The 1980s is the decade where studio drums changed forever, moving from typical 1970s session drummer acoustic kit style to heavy effects processing, and ending up with beats coming from samples and ...

Browsing your sample collection to find the perfect sound can be a tedious and time-consuming business, but Algonaut’s Atlas drum sampler is designed to make it rather more intuitive and enjoyable.

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Drumming is one of the more visceral forms of creative ...

What's the best way to make 2008 more musical? That's right: get hold of an affordable electric drum kit. We did, and our office hasn't been the same since. Most people enjoy having a quick bang ...

Want to make trap beats like one of the all-time greats? Zaytoven, a pioneer of the Atlanta sound, has shared a pack of 81 samples of drums and loops for you to tinker with. Download them all here at ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Of the various ways in which you can indulge your musical ...

After five years of early access, VR drumming app Paradiddle launches out of Early Access on PC VR and for the first time on Oculus Quest. Paradiddle started in Early Access on PC VR way back in 2017.

Matt Brennan's Kick It: A Social History Of The Drum Kit is a complex, meticulously researched piece of work that spans several centuries. In the course of over three hundred pages, Brennan explores ...