Load Up your Motif XF — Free!
Only at Sweetwater! Buy a Yamaha Motif XF workstation — including the MOTIF XF6, MOTIF XF7, and MOTIF XF8 — and get Sweetwater’s exclusive... Read more »
Drums News
May 14, 2012, 8:00 AM
May 10, 2012, 8:00 AM
Hybrid Madness
Few manufacturers have successfully bridged both the hardware and software worlds, but Arturia has done so with smashing success. Now you can... Read more »
May 10, 2012, 12:00 AM
Compressed Mono Drum Mic for Effect
Here’s a drum tracking trick that can give you great options for your drum sound: Place a single microphone 5-10 feet in front of the kit at 3-6... Read more »
May 9, 2012, 8:00 AM
Mic Month Bargains!
A big part of Sweetwater’s Microphone Month celebration is the amazing deals we offer on mics all month long — and this year the deals are even... Read more »
May 7, 2012, 8:00 AM
Miktek Drum Mics
Let’s keep the Sweetwater Microphone Month celebration rolling with a brand-new drum-miking kit from our friends at Miktek! The PMD4 Kit... Read more »
Apr 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Cool Tool: CrashGuard
It’s a common problem: You’re miking up a drumkit. You get great snare and tom sounds, then the drummer starts playing the hat and his crash and... Read more »
Apr 11, 2012, 8:00 AM
Jim Marshall, 1923 – 2012
The guitar world has been in mourning since last Thursday when Jim Marshall, “The Father of Loud” and the legendary founder and leader of the... Read more »
Apr 10, 2012, 8:00 AM
MIPA 2012
At a ceremony held on March 22, the 13th annual MIPAs (Musikmesse International Press Award) were presented to the industry. For the MIPAs,... Read more »
Mar 19, 2012, 8:00 AM
Songwriter’s Ultimate Toolkit
If you’re a songwriter, then you probably don’t want to be distracted with technology, you want to write songs! We know the feeling exactly,... Read more »
Mar 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Enhancing Snare Drum Attack
Q: I’ve got a snare drum track in my mix that just sort of lays there; it’s thuddy and doesn’t have much attack or presence. I’ve tried... Read more »