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January 2010

Reviews:

Yamaha DTX M-12

Korg Wavedrum

Roland TD-8

Roland DT-HD1

Head2head:

Amps and Powered Speakers

Profile:

Tom Roady: Zen master

Features:

Pearl goes electronic

Band acceptance

Long-distance drumming

Who is Keith Raper

April 2010

Reviews:

Diamond Electronic Drums 12” snare

Crappy Triggers external triggers

Jman cymbal kit

Head2head:

Mesh heads

Headphones

Profile:

Chester Thompson

Features:

ABC of VSTs

Global jam

Training in a box

July 2010

Head2head:

External Triggers

Racks

Profile:

Oli Rubow

Features:

Best of British

Re-inventing the basics

Roll up, roll up

Composition with e-drums

October 2010

Reviews:

Roland HPD-10

JamHub

682Drums e-conversion kit

Head2head:

Double pedals

Notation software

Profile:

Michael Schack

Scott Rockenfield

Features:

Hybrids heat up

Discovering a blast from the past

Electronics add dimension

Getting ready

February 2011

Head2head:

Drumsticks

E-cymbals (stick noise)

Cymbal VSTs

Profile:

Pete Lockett

Frank Jooss

Features:

New at NAMM

E-drumming for Him

E-drums rule in Europe

Your onboard studio

May 2011

Review:

DrumIt Five 2box kit

Tuff Mesh

Head2head:

Auxiliary triggers

E-cymbals (crashes)

Profile:

Dave Simmons

Johnny Rabb

Features:

How VSTs are produced

Sounds better in stereo

The low-down on hi-hats

August 2011

Reviews:

Gen 16 AE cymbals

Native Instruments Abbey Road IV

The Classic

Addictive Drums

Virtually Erskine

Head2head:

Drop-in trigger kits

Mesh heads

In-ear monitors

Profile:

John Mahon

Features:

Making a classic

For the record

November 2011

Reviews:

Pork Pie thrones

Studio Drummer

Head2head:

E-snares

Profiles:

Thomas Lang

Rob Silverman

Features:

Hyper hybrids

Pedals – the bass-ics

Drumming for the song

Ditch the module

The right balance

Just a sample

February 2012

Reviews:

Midi Knights Pro

Extreme Drum Triggers kit

SD Explained by Groove33

Head2head:

E-rides

Mesh heads

Profile:

Bill Bruford

Features:

Putting the ‘e’ in ensemble

New at NAMM

Adding percussion

Before you play

May 2012

Reviews:

ddrum Hybrid kit

Korg Wavedrum Mini

BFD Eco 1.5

Platinum Studios Rock Legends Quick Pack

Head2head:

Drumsticks

Profile:

Kenny Aronoff

Features:

Mid-range revamp at MusikMesse

Progress with Gen16

Training goes interactive

Demystifying MIDI

Check it out

Adding a zone

August 2012

Reviews:

Roland TD-30KV

Roland SPD-SX

Steven Slade Drums 4.0

r-drums conversion kit

Head2head:

Mesh Heads

Profile:

Danny Gottlieb

Features:

Big names go with big names

Big kit or little kit

Stand up and be mounted

November 2012

Reviews:

Mark Drum YES kit

trapKAT 5KS

Head2head:

Multi-pads

Profiles:

Peter Erskine

Gercek Dorman

Features:

Dr D-drums

On guard: rims take cover

Small kit, lower cost, big impact

New mesh system for DMs

February 2013

Reviews:

Hart eCymbal III

Wronka EasyTrigger

Trigerra Krigg

Acoustic Samples StarDrums

Head2head:

iPad drum apps

Profile:

Jonathan Atkinson

Features:

Readers’ Choice Awards

New at NAMM

3rd Edrumtreffen

Big performance from small kits

May 2013

Reviews:

Yamaha DTX400

Simmons DA200S Drumasonic 2.0

Head2head:

