I have taken a drum machine that didn't sound as realistic as I would have liked and ran it thru a large PA system. After experimenting with some different mics I managed to get a much more realistic sound out of a machine I spent days programming. It worked out well enough that I managed to record quite a few songs with a drum machine that I was ready to throw out a window. Depending on the sound I wanted, I would sometimes use studio monitors and other recordings would go through the big PA. Sometimes you have to find interesting ways to get better sounds on a low budget.
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