Yahoo

6 drum processing techniques to help you program state-of-the-art beats

DRUMS WEEK 2025: As technology marches on, drum processing is another ever-evolving field. Once, engineers may have made their way with a stereo pair of microphones above the drum kit, as well as a ...
The Cheat Sheet

How John Bonham Revolutionized Drumming with a Bike Chain

Every member of Led Zeppelin brought immense talent to the band. That includes drummer John Bonham. He grew up listening to jazz, studied with big-band drummers, and was so mesmerized by one early ...
Ars Technica

Eight years later, you can finally turn off Rock Band’s kick drum pedal

New option is a boon for beginners and disabled gamers. Good! As a person who has been playing drums for a few decades, I can say that the feeling of the kick pedal was horrible and not balanced the ...
Jazz

Kick It: A Social History Of The Drum Kit

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 ...
MusicRadar

"The TR-808's bass drum is undoubtedly the most recognisable electronic kick sound of all time": How to get the perfect 808s

Today is August 8, and you know what that means: it's the music tech world's annual excuse to sing the praises of history's most iconic drum machine. This year, the legendary Roland TR-808 turns 45, ...