Studio Archives - DRUM! Magazine

Minimalist Miking Techniques: How To Record a Drum Set With 2-3 Microphones (Or Just 1)

BY JAKE WOOD | FROM THE OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE OF DRUM! Hi, my name is Jake, and I’m a recovering mike-aholic. Back when I was a junkie I’d do anything to get m... Read More

How To Prepare Your Drum Set For The Recording Studio

If you want to capture a high-quality drum recording, you'll need some good equipment, know how to use it, and how to set up your drum set. The more you know a... Read More

Kenny Aronoff and the New Paradigm of Remote Drum Recording

BY JAKE WOOD There’s a joke floating around about Kenny Aronoff. Some of his friends, like Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, like to call him “Can-he Earn-enough.” A... Read More

Engineering Prince: Working With The Purple One as a Creator, Drummer, and Electronic Drum Pioneer

BY KAREN STACKPOLE Reflecting on His Royal Badness, The Purple One, The High Priest of Pop, the artist otherwise known as Prince (and for a time, the Artist Fo... 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

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Drum Triggers* (*But Were Afraid To Ask)

BY MIKE SNYDER Drummers have triggered electronics from acoustic drums for more than 30 years (yes, we did have running water and electricity back then too), b... Read More

10 Miking Mistakes You Should Never Make In The Studio

From the February 2017 issue of DRUM! | By Karen Stackpole | Illustrations by Rick Eberly Getting a great sounding drum recording in the studio begins with layi... Read More

The 10 Best Recorded Drum Sounds

From the December 2016 issue of DRUM! | By Mike Snyder Welcome to what is perhaps the most subjective topic ever: the best drum sounds on record. Okay, here’... Read More

Ten Must-Have Plug-Ins For Propellerhead Reason

BY JIM AIKIN When recording music on your computer, you have a lot of great software to choose from. I've spent quality time with several different recording a... 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