“MIDI drums? That’s all four-to-the-floor EDM and basic 808 beats isn’t it?” Well actually, no. A couple of remarkable things have happened over the last decade or so in the world of acoustic drum kit ...

Let’s look beyond subtractive synths and straightforward sampling to find tools that create weird, ear-catching and thoroughly modern drum sounds When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Electronic drum kits are now a viable alternative to the ...

The sound of the drums can inform the listener of a song’s age within the first few seconds of the track, and as Paul McCartney explained in a 2005 interview, the Beatles’ experimental drum tones were ...

Beavis and Butt-Head gets rhythmic in a recent video from a musician on social media that has gone viral. The musician named Miles — he goes by @realfakemiles on Instagram — programmed his electronic ...

The sequencer on the 808, a row of 16 color-coded buttons, offered artists a way to store beats they programmed. Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name, ...

Unlock the Studio Magic! 🎧 In this video, we dive into "6 Free Drum Plugins For Realistic Drum Sounds" that will take your music production to the next level! From electronic beats to acoustically ...

Metallica’s career is littered with questionable production choices. The lack of bass on …And Justice For All, the polished gloss of The Black Album, the brickwalled master on Death Magnetic… the list ...

Desktop music production software has become more user friendly, but the options for creating music on a phone -- especially an Android device-- are still rather limited. That's set to change with the ...