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I've waited for Toontrack's Hitmaker SDX Expansion to be discounted ever since it was released. Now it's nearly half-price for Black Friday and I'm about to ruin Christmas by spending way too much on Superior Drummer samples in Thomann's Cyber Week Sale
By Stuart Williams published
With up to 73% off Toontrack SDX Expansion packs - including one inspired by Phil Collins, Stewart Copeland and Vinnie Colaiuta - is the doghouse really such a bad place to be?

“Roland has always been extremely good at marrying the playability of its samples with the physical feel of its hardware - this kit is no exception”: Roland VAD316 review
By Tom Bradley published
Roland’s new 3 Series offers a staggering level of features previously only available with the flagship 7 Series

Roland's big V-Drum 3 and 5 series drop adds 6 kits to its e-drum range, including V71-lite modules and on-trend acoustic-look options
By Will Groves published
Mid- and entry-level options land with all-new modules, DW integration and more

Alesis's new 9-piece Nitro Ultimate electronic drum kit is its new flagship, and the hi-hat is the star
By Will Groves published

"Remarkably the DTX Pro is capable of layering up to four individual samples - one more than Roland’s flagship V71 module": Yamaha DTX6K5-M review
By Tom Bradley published
The first mesh option for Yamaha’s DTX6 lineup offers larger pads and high quality sounds

11 trailblazing players who raised the bar for electronic and hybrid drumming
By Stuart Williams published
The drummers, past and present, who embraced technology to revolutionize music and the gear we play

Where might electronic drums go next? Here are 9 of our predictions
By Stuart Williams published
Electronic drums have come a long way over the last few decades, but where are they headed in the future? From AI to radical new playing surfaces and authentic cymbals, this is our wishlist

10 common electronic drum set issues and how to troubleshoot them
By Stuart Williams published
Don’t let annoying gremlins spoil your playing. From no sound to too much noise, most problems can be solved with some simple settings or affordable upgrades - here’s how

How the drum machine grew into a viable alternative to real drummers
By Roland Schmidt published
There's not much early-80s tech that still influences modern creativity, but the dominance of electronic drum sounds stems right back to 1980, and a bizarre series of unfortunate events…
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