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Polyend Drums — Hybrid Analog and Digital Drum Machine Debuts at Superbooth 2026
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Polyend Drums is a new 8-track hybrid analog and digital drum machine announced at Superbooth 2026 in Berlin. It combines four true analog voices built on SSI chips with four digital tracks, a generative sequencer, per-step sequenceable insert effects, and eight individual audio outputs. Pre-orders are open at $2,699 with a refundable $500 deposit, shipping in 3 to 4 months.
Polyend Drums, unveiled at Superbooth 2026, machined from a single block of aluminum in black or silver.
Eight individual outputs on a drum machine at this price point is not common. Polyend just built one. Announced on the opening day of Superbooth 2026 in Berlin, the Polyend Drums is the Polish company's biggest project to date: a hybrid machine that does not ask you to choose between analog warmth and digital range.
The four analog tracks each run dual VCOs, a noise source, a multimode analog filter, a VCA, and an additional digital oscillator available for FM layering. The four digital tracks draw from a library of over 40 instruments, each with sub-mode mutations that extend usable sounds into the hundreds. Samples load and layer across both engine types.
Specs at a glance
► Technical specifications| Tracks | 8 total — 4 analog SSI, 4 digital |
|---|---|
| Analog voice architecture | Dual VCOs, noise source, multimode filter, VCA, plus digital oscillator per voice |
| Digital instruments | 40+ instruments with sub-mode mutations |
| Sequencer | Probability, micro-timing, parameter locks, pattern chaining, generative tools, polyrhythms |
| Project capacity | 64 patterns, 64 kits, 48 songs |
| Audio processing | 32-bit float at 96kHz internal, 24-bit/96kHz DAC and ADC |
| I/O | 8 individual outputs, stereo in/out, MIDI In/Out/Thru, USB-C |
For DnB producers, the insert effects are the detail worth pausing on. Rather than a fixed effects chain applied at the end of the signal path, inserts on the Drums can be sequenced per track and per step. That means your reverb tail, distortion hit or filter sweep becomes part of the rhythmic pattern itself — a different creative relationship with effects than most drum machines offer.
The X/Y fader morphs between kit versions and triggers fills without stopping playback. With 8 individual outputs feeding into your interface, resampling specific voices mid-session requires no extra routing workarounds. At $2,699 it sits alongside the Roland TR-1000 in price. Pre-orders with a refundable $500 deposit are open now at the Polyend website, with shipping in 3 to 4 months.
For drum & bass producers: Eight individual outputs mean every kick, snare and percussion voice hits a separate channel in your DAW — no stem bouncing required. Combined with the per-step insert effects and generative sequencing tools, Drums has the architecture for serious live DnB work, not just a studio role.
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