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Internal Kick Microphone Mounting Systems

Mike Snyder tells us about his love for internal bass drum miking systems, which brands are most reliable, and how they’ll change your life.

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Audix & May Added To 40th Anniversary DW Kit

DW’s 40th Anniversary kit just got even cooler with the introduction of Audix’s D6 kick mike mounted inside the bass drum with May’s Monorail system.

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Robin Goodridge Drum Kit Tour

Bush is back with its first new album in ten years, so we asked Robin Goodridge to give us a peek at the kit he will use on the band’s upcoming tour.

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DW Collector’s Series X Shell Set Reviewed!

A few years ago DW began experimenting with placing both the interior and exterior plies vertically, which reduced shell tension, resulting in greater vibration and a lower pitch than previous DW shells. The company named these VLT shells, which means “Vertical Low Timbre.” In 2008 the company introduced the X-Shell named after the unusual, diagonal angle at which the wood plies are positioned to one another. In this hands-on review, Brad Schlueter evaluates the benefits of such unorthodox shell construction, ply by ply.

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Mark McCrocklin’s Black Velvet DW Kit

"Although I live in Dallas, the kit was special ordered through Erik at Cymbal Fusion, in Houston, Texas," says Texan Mark McCrocklin. “[He] worked with me for weeks, coming up with my color and shell scheme and boy did it pay off. The finish is Black Velvet with satin chrome hardware."