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All You Wanted To Know About Drum Triggers

Learn how to trigger your drums, what gear you will need, and just how to benefit from triggering your acoustic drums in this triggering tutorial.

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A Drummer’s Studio Sampling Guide

Sampling, or recording an instrument at various pitches and volumes in order to use it later, is a vital skill for recording. Here’s how to do it.

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Abelton Live: Instant Sampling & MIDI Mapping

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Imagine playing a short groove on a kit, recording it, and within seconds having each note loaded into a soft-synth drum machine. You can. Here’s how.

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A Roland SPD-S Sampling Primer

Learn about all the programming parameters and short-cuts for the Roland SPD-S all-in-one multipad that allows you to capture, edit, and play samples.

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Billy Ward: Four Ways To Prepare For The Studio

Are you about to go into a recording studio? Do you want to build a career as a session drummer? Then pay heed to Billy Ward’s top four studio tips.

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Making Mick Fleetwood’s Sample Library

Mick Fleetwood has the complete history of rock and roll in his veins. We watch him in a world-class studio, creating a new set of drum loops.

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In The Studio With Chad Smith & Rick Rubin

Renowned producer Rick Rubin is the fifth Red Hot Chili Pepper. We sat down with he and Chad Smith to discuss their unique professional relationship.

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USB MIDI Controller Punchout

We compare two new boxes side-by-side that offer tons of possibilities for rhythm making: the M-Audio Trigger Finger and the Korg padKONTROL.

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Audio File Formats Demystified

The goal of this guide is to help you find your way through the maze of the most common file formats used in digital music making.

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Miking Tips: A Natural Tom Sound Out Of The Gates

Drum Tom Miking Tips

If you want your toms to have a more mature bottom end and a fuller, natural sound in the studio, here’s the perfect trick.