A standard drum machine’s step sequencer divides ... Swing adjusts the spacing between sequencer steps so that off-beat hits fall a little behind the beat, creating a looser feel.

But it’s hard to beat the bang-for-the-buck qualities of a device like this, regardless, not to mention the portability. Especially when compared with the cost of multiple guitars, a drum set ...

His quest was to create a unique drum machine ... of room to take beat submissions from his community, so there’s eight different beats “programmed” into this sequencer.