What's the best way to make 2008 more musical? That's right: get hold of an affordable electric drum kit. We did, and our office hasn't been the same since. Most people enjoy having a quick bang ...

With a few notable exceptions, the fine art of tabletop tapping has been a purely non-digital experience for most people. Now, iDevice users can turn their rhythmic creations into real-time drum ...

Plenty of CV and hands-on control for performance. Built-in effects. Module state and samples savable as presets. No timestretch facility to repitch loops for different tempos. No transient detection ...

Alongside co-producer Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam shaped the sound of the '80s and '90s. Now he’s got the future in his sights ...

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Drum kits used to be key to any serious band, however, these days, much of our music is created on computer or using a drum machine instead. [spanceac] has built a simple example of the latter, using ...

Austin-based sample specialists SympleSound have created a set of free drum samples in honour of Prince. Paying tribute to The Purple One, SympleSound has created PurpleDrums, a custom set of samples ...

Apple’s Logic Pro is a versatile application that enables musicians and producers to create, record and master audio. People use Logic in many different ways, depending on the type of project they are ...

Replay: The legendary Linn LM-1 drum machine came out in 1980 and only 525 were ever made. What makes this long discontinued drum machine so unique that top producers and engineers are still using it ...

I’m going to ask you a question about today’s hits. More specifically, today’s drum hits: when it comes to the popular music of our era, how many songs feature real, acoustic drums—of the kind played ...