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Drums News

Nov 24 2009, 4:04 PM

NEWS: Sonic Reality Epik Drums

Ken Scott is one of the most renowned recording engineers and producers around. I mean, the guy's first real recording session was with The Beatles, working on Magical Mystery Tour! His other credits include seminal... Read more »
Nov 23 2009, 8:00 AM

UPdates & UPgrades

Rob Papen has released version 1.8.5 of Blue. The new version includes improved CPU performance, Windows 64-bit support, Predator's reverb code, and arpeggiator and sequencer "lock" functions that allow presets to... Read more »
Nov 5 2009, 8:00 AM

Holiday Bundle of Joy!

FXpansion wants to help you celebrate the holidays with a special BFD bundle (or two)! From November 1, 2009, through December 3, 2009, you can purchase BFD2 and XFL — 22GB of rare and sought-after drums and... Read more »
Oct 27 2009, 8:00 AM

Fusion Drum Mics

Audix has announced the Fusion FP5 Drum Pack, which is designed for miking a 5-piece drum set for live and studio applications. The kit is based around a completely new series of dynamic mics completely designed... Read more »
Oct 22 2009, 8:00 AM

UPdates & UPgrades

XLN Audio has released version 1.5 of the Additive Drums — Adrenaline. The new version includes plug-and-play support for all major electronic drums, and new features such as Beat Transformer, GM Support, 300+... Read more »
Oct 22 2009, 8:00 AM

Impact The World

Vir2 has announced World Impact: Global Percussion, a massive collection of percussion samples from around the world. Hundreds of instruments from Africa, the Middle Eas, Asia, Australia, and other areas are... Read more »
Oct 12 2009, 8:00 AM

Drumagog 5

WaveMachine Labs has announced Drumagog 5, the latest version of the popular drum-replacement plug-in. This version adds Auto-Align 2.0, created in collaboration with Fraunhofer (inventors of the MP3 format), Direct... Read more »
Sep 25 2009, 8:00 AM

UPdates and UPgrades

Toontrack Music has announced an update to Superior Drummer 2. This new version, Version 2.2, aims to accelerate your workflow, allowing you to take your productions to the next level. Among the new features are an... Read more »
Sep 23 2009, 8:00 AM

Custom and Vintage SDX

Toontrack has introduced the Custom and Vintage SDX — this new expansion for Superior Drummer 2.0 incudes the extensive stick and brush recordings of the unique collection of drums and cymbals featured in the... Read more »
Sep 21 2009, 8:00 AM

EZ Electro

Toontrack has announced the first electronic EZX expander for EZdrummer. The title of the collection may seem obscure — "Electronic EZX" — but somehow we'll all figure out what it's about. After numerous... Read more »
Sep 17 2009, 8:00 AM

SONAR 8.5

Cakewalk has announced version 8.5 of SONAR Producer and SONAR Studio. New capabilities including enhanced beat creation and arrangement tools, a new drum instrument loaded with stellar kits and patterns, an... Read more »
Sep 11 2009, 8:00 AM

UPdates & UPgrades

Steven Slate has announced version 3.5 of Steven Slate Drums. The new version includes many new features: Advanced AMG — physical-modeled "anti-machine gun" algorithm All-new velocity programming New remapping... Read more »
Aug 19 2009, 8:00 AM

The Eddie Kramer Collection

Waves has partnered with the ears and engineering talent behind such iconic artists as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Kiss, The Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, and many others, Eddie Kramer to create the... Read more »
Jul 24 2009, 8:00 AM

Apple Announces Logic Studio 9

Big News: Apple has announced the Logic Studio 9, the latest version of their audio/music production software suite. Logic Studio contains several powerful applications: Logic Pro 9 Mainstage 2 Soundtrack Pro 3... Read more »
Jul 22 2009, 8:00 AM

MassivePack Arrives!

The new Digidesign MassivePack 8 for Pro Tools HD features a revered set of plug-ins used by leading studios and pros to create mixes for albums, TV, and film. The bundle includes 11 of the top Pro Tools Development... Read more »
Jul 2 2009, 8:00 AM

Super Summer Sampler!

Ableton has launched a special deal for the summer of 2009: purchase Live 8 before August 31, 2009, and receive Sampler, the company's advanced software sampling instrument absolutely free! In addition, a new movie... Read more »
Jun 24 2009, 8:00 AM

UPdates & UPgrades

Toontrack has released Superior Drummer version 2.1.1. The new version includes many fixes, as well as support for features in the now-shipping Metal Foundry SDX, such as alternating kick drums, memory usage limit... Read more »
Jun 15 2009, 8:00 AM

Elektron Arrives!

We're pleased to announce that we are now stocking Elektron products! This Swedish manufacturer makes products that are unique and boutique (catchy and rhymes, huh?) - if you're a synth or electronic music person... Read more »
Jun 1 2009, 8:00 AM

Finale 2010

MakeMusic has announced that Finale 2010 is on the way. The new version will include a wide variety of new features and improvements, as well as new automated tasks and simplified operation. New in Finale 2010:... Read more »
May 22 2009, 8:00 AM

BIAB 2009

PG Music has announced Band-in-a-Box 2009 for Intel Macs. New features include RealTracks and RealDrums, which are tracks of real instruments playing that replace the old MIDI tracks; RealCharts, which is notation... Read more »
Apr 15 2009, 8:00 AM

Musikmesse: Submersible Music Drumcore 3

Submersible Music has announced DrumCore version 3 is now shipping. The new version has a new user interface, comes with twice as much content, and can function as an RTAS, Audio Units, or VST plug-in. New... Read more »
Apr 10 2009, 8:00 AM

Musikmesse: AKG Rhythm Pack

AKG has announced the Rhythm Pack, a live sound microphone package intended for use on drums. Included in the Pack are a D 112 mic for kick, two C 430 mics for overheads, and three D 40 mics for snare and toms... Read more »
Apr 7 2009, 8:00 AM

Musikmesse: And the Winner Is

The annual MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Awards) are held at the Musikmesse Trade Fair each year; the winners in these awards are decided by journalists at more than 100 international magazines. This year's... Read more »
Apr 6 2009, 8:00 AM

Musikmesse: Alesis DM6

Alesis has announced the DM6 Kit, an electronic drum set designed for price-conscious drummers. Included are a new sound module with 108 drum, cymbal, and percussion sounds; a dual-zone snare pad, three tom pads, an... Read more »

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