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Best Drum Microphones for Live Performance With Buying Guide

BY MIKE SNYDER If you are wondering which are the best drum microphones for live performance, you have come to the right place. But how do you choose among all ... Read More

How To Recreate Drum Sounds Of The 1970s

BY GARRETT HAINES The 1970's were a rich era for rock, disco, funk, country, and just about any other style that relied on a solid backbeat. But the types of d... Read More

Yamaha Shows Off EAD 10 At Winter NAMM 2018

It’s a microphone. It’s a trigger. It’s a recording unit. It’s a sample library. Yamaha’s new EAD-10 is a stereo mic and trigger combo unit that clamps onto the... Read More

stevie wonder playing drums with the meters

Drums In The Key Of (Stevie) Wonder

BY PC MUÑOZ | PHOTOS BY PC MUÑOZ, WILLIE SAMUELS, AND NICOLAS MESA “Stevie Wonder has to be the greatest drummer of our time” –Eric Clapton The staggering s... Read More

How To Get That Killer Bass Drum Sound

BY STROTHER BULLILNS There may not be hard and fast rules for effectively capturing the natural sound of a kick drum but there are plenty of well-worn guidelin... Read More

How To Recreate Drum Sounds Of The 1970s

BY GARRETT HAINES The 1970s were a rich era for rock, disco, funk, country, and just about any other style that relied on a solid backbeat. But the types of dru... Read More

How To Mike Percussion On Stage

BY KAREN STACKPOLE As a percussionist, you spend many hours refining your art and coaxing a wide range of sounds from a particular drum or set of instruments. ... Read More

Studio Secrets: How To Record Toms

BY MIKE SNYDER “How’d they get that sound?” At 15 years of age, after my very first recording session, this phrase entered my lexicon and stuck. I’ve uttered i... Read More

Purposeful Haze: Re-Create ‘60s Drum Sounds

BY GARRETT HAINES The 1960s were a golden era for music. Pop, soul, and rock were selling records like never before. For drummers, things started out rather su... Read More

Minimalist Drum Miking Techniques

BY JAKE WOOD Hi, my name is Jake, and I’m a recovering mike-aholic. Back when I was a junky I’d do anything to get my next mix. I was fading fast, isolating my ... Read More