--- title: A Feature-Rich Drum Machine | daily.dev description: Igor built a custom 16- or 64-step drum machine from discrete electronic components, including force-sensitive drum pads using piezo sensors and multiple... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-feature-rich-drum-machine-yknpsrjul twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Feature-Rich Drum Machine | daily.dev og:description: Igor built a custom 16- or 64-step drum machine from discrete electronic components, including force-sensitive drum pads using piezo sensors and multiple... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-feature-rich-drum-machine-yknpsrjul og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yknpsRJUl.png og:image:alt: A Feature-Rich Drum Machine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Feature-Rich Drum Machine **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Igor built a custom 16- or 64-step drum machine from discrete electronic components, including force-sensitive drum pads using piezo sensors and multiple synthesized drum voices built with op-amps and passive components. 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