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Adding percussion colour to your drum kit - a practical guide
By Will Groves published
What are your options, beyond the basics?

How to clean your electronic drum set
By Jules Tabberer-Stewart published
Step-by-step guidance, tips and recommended tools for making your e-drums as good as new

How to record electronic drums: 5 easy methods
By Tom Bradley published
How to connect your electronic drum set to a computer and use your e-kit for recording

How to layer acoustic and electronic drum sounds
By Computer Music last updated
"It can be all too easy to fall into the trap of dividing drum sounds cleanly into 'acoustic' and 'electronic' categories…"

Going hybrid part 3: triggering loops, timed phrases and backing tracks
By Stuart Williams last updated
Add another layer to your performance

How to make electronic drum sounds using alternative synthesis methods
By Future Music published
Let’s look beyond subtractive synths and straightforward sampling to find tools that create weird, ear-catching and thoroughly modern drum sounds

Beginner drummer 20-minute pad workout
By Drum Expo 2014 last updated
Spending time on the practice pad is one of the best ways to develop better hands.

How to create the perfect hi-hats and cymbals
By Computer Music last updated
Let’s add some sizzling metalwork to our kit
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