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Every month MusicRadar’s industry-leading sister magazines - Guitarist, Computer Music, Total Guitar, Rhythm, Future Music and Guitar Techniques - publish the best independent and in-depth music-making gear reviews.

This is a collection of the best snares, kits, pedals, cymbals, heads, drum software and Roland’s latest trigger pad offering - the Octapad - from Rhythm Magazine's (and two from Computer Music's) gruelling testing process. First reviewed in Rhythm issue 178 (and Computer Music issue 153) and published on MusicRadar throughout June and July.

Scroll on for this month’s top picks and click through to read each product’s full review. First up: Roland Octapad SPD-30...