Aux triggers (Part 2)

Profile:

Dirk Verbeuren

Sebatian Beresford

Features:

Headphones and in-ear monitors

Diamond custom builds

First e-kit introduction

DIY:

Cones or columns

August 2013

Reviews:

KAT Percussion KT2

Gen16 DS pickups

Triggera D14

Profile:

John Emrich

Sebatian Beresford

Features:

Kit alternatives

Tweaking theTD-30

Accessories:

Presonus FierStudio Mobile

MIDIJet Pro

DIY

Making a splash

November 2013

Reviews:

Simmons SD1000

Roland HPD-20 Handsonic

Apple Logic Pro X

Comparatives:

E-kicks

Bass pedals

Profile:

Ross Miller

Eric Doctor Smith

Features:

Quality or quantity

Tweaking theTD-30

Accessories:

Seasonal gifts

February 2014

Reviews:

KAT KA 1 and 2 amps

BFD3

Bum Wraps

Profile:

Mario DeCiutiis

Endre Huszar

Features:

NAMM Novelties

Readers’ Choice

Back in the Saddle

Wearable percussion

How to choose a DAW

May 2014

Reviews:

Gen16 Buffed Bronze

XM Busker Kit

682drums tRigg

iPad interfaces

Profile:

Nick Mason

Antoine Fadavi

Alan Parsons

Features:

MusikMesse review

VST

Drumdrops Kontakt 5 packs

DIY

e-Cajon project

August 2014

Reviews:

Roland TM-2

Aquarian inHEAD/onHEAD

Aerodrums

Comparatives:

e-Conversion kits

Seat thumpers

Profile:

Jon Farriss

Cliff Hewett

Features:

Behind the hybrid hype

VST

Addictive Drums 2

DIY

Mesh heads

November 2014

Reviews:

Alesis DM Dock

Yamaha DTX502

Roland KT-10

GoPro Hero 3+

Comparatives:

Hi-hat stands

Profile:

Queen Cora Dunham

OCD Adam

Features:

Edrumtreffen

Hybrid is happening

VST

EZDrummer 2

February 2015

Reviews:

Roland TD-1

Simmons SD1500

KAT KTMP1

Cowpaddy V2

R-drums crossbar

Stryke6

Zivix Puc

Comparatives:

External triggers

Profile:

Andy Bauer

Greenie

Features:

Product of the Year

NAMM review

VST

Ableton Live

DrumIt Manager

May 2015

Reviews:

KAT KT3

Roland RT-30

ITM2 Trigger

iRig Pads

GoPro H4

Comparatives:

e-Conversion kits

Seat thumpers

Profile:

Roger Taylor

Rai Thistlethwayte

Features:

MusikMesse review

Zendrum

Brushing up the TD-30

E-drums in teaching

VST

Drumdrops Gretsch 1960s

DIY

Restoring vintage pads

August 2015

Reviews:

Roland TD-25

DrumIt TriggIt triggers

682Drums cymbal

AirTurn devices

Comparatives:

Mesh heads

Snare stands

Profile:

John Keeble

Performance:

Doug Reece

Features:

E-drums against bullying

VST

Ableton Live

DIY

Cymbal silensing

November 2015

Reviews:

NSPIRE by NFUZD

SamplePad Pro

Go edrums DH6

AirTurn BT

DTX502 Touch app

Comparatives:

Aux triggers

Internal trigger kits

Wireless MIDI

Profile:

Ray Luzier

Performance:

Jamie Morrison

Features:

Crowdfunding

Tiny kits

VST

Martin France Drums

DIY

Restoring Simmons

February 2016

Reviews:

Aelsis SampleRack

Go edrum snare

Profile:

Brian Fraser-Moore

Klayton

Features:

