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Alesis Pro X Hi-Hat Provides More Realistic Playability
Alesis recently released the Pro X hihat, a patented dualcymbal hihat controller with true open, half-open, closed, “chick,” and splash triggering capability. Designed to offer authentic hi-hat playability and unprecedented trigger response with Alesis’s DM10, DM8, and DM Dock, Pro…
Tama Introduces Limited Edition Silverstar Drumkit With 26" Bass Drum
Inspired by the big beats of some of the biggest drummers of all time, Limited Edition Silverstar Traditional Rock kits with a 26" bass drum offer the thunderous punch of large-diameter 100-percent birch shells in classic depths. Available in two…
Protection Racket Cases for Roland SPD-S and SPD-SX
After months of road testing, Protection Racket is proud to announce it has extended its range of electronic drum cases. The 9021-00 standard utility case can be used as a multi-purpose case for laptops, paperwork, set lists, and music…
Cympad Expands Chromatics Series with Crimson, Yellow, and White Models
Expanding its popular line of Chromatics cellular-foam cymbal washers, Cympad is now offering them in crimson, yellow, and white models. “Dealers and drummers continue to ask for more colors, and we are happy we can accommodate them,” explains Cympad president,…
Boso Bamboo Drumsticks Introduces New Fixed Handle Wire Brushes
Boso Drumsticks recently released new Natural 5A and Strata 5A fixed handle wire brushes. By layering natural and compressed bamboo, using a method Boso calls “Strata Technology,” Boso is able to mimic the density of hickory to produce bamboo sticks…
Simmons Introduces Stryke6 iPad Drum Controller
The new Stryke6 is an iPad controller that delivers a tactile playing experience in a compact, tabletop design. Equipped with six velocity-sensitive pads plus two foot pedals for kick and hi-hat control, the laptop-sized Stryke6 is ideal for on-the-go playing,…
Grover Pro Aluminum-Handle Bass Drum Mallets
Grover Pro’s six new models of aluminum handle bass drum mallets feature .625"-diameter aluminum shafts with a finish that is easy to grip. The weight of the aluminum handle adds more “punch,” bringing out more bottom end from any size…
Sabian Releases Fast Hat Pocket Cymbal Bags To Speed Up Set-Up and Tear-Down
Making it faster for a drummer to get in and out of a gig is the focus of this new cymbal bag collection from Sabian. The bags feature the patent pending Fast Hat Pocket. With this special front pocket and…
Castle Drum Company Produces Tapered Stave Snares
Castle Drum Company produces made-to-order drums using a wide variety of exotic and domestic woods. Company founder, David Cheney, is a professional woodworker and drummer of over thirty years, and he specializes in building tapered stave snares with 14" batter…
Grover Pro now offering colored ChromaTone timpani mallets.
The colored felts of ChromaTone seamless timpani mallets are molded to a solid core. The mating of the core to the lightweight bamboo handles moves the center of gravity forward, which is said to produce a round sonority with greater…
Porter and Davies partners with Precision Devices for its drum monitoring systems.
Photography by Paul Demuth Porter and Davies has partnered with Precision Devices to produce its tactile transducers, which will be installed in all drum monitoring models to give them a greater frequency response range. The new design offers a…
Drumfire DHB6500 hardware bag holds up to eight stands.
The DHB6500 bag holds hardware for a standard five-piece kit. Up to eight stands or mounts fit into its large foam-lined main compartment, which features a collapsible divider to help keep things organized. Tethered oversized zippers and a span of…
New Cymbals From Dream
Dream is now offering 8" splashes in the warm Bliss series, the brighter Contact, and the powerful Energy. These small cymbals feature tapered lathing with thin edges for a fast attack and quick decay. List price is $50. Also new…
Akai Professional iMPC Pro iPad App
Developed in concert with Retronyms, iMPC Pro fuses a hardware MPC (Music Production Center) with tools for composing, editing, and mixing music. Highlights include sixty-four tracks of music creation, mixing, and automation, and a multi-touch interface for the editing, slicing,…
