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Drums News

May 9, 5:53 PM

Keith Carlock Rocks Sweetwater

Virtuoso drummer Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Sting, John Mayer, James Taylor) visited Sweetwater yesterday on behalf of Gretsch drums, performing a fascinating workshop demonstrating his deep groove, creative... Read more »
Apr 11, 7:30 AM

Killer New Gear from Roland

From digital keyboards and percussion to guitar and recording gear, Roland unveiled a plethora of new releases at the Winter NAMM show. Three innovative keyboards really stood out: the V-Combo VR-09 organ, the BK-3... Read more »
Mar 19, 7:24 PM

Win a Chance to Record with an Acclaimed Producer!

Sweetwater Studios, in association with M Music & Musicians magazine, is offering you the chance of a lifetime: the opportunity to win a 5-song recording project with producer Mark Hornsby! The prize package... Read more »
Mar 18, 12:06 PM

Cool Tool: Tama Rhythm Watch

Designed for drummers to use onstage for setting the tempo and keeping locked down, the Tama Rhythm Watch metronome is a cool tool for any musician. The Rhythm Watch has all the features you need, including... Read more »
Mar 13, 12:33 AM

Still Making Cymbals After More than 390 Years

Did you know that Zildjian — launched in Turkey in 1623 — has never laid off a single worker in it's nearly 400 year existence? That's the story reported by CNBC.com recently. Now based in Norwell... Read more »
Feb 8, 8:00 AM

NAMM News: Alesis DM7X Kit

With 385 onboard drum sounds and 40 ready-to-play drum kits, the Alesis DM7X drum kit can cover a wide range of styles from rock to jazz to ethnic to electronic. Six drum pads and four cymbals, a kick drum pedal... Read more »
Feb 7, 8:00 AM

NAMM News: Arturia Spark LE

The Arturia Spark LE is a hybrid drum machine consisting of a streamlined, compact hardware control surface and powerful computer-based software featuring more than 30 drum kits, 480 instrument and synth sounds, a... Read more »
Feb 4, 12:00 AM

Cool Tool: Pro Co Sign Off

There are moments onstage when it would be useful, as a performer, to be able to mute your microphone. Maybe you want to talk to a bandmate without broadcasting through the PA. Maybe you're a singing drummer who... Read more »
Jan 22, 8:00 AM

Irvin “Herb” Brochstein, Founder of Pro-Mark, Passes

We are saddened to report that Irvin "Herb" Brochstein, the founder of Pro-Mark Drumsticks, passed away last week. Brochstein was a musician and drum teacher who also owned a drum shop. After buying sticks made from... Read more »
Jan 10, 8:00 AM

XLN’s Double Drums Deal

The XLN Audio Addictive Drums plug-in gives you amazing drum sounds, plus the ability to tweak them to your heart's content. From now through January 31, 2013, purchase Addictive Drums from Sweetwater and enjoy $50... Read more »
Jan 8, 8:00 AM

Welcome MONO Cases

Sweetwater is pleased to welcome MONO to our family of manufacturer partners! MONO was founded in 2006, and has been producing some of the best soft and hybrid cases for instruments and equipment available. Sporting... Read more »
Dec 27 2012, 8:00 AM

Toontrack Releases New York Studios Volume 3 SDX

The New York legacy continues! For New York Studios Vol. 3, Toontrack has returned to New York's legendary Avatar Studios to record more vintage and custom drum kits, with the proven team of Neil Dorfsman and Pat... Read more »
Dec 20 2012, 12:00 AM

COOL TOOL: Moog Ladder

Given that the Moog Ladder filter for 500 series format racks comes from Moog Music, you might be inclined to think that it is only to be used for processing synthesizers. But that couldn't be further from the... Read more »
Dec 10 2012, 11:39 AM

Overtone Labs Tune-Bot

Your drums will sound awesome if you use the Overtone Labs Tune-Bot digital drum tuner. Just clip the Tune-Bot onto your drum’s rim, just as you would with a clip-on instrument tuner — you’re ready to tune... Read more »
Nov 20 2012, 8:00 AM

Notion Progression 2.0

Notion Music has announced Progression 2.0, the latest version of the company's guitar tab software. Progression 2.0 allows for compatibility between desktop and iPad, an even more intuitive user interface, and... Read more »
Nov 19 2012, 12:00 AM

Cool Tool: Puresound Drummer Accessory Bundle

The handy Puresound Drummer Accessory Bundle includes everything a drummer needs to keep rocking — and you save big over purchasing the items individually. Perfect for stage or studio drummers or drum kits... Read more »
Oct 11 2012, 8:00 AM

SPARK 1.5

Arturia has released version 1.5 of Spark Creative Drum Machine. The new version includes the Tune feature for generating melodies using the MIDI controller's hardware drum pads, Choke groups for the sample engine... Read more »
Oct 4 2012, 12:00 AM

COOL TOOL: Overtone Labs Tune-Bot

Get your drums in tune the easy way! The Overtone Labs Tune-Bot clips onto your drum's rim and intelligently measures the pitch at each lug as well as the overall tuning. This makes it easy to tune your drums... Read more »
Sep 24 2012, 12:00 AM

Audio-Technica Pro 37 Review

When I first got my Audio Technica Pro37 my first thought was, "How is something this small supposed to be so useful?!" I had read review after review of these, from Steve Albini claiming these were among the best... Read more »
Sep 13 2012, 8:00 AM

Korg Krome

Korg has announced a new family of workstation keyboards, the Krome series. Available in 61-, 73-, and 88-key versions, the Krome keyboards feature 640 sounds, 288 combinations, 900 arpeggiator patterns, and 600... Read more »
Sep 11 2012, 8:00 AM

Steven Slate Drums Update

Steven Slate has relesed version 1.098 of Steven Slate Drums Platinum and Steven Slate Drums EX. The new version includes a fix for a dual-monitor configuration bug in Pro Tools, disable mic presets (future versions... Read more »
Sep 7 2012, 8:00 AM

September Propellerhead and Line 6 Promotions!

Buy Reason, Get a Free Reason Drum Kits 2 ReFill — Buy the full version of Propellerhead Software Reason 6 (which gives you a free downloadable upgrade to Reason 6.5) between September 1st and September 30th... Read more »
Sep 4 2012, 8:00 AM

Big News From Roland!

Roland/Boss announced an array of awesome new products today — we can't wait to get our hands on all of these great new toys! INTEGRA-7 — This may just be the Roland sound module to end all sound... Read more »
Aug 30 2012, 8:00 AM

New MASCHINES Coming October 1

Native Instruments has announced MASCHINE MK2, MASCHINE MIKRO MK2, and MASCHINE software version 1.8, which will be launched on October 1, 2012. Here's what's new in the upcoming generation: MASCHINE MK2 Available... Read more »

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