Quality drum heads can dramatically improve the sound of your drums. In fact, even cheap acoustic drum sets can sound great when professional drum heads are used and tuned effectively. Choosing drum heads is a lot simpler than you might think. It can usually be pretty safe to go with popular options from big brands … Read more
After getting feedback on our popular article on The Best Electronic Drum And Percussion Pads – A Drummer’s Guide, we have decided to write a follow up to cover the best cheap options available online. These are great for both adults and kids that want to start using electronic drum pads right away. These options … Read more
You’ve done the practice, learned the techniques and the skills. Now, you want to add a bit of flash! There’s no better way to do it then to add light up drumsticks into the mix. These are great to bring out for concerts or even just for fun with home practicing. There are a bunch … Read more
In a recent article, we talked about why we think drummers should use a click track for live shows and when practicing. Today we’re going to talk about the best-dedicated metronomes available to buy. The drummer is the backbone of the music. Novice bands can be easily spotted through poor time-keeping. More experienced and skilled … Read more
Double bass drumming is an effective and powerful way of spicing up songs in many different genres. Double kick drum pedals are often used in heavy metal, including numerous sub-genres of this style. From thrash and death metal to southern and nu-metal, it’s one of the favorite drumming elements of metal drummers. It’s also very … Read more
In this article, we’re going to look at great ways to make your drum set quiet. We discuss common muffling techniques, as well as turning your kit into a practice drum set using low volume cymbals and silent drum heads. Keeping your acoustic drum set to a reasonable volume can be a big struggle. Other … Read more
The electric drum set market is significantly innovating to simulate the best possible electronic experience of playing drums. Electric drum set manufacturers are also starting to make kits more accessible in price range to a much wider range of people. However, this can come at a cost. Manufacturers can cut too many corners or features … Read more
XLR cables carry the audio signal from your instrument or microphone to mixing table, amp, PA and other devices. A good cable is crucial for the sound quality. No matter how expensive your gear is, it’s not worth much without a good cable. When someone mentions quality gear, most people usually think of musical instruments, … Read more
If you are new in the world of drum mics, you should know that acoustic drums are probably the hardest instrument to mic. The reason is quite simple. Acoustic drum offers a large spectrum of sounds, you can count on a pretty strong signal picked by your microphone. A quality microphone needs to deal with … Read more
Drum sampling and synthesis have been around for decades. In early days, these instruments were a synonym of electronic music. Today, these units are an integral part of the music industry of all genres. Not only is electronic drumming used by DJ’s and producers of electronic music, but even pop music producers use this tool … Read more