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Drum Recording Techniques
How the rules of drum recording were shaped over decades of trial and error

By Jon Musgrave Published

A history of those who figured out the best ways of capturing a live drum kit in the studio

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10 people drummers will encounter at gigs
The 10 people drummers will inevitably encounter when playing a gig

By Stuart Williams Published

The allies and nemeses you can expect to see at your live shows

Drummers
Eloy Casagrande in Slipknot
Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement

By Daniel Griffiths Published

The drummer dishes the backstory on his Slipknot switch and what he really thinks of Greyson Nekrutman…

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Jeff Porcaro
Exploring the genius of Jeff Porcaro's Rosanna Shuffle

By Roland Schmidt Published

Having a groove named after you is possibly the highest accolade a drummer could ask for, so join us as we dissect the Porcaro Shuffle

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“This book truly conveys what it felt like to be a member of the Smiths”: Mike Joyce’s memoir to be published in November

By Will Simpson Published

The Drums will be a “no-holds barred” autobiography, publisher promises

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Virtual drums
How to make virtual acoustic drum performances sound like the real thing

By Roland Schmidt Published

If you find that your MIDI recreations of acoustic drum parts are sounding a little robotic, we've got some tips and tricks to bring them to life, along with some great suggestions for acoustic drum plugin suites.

Music Production Tutorials
Neil Peart performing with Rush in 2012
“To those I inspired to start drumming, I apologise to your parents!”: A rare interview with Rush legend Neil Peart

By Paul Elliott Published

“After 40, 45 years of playing, I wanted to push myself and open up this whole new frontier,” he said

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Listen to 11 isolated drum tracks from rock's drumming legends

By Stuart Williams Published

Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Beatles, Slipknot, The Police, and more

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Chad Smith watches a busker playing RHCP
“Who wants to tell him?” Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith

By Will Simpson Published

Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith

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Gene Krupa performing
The story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

By Geoff Nicholls Published

Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

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