Tech "It's the most influential drum machine ever created – and has likely featured on more records than any other": A history of Roland drum machines, from the TR-77 to the TR-1000 Tech AlphaTheta ...

NAMM 2012: If you like to use your iPad as a generator of drum sounds, Alesis has something for you in the shape of the DM Dock. It's a case/interface for Apple's tablet that offers 13 individual ...

California e-drum maker Simmons has released a new flagship electronic drumkit named the SD2000 Mesh Head Electronic Drum Kit. As well as offering players a realistic bin bashing experience thanks to ...

Surely no working drummer would seriously entertain the use of drum pants or t-shirts to make the burden of transporting and setting up a kit a little easier, but even conventional acoustic skin ...

The concept behind DIY electronic drum kits is fairly simple — small piezoelectric elements are used to generate a voltage when the drumpads are struck. That’s easy enough, but the mechanical design ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Drumming is one of the more visceral forms of creative ...