Product of the Year

NAMM review

Making e-drums mainstream

First Simmons kit

Small kits

VST

Progressive Foundry SDX

Behind 2box sounds

DIY

Converting L80 cymbals

May 2016

Reviews:

aD5 module

VersaTrigger

Alesis DM10 mesh kit

2box hi-hat converter

Comparatives:

Drum racks

Profile:

Heidi Joubert

Clif Hewett

Features:

Musikmesse review

DIY

Trigger kit updates

Building a bucket drum

August 2016

Reviews:

KAT KT4

SPD-SX Editor

DrumsLive app

iRig Blueturn

Drumdrops Vintage Folk Rock

Software updates

Profile:

Ron Thaler

Rusty Apper

Features:

Latency explained

New Pearl/Slate module

Miniature kits

Inside drum-tec

Using Ableton Link

November 2016

Reviews:

jamKAT/DITI

KAT HD400

Versatrigger updates

Gen-16 Access Tool

Profile:

Narada Michael Walden

Pat Kennedy

Features:

New products come early

Multiple options in single pedals

DAW to creativity

DIY

E-cajon and beyond

Training

Finding your fill

February 2017

Reviews:

Roland TD-50KV

DTX-920WHK

Polynome

Profile:

Brendan Buckley

Benn Todd

Emily Dolan Davies

Features:

Product of the Year

NAMM review

VST

Starting out with samples

DIY

Plating up a new design

Training

Lets go Latin

May 2017

Reviews:

Yamaha DT50 triggers

ATV Sound Store

GoPro Hero5

Profile:

Steven Wolf

Ben Barter

Features:

Farewell, Mr.K.

Few surprises at Messe

VST

EX to Rock

DIY

Making a simple stand

DIY aSnare reviewed

Training

Disco & Reggae

August 2017

Reviews:

Simmons DA350

Sensory Percussion

apTrigga

Soundbrenner

Etymotic ER4

Profile:

Will Calhoun

Tom Wheeler

Features:

Simmons returns

First Strikes land

Hardware updates

November 2017

Reviews:

Pearl mimicPRO

Simmons ST1

FreeDrum

Superior Drummer 3

Comparatives:

Mesh heads

Profile:

Tim Powles

Jeremy Furstenfelt

Features:

2box is a survivor

To MIDI or not

DAW to creativity

E-drummers feature in book

Training

Gettimg it together

February 2018

Reviews:

ATV aDrums

Yamaha EAD10

Simmons SD2000

Profile:

Omar Hakim

Tyler Zarzeka

Features:

Product of the Year

NAMM review

Mixing with the best

SPD-SX meets Ableton

Training

Jazzing it up

May 2018

Reviews:

Roland PM100/200

Roland TM-6PRO

Zourman cymbal adaptor

Techra sticks

Profile:

Kaz Rodriguez

Ben Ellingworth

Features:

Farewell, Mr.K.

Few surprises at Messe

VST

Crush for BFD

Training

Shuffle study

August 2018

Features:

E-drum vikings

A few surpises at NAMM

Big talent for small detail

Totally toms

Reviews

As Yo Like It

Roland’s Sweet 17

Comparatives:

Prism mesh heads

Just add triggers

Profile:

Malcolm Holmes

Muzikal Dunk

November 2018

Reviews:

ddt 14″ e-snare

2box DrumIt Three

Mackie IEMs

TrigMic/RT-TrigS

Comparatives:

Mesh heads

Profile:

Wolfgang Flur

Ryan Halsley

Features:

Analogue is cool again

New products

February 2019

Reviews:

Steven Slate Drums 5

headCaster

Profile:

Craig Blundell

Ravish Momin

Features:

Product of the Year

NAMM review

New meets old

DIY

E-cowbell

Cable organiser

May 2019

Reviews:

Pearl EM1

Sensei Morph

Profile:

Wolfgang Stoelzle

Andy Selway

Features:

20 years after Simmons

Few e-drums at Messe

YamaHUGE

Software

drum-tec TD-17 pack

DIY

Adding Bluetooