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drum machine

electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
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drum machine

Summary

drum machine is a musical concept[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of musical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • drum machine's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3].
  • drum machine is a type of electronic musical instrument[4].
  • drum machine's Commons category is recorded as Drum machines[5].
  • drum machine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Drum machines[6].

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Definition and Type

drum machine's instance of is recorded as musical concept[3]. It is a type of electronic musical instrument[4].

Why It Matters

drum machine ranks in the top 9% of musical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → electronic musical instrument
    Instance of → musical concept
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29878, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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