Sabian Stratus Dry: A Focused Voice in a Familiar Family The modern drummer yearns for a cymbal that speaks clearly and leaves room for the rest of the…
A Neve in Your Bedroom? Re-Amping Drum Tracks with JHS Channel Strips When we think of a vintage console, the word “color” comes to mind. The way each channel strip…
Room to Breathe: The Role of Reverb in Drum Mixing Not everyone has access to incredible studio live rooms with 20-foot ceilings and tuned acoustics. But when it…
Lauten Audio’s Kick Mic and the Case for Purpose-Built Drum Mics For home producers who track real drums in less-than-ideal rooms, kick capture is often the part of a…
Auxiliary Percussion: The Studio “Secret Weapon” You’re Ignoring When you think of percussion in a recording, you probably picture a drum kit, maybe a conga player…
From Pianos to Power Toms: The History of Yamaha Drums When you think Yamaha, you might picture a grand piano in a concert hall, a revving motorcycle, or…