Here we’ve loaded in a simple kick-snare loop. There are loads of great software emulations to choose from, but this time we’re opting for the Arturia Pre 1973 Neve emulation. We’ll start with the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Perhaps the most important element of the drum kit in today's music, the kick drum is the driving ...

In four-to-the-floor electronic genres, the bass drum is king. Every producer is searching for that single perfect kick sound that will magically transform an average track into a club-clobbering ...

Sam Ash has published a new guide on the Roland TD-27KV2 and Alesis Strata Prime electronic drum sets, comparing the two ...

Alesis has carved out a powerful position in the ever-growing electronic drum kit market, thanks to an admirable focus on affordability while striving to push features and specs - mesh heads have long ...

Care to match our obsessiveness? The first reader to correctly name the song order of our snare solo supercut will receive a surprise. Email your guess and address here. U.S. residents only, sorry. 1.

As part of the session-musician collective known as the Wrecking Crew, drummer Hal Blaine left his imprint on pop music—sometimes physically, as is the case of the sheet music and concert venues ...

Matt Brennan's Kick It: A Social History Of The Drum Kit is a complex, meticulously researched piece of work that spans several centuries. In the course of over three hundred pages, Brennan explores ...

Anderson .Paak has debuted a hilarious new video for his first-ever signature drum kit. Teaming up with the acclaimed drum brand Ludwig for the kit, the Silk Sonic artist’s limited-edition Pee .Wee ...

Yesterday (Nov. 28), Metallica surprised everyone by announcing the new album 72 Seasons and world tour, as well as debuting the new single "Lux Aeterna." Now that fans have had time to digest the ...