Drum Helper

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Drum HelperDrumsGear4music TouchBeat Plus Electronic Drum Kit Review I tested the Gear4music TouchBeat Plus electronic drum kit to see how its sounds, touchscreen module, build quality and features perform.

10.06

Drum HelperDrumsHow to Mic a Drum Set | 1-8 Mic Configurations Guide In this guide I'll show you how to mic a drum set, from a single microphone through to a full 8-mic configuration with pictures. Read on to learn more!

09.02

Drum HelperDrumsBeyerdynamic TG Drum-Set Pro L MKII Review The Beyerdynamic TG Drum Set Pro L MKII is one of the most impressive drum microphone kits I’ve used recently.

07.06

Drum HelperDrumsPDP Concept Maple CM7 Review In this review I'm going to cover how this 7-piece shell pack sounds, walk through the hardware and build quality, and see how it stacks up against some of

06.03

Drum HelperDrumsRoland TD316 vs Alesis Strata Core: E-Kit Showdown In this in-depth review, I compare the Roland TD-316 and the Alesis Strata Core, breaking down their strengths, weaknesses, and which kit I prefer.

05.08

Drum HelperDrumsYamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple Review In this Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple review, learn and hear how this premium drum kit sounds, feels, and performs in the studio.

04.02

Drum HelperDrumsAKG Session 1 Drum Mic Kit Review- The Best Budget Drum Mics? I'll be testing the AKG Session 1 Drum Mic Kit to see if it's the complete package designed to give you everything you need to record drums.

04.02

Drum HelperDrumsRoland TD-316 Review: The Best Mid-Range E-Kit? The TD-316 feels like a big step forward for Roland. In this detailed review I'll breakdown its sounds, build quality, performance, and value for money.

02.18

Drum HelperDrumsMeinl Classics Custom Dark Cymbals Review The Meinl Classics Custom Dark cymbals are popular amongst intermediate drummers. In this review, I'll let you know if I think they're worth buying!

02.18

Drum HelperDrumsTama True Touch vs DW Go Anywhere: Practice Kit Showdown Today we’re putting the Tama TrueTouch Training Kit up against the DW Go Anywhere Practice Set in a full head-to-head showdown.

01.06

Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

Nothing is sold on this site. When a link leads to a shop, it is the maker's shop, not ours.