Articles Posted in the Drums Category
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NAMM 2013: Little Drummer’s Toys #4 Reactorz Illuminer Rings
The Reactorz Percussion Illuminer Resonant Ring RZIR-1 is the world’s first and only Die-Cast illuminating Resonant Ring for the bass drum. At the core is a super bright illuminer element that reacts with a pulse of…
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NAMM 2013: Little Drummer’s Toys #3 SJC Drumception
SJC’s unique idea behind the DrumCeption line of their (comprehensive) custom drum product is to build a drum within a drum. The concept was first realised with a snare drum, and this year at NAMM…
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NAMM 2013: Little Drummer’s Toys #2 Black Widow Drum Web Mat
A compact solution to the age-old problem of all your drums and hardware running steadily away from you onstage, the Drum Web Mat from Black Widow focusses on the most important elements of the kit…
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NAMM 2013: Little Drummer’s Toys #1 Sabian Hoop Crasher
Jojo Mayer’s latest innovation for Sabian is essentially an effects device that is placed over top of a snare drum. Drummers can then choose to play their snare with or without the effect simply by…
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Roland BT-1: The most innovative trigger bar none.
Roland are the market leaders for electronic percussion, and they’ve recently been focussing on products that bring digital versatility to the acoustic drum world. The all-new BT-1 “bar trigger” is one of the most useful…
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iDrumTune: Drum tuning, the easy way.
Drum tuning is a difficult business. Luckily, iDrumTune takes the a lot of pain out of the process. Its three display modes give an overview of everything you need to know to master drum tuning.…
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Join the inCrowd with the Aquarian inHead
Fresh from Summer NAMM 2012, acoustic drumhead manufacturer Aquarian have entered the digital market. Unlike traditional triggers from DDrum and Roland; or current hybrids like Jobecky’s, the inHEAD sits on your own kit AND functions…
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Beat this: Arturia Spark hardware and software drum machine.
Arturia, creators of countless synth emulations and the incredible MiniBrute synth, have now entered the world of hardware drum machines. Arturia Spark is their first offering, currently on version 1.4.1. The hardware/software hybrid, touted as…
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Liberty Drums – Full Kit Review: Maple Series – 10×8, 12×9, 14×16, 16×18, 22×20 Sun Fade Finish.
I call this kit “ye olde faithful” due to the fact I’ve had it almost 5 years and it’s never let me down once. It’s endured multiple tours, recording sessions and showcasing events. Apart from…
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Liberty Drums – A look at the new 14 x 6.5 wenge snare
Let me start by telling you that the snare I’m about to review has been my best friend for the past year now on tour, in the practice room and in the recording studio. It…
