Pearl unveils Matt Halpern Black-on-Brass signature snare drum
Featuring a thin brass shell, three air vents, tube lugs and more!
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Pearl celebrates its 75th anniversary with vintage-styled President Phenolic and Deluxe kits
The President range features two kits with vintage logos and retro appointments
The 9 best drum triggers 2021: the hybrid drumming add-ons to give your acoustic kit an electronic twist
Everything you need to know about triggering, plus the best drum triggers from Roland, ddrum, Yamaha and others
Who is the greatest drummer of the '00s and '10s? Vote now!
GOAT Hunt: The final round of our epic search for the best-of-the-best continues, with the sticksmen and women who came between 2000 and now!
Who are the Greatest Of All Time? We're going on a G.O.A.T hunt...
YOU can decide who the best guitarist, drummer, bassist, singer and more of all time are
Blues icon Billy F Gibbons announces new solo album – hear the first single now
West Coast Junkie is taken from Hardware, due on 3 June and featuring Matt Sorum on drums and co-production
Meshuggah announce the return of guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, enter studio to record new album
Per Nilsson had been on lead guitar live duties since 2017
GOAT Hunt: Who is the greatest drummer of the '80s and '90s?
We're continuing our epic search for the best-of-the-best with the sticksmen and women who came between 1980 and 2000
Summer NAMM show to go ahead as an in-person event in July
The gear show returns after 2020 event was cancelled
Latest drums Tuition
How to get your tunes released: the secrets of music distribution
Get your music out into the world successfully
The easy guide to recording drums: kit tips, mic placement and setting up your DAW
Inject some feel into your tracks by recording a real human drummer (no jokes, please) playing actual drums!
How to create the perfect snare drum
Let's take a closer look at the kick drum’s constant companion, the snare
A beginner's guide to the drum kit
Before you start your digital drumming journey, let’s take a tour of the instrument it’s all about…
How to program a Funky Drummer-style MIDI break in your DAW
Get on the good foot with this most seminal of grooves
How to use an electronic drum set with Logic Pro X
How to get the correct MIDI mapping for your kit
How to recreate classic analogue drum sounds in your DAW and with hardware
Learn to make vintage drum machine sounds from scratch
How to record drum tracks in a small room: part 2
Tricks for recording monster sounds in meek rooms
Latest drums Reviews
Eventide MicroPitch Delay review
- £279
- €279
An iconic studio effect goes compact with versatility intact
Keeley Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo review
- £249
- €295
- $249
Free up some pedalboard real estate with a very clever presentation of a classic effect combo
Yamaha DTX6K3-X review
- £1,799
- €2,050
- $1,799
Yamaha makes a solid return to the electronic drum kit market
Victory V4 The Copper preamp pedal review
- £369
- €449
- $519
The name says copper but this high-end unit evokes a golden age of British guitar amplification
TC Electronic Ditto+ review
- £109
- €118
- $129
Play it again, sam... And again, with a mini looper that might just be the best in the business
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork+ review
- £199
- €214
- $214
Exquisite harmonies, detuning, octave shifting and more are on the menu with this dual-engined pitch-shifter
Carl Martin PlexiRanger review
- £159
A Plexi-style drive and booster that makes for a classic twofer
TC Electronic Plethora X5 review
- £399
- €409
- $499
Flexibility is the name of the game with this TonePrint-enabled multi-effects unit with MASH footswitches
Alesis Command Mesh Kit review
- £699
- €819
- $699
Alesis offers an all-mesh kit at a price that's too good to be true...
Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit review
- £339
- €389
- $349
Has Alesis delivered one of the best electronic kits for beginners?
