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Yamaha EAD10
If the Yamaha EAD10 System is new to you, you’re a few years late to the party. Since its debut in 2018, the EAD10 Drum Module has made waves in the drumming world for its ease of use as a…
KIT Drums – Connor Denis
Kit Plugins out of Nashville, TN has been developing high quality audio plugins for several years now. Their Blackbird Studio series of plugins are regarded as some of the best available. Last month, they stepped into the drum sample world…
Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Shells
One Beautifully Cohesive Instrument The badge on the drum says, “Handcrafted Since 1967.” The year of the Summer of Love. Ok! To me, that also says that Yamaha has had some time to get really good at making drums and…
Dialtune Snare Drums
Premium Snare, New Lower Price If you haven’t seen or heard about Dialtune by now, you must’ve been living under a rock. Dialtune is an innovative drum company that has made headlines over the past few years for their patented…
Trinity 18” Heavy Holey Crash
Trinity Cymbals are HEAVY Trinity Cymbals have been around for several years. However, the cymbals themselves seem much older than the U.S. distribution that brings them to us today. Trinity Cymbals was officially founded in 2019 in Weaverville, CA, in…
Rock Locks - Secure Your Tension Rods
Secure Your Tension Rods It’s a common problem that has been plaguing drummers for decades. You’re playing drums and your tension rods dance and micro-spin their way out of tune. It happens to snares and toms alike. If you’re just…
SE Electronics SE4100 AND T1 Microphones
Leaner Workhorse Mics at the Right Price Announced in time for NAMM 2024, SE Electronics released their SE4100 and T1 large diaphragm condenser microphones. These new additions to sE’s product line are modeled after the sE4400 and T2 mics and…
Doc Sweeney FOCUS Series Snares
Future Past….The Clean, Articulate, Sensitive, and the FOCUSED! The Past The 1928 catalogue for the Slingerland Banjo & Drum Company was quite possibly the first “real” catalogue for this “new” drum company. It was chock full of a plethora of…
Mapex 600 Series Drum Thrones - Comfort Meets Endurance
Ask any seasoned drummer or percussionist what is the most important piece of equipment that you own, and most will resoundingly say that’s it’s the seat that they sit on. Why? Because sitting while drumming is a four-limb exercise in…
Scorpion Percussion Immortal Series Drumsticks - A Venomous Mix of Style and Functionality
Though the company has been around since 2008, Scorpion Percussion has really made waves in the past few years. Maybe it’s the cool factor. The drumsticks with the green grip and the menacing scorpion logo keep popping up on-stage with…
Xvive PX Personal Mixing System
For drummers who use in-ear monitors, it can be challenging to get the right mix of instruments, click track and backing tracks in your ears. It’s nice when you can control the mix right from your seat. Traditionally, this involves…
SE Electronics BL8 Boundary Microphone - Get Your Kicks!
In 2023, SE Electronics introduced their BL8. It is a rugged, small condenser boundary microphone, great for kick drums, cajons, pianos, speech, conferencing, room micing / ambience, stage floor miking and more. For this month’s product close-up, I was provided…
Melodics - Now for Acoustic Drums
Melodics is a subscription-based software platform designed to help people develop their skills on various musical instruments. Like popular video games such as Rock Band, Melodics incorporates challenges, levels and points to gamify the process of learning and practicing. Melodics…
CTM CE220 IN-Ear Monitors
Founded by a drummer/sound engineer, Clear Tune Monitors (CTM) out of Orlando, Florida has been manufacturing high-quality custom in-ear monitors for over fifteen years. Their premium custom IEMs have accompanied many well-known touring and performing musicians around the world. CTM…
