Drums Archives - gearnews.com

e-Drum Deals: Upgrade Your Snare Pad For Less

The snare pad is the beating heart of your drum kit so why not consider upgrading it to something new and save yourself some cash in the process?

e-Drum Deals: Huge Savings on Roland V-Drum Acoustic Design Kits

22 Jul in Drums

There has never been a better time to buy a Roland V-Drum Acoustic Design kit! We look at four different VAD kits for varying budgets.

e-Drum Deals – 2 Kits and a Drum Machine with Great Savings

08 Jul in Deals, Drums

This week's e-drum deals cover two superb e-Drum kits and I've thrown in a cracking drum machine deal for those who like things in a box!

e-Drum Kit Deals of the Week – Kits and Bundles for All Budgets

27 May in Drums, Deals

Three excellent e-Drum Kit Deals of the week for you featuring kits from 2box, EFNOTE and a super value Alesis bundle!

Zildjian Alchem-E e-Drum Kits – Going For Gold

10 May in Drums

Legendary cymbal manufacturer Zildjian enter the e-Drum market with three premium kits that look set to challenge the top end of the market.

The Best Drum Machines for Percussion Synthesis

11 Apr in Synths, Drums, Studio

Searching for a unique drum sound? We've selected some of the best drum machines for synthesizing your own drum sounds from scratch.

The Best e-Drum Deals in April 2024 – Thomann’s 70th Anniversary!

01 Apr in Deals, Drums

Two of Roland's range-topping V-Drum Acoustic Design kits receive huge discounts in Thomann's 70th Anniversary celebrations!

Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 Black Edition

Erica Synths PERKONS HD-01 Drum Synthesizer: Back in Black

28 Mar in Synths

We've got the official details on the leaked PERKONS drum machine. It's also a synthesizer, looks completely epic and is definitely something to do with THUNDER! Update: Now with video!

Forever 89 Visco Review: A new era in Drum Sound Design

19 Mar in Synths, Studio

Forever 89 Visco is here to take sample-based drum synthesis to a new level. A revolution in drum sound design? Find out more in our review!

Alesis Strata Prime e-Drum Kit: Layer Deep in New Features!

19 Mar in Drums

Building on the success of the Strike, can the Alesis Strata Prime e-Drum Kit continue to challenge an increasingly dense market?

Insane In The Drum Brain: Great e-Drum Module Deals!

18 Mar in Drums, Deals

This week's e-Drum deals focus on two drum modules that can give your e-Drum kit a real boost at a great price!

Software Deals from Zynaptiq, AKAI, BFD, Output & United Plugins

12 Mar in Studio, Deals

Zynaptiq Orange Vocoder, BFD 3, AKAI MPC 2, Output software instruments, and United Plugins: Check out the software deals of the week!

The Best Drum Pads for Studio Use and Live Performance

29 Feb in Drums, Studio, Synths

We're looking at some of the best drum pads for music production and live performance to give your drums a more organic and exciting feel.

The Best Drum Overheads for Studio Recording

23 Feb in Drums, Studio

Capturing a drum kit is a challenge, but with the best drum overheads, your job becomes a lot easier. Let's check out which mics work best.

Russell Holzman is the human Amen Break

23 Feb in Drums, Studio, Synths

Russell Holzman aka Star Power Drummer is currently tearing up the internet with his live DnB drumming videos, but how is he doing it?

Klevgrand OneShot: Serious Repercussions?

22 Feb in Drums, Studio, Synths

Klevgrand OneShot is more than just another drum plug-in, it's a percussion sampling interface that makes playing drum pads more realistic.

e-Drum Deals: Up to 25% Discount on Gewa, Roland & Elektron!

19 Feb in Deals, Drums

Some great savings this week for rhythm junkies with superb deals on a quality e-Drum kit, a legendary pad unit and a unique drum machine.

Get 85% off the SSL Native LMC+ now at $17.99

Get 85% off the SSL Native LMC+ plugin now at $17.99

15 Feb in Deals, Studio

For a limited time, you can save 85% on the SSL Native LMC+ compressor plug-in, which has been reduced from $119.99 to only $17.99.

Refire, Color Bundle, Pixel Rabbit: Free Plugins of the Week

11 Feb in Studio

Refire by Outobugi is your one-stop shop for drum processing! Other freebies this week: a preamp and distortion bundle and a bit crusher.

Hexinverter Mutant Machine: The 909 twisting alien beat monster returns

07 Feb in Synths

Erica Synth has revived the Mutant Machine from Hexinverter. It's based on the TR-909 kick and snare circuits that are then bent in deliciously alarming ways.