudre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By treating the sounds with echo and filtering they used the drum machine to record rhythm tracks for their second album.

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If the drum machine has MIDI connectivity, then one could program the drum machine with a computer or another MIDI device.

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Kelvin started playing the trumpet from age 6, he really started to show musical promise when he was bought his first drum machine aged 12.

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While it's not yet a Jack-of-all-trades, the developer is constantly updating it and even now it has features other drum machine apps do not have.

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Their first product was a software drum machine that ran on a home computer.

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The percussion on the album was handled by a drum machine.

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He patters over a thin banjo and drum machine until the build to the chorus.

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The concept being to generate music of a spontaneous nature, with the rhythmic foundation being provided by a programmable drum machine, sequence and synthesizer combination.

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Octant's live show included an electro-mechanical automated drum machine.

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The drum machine used was built into the same cassette player.

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