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The shell of the Drum consists of three layers of maple wood pressed together in the same style as a traditional bass drum. The lugs are larger than a standard bass drum’s and are designed to be tuned ...

They parade it proudly through the campus on football Saturdays, roll it out during every halftime performance at Ross-Ade Stadium and thump it throughout each game — the giant percussion instrument ...

Today is August 8, and you know what that means: it's the music tech world's annual excuse to sing the praises of history's most iconic drum machine. This year, the legendary Roland TR-808 turns 45, ...

Compact drum kits have become increasingly popular in recent years, and despite their diminutive size, these micro drum kits are not simply downsized sets for children. Modern gigging environments ...

Anyone into audio recording knows that recording drums is a serious pain. Mic setup and positioning can make or break a recording session. One particular hurdle is getting a great sound out of the ...

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...

Although they were very much a product of the garage-punk boom of the 2000s, Mississippi-born band Bass Drum of Death were always more. They were more concentrated with more pure kick than Black Lips, ...

Here’s Pure Acid with a fetching gold makeover. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Pure Acid is a bass synthesizer and drum machine app for the iPad, and it might just be the best drum machine app ever ...