News Pro Audio DrAlienSmith Capsule8 Mic: Forget Seeking Vintage and Rare, Here is Your Low End Answer by Owen Penglis Buy this mic for kick, toms and bass and stop fucking around with broken D12s and overpriced M380s. Drum mic selection is a pretty subjective field. Each engineer will have…
News Pro Audio Teletone Audio Tympo: The Grungy Performative Beatmaker by Josh Needs Teletone Audio has produced some amazing virtual instruments since 2017, like Postcard Piano and Odine — a nostalgic piano and atmospheric synth. We tested out their latest gritty beatmaker Tympo….
News Pro Audio UVI Percussion Factory: A Colourful and Creative Sample Library, Hard-to-Beat Rhythmic Generator by Josh Needs An original and intuitive interface, The UVI Percussion Factory has features that get those traditional rhythm ideas rolling right off the bat. Looking for the right percussion samples can be…
News Pro Audio Check out this new doco ‘DRUMS’ from Lauten Audio and Download the Audio by Tim McArtney Legends in the microphone game, Lauten Audio, has made a doco called ‘DRUMS’ featuring 10x Grammy-Award-Winning Engineer Darrell Thorp (Foo Fighters/ Beck) and acclaimed drummer and music producer Joey Waronker…
News Pro Audio Download 100MB of organic percussion samples for free by Happy In need of something special to spice up your loops? How about some Organic Samples? Head on over to Reddit to download 100MB of free’Organic Percussion’. Producers know you can…
News Pro Audio Gretsch USA Ridgeland Snare Drum: new modern heritage pieces with class by Owen Penglis Still grappling with the modern producer disease known as ‘shitty snare drum’ sound? Maybe it’s time to ditch the samples and try out one of these new modern heritage pieces…
Music News Pop Culture Video WATCH: Fan joins The Killers on stage during Falkirk show by Amy Davidson Kyle Grieve, a 28-year-old drummer and fan, was asked to join The Killers on stage during their Falkirk show on Tuesday night. Earlier this week in Falkirk, Scotland, The Killers…
Features Pro Audio Amen-breaks and 808s: a look at the most influential drum machines ever made by Happy From the cardinal Linn LM-1 to the classic Roland TR-808, we take a look at the most influential drum machines of all time. by Oliver Newland and Anthony Sfirse With MIDI, VST…
Pro Audio Gretsch: how a family business turned into a musical manufacturing giant by Daniel Croft Family values aren’t generally something you expect in a massive company. Gretsch however, has them at the core of their foundation. Gretsch is a company that has rightfully earned its…
News Pro Audio Watch Kevin Parker dissect his favourite drum sounds of all time by Nick Mielczarek In this video, Kevin Parker breaks down his favourite drum sounds, including Stevie Wonder, John Bonham, and even a Tame Impala track. Kevin Parker is, of course, the genius behind…
News Pro Audio Native Instruments launches Butch Vig Drums sample pack by Jeremy Span Butch Vig Drums is the latest all-star sample pack from Native Instruments, a must-have for fans of saturated drum tones from the harder edge of rock. Native Instruments has teamed…
News BBC Weatherman goes viral after taking the news theme to a whole new level by Emily Elvish BBC Weatherman Owain Wyn Evans has been flooded with support after a Twitter post of him drumming along to the BBC theme song went viral. After finishing his daily segment,…
Music Yves Tumor’s ‘Gospel For A New Century’ proves he’s in a league of his own by James Peppercorn With music this confronting, this powerful, and this awe-inspiring, Yves Tumor has carved out a musical niche solely his own. After knocking down the doors of restriction with his 2018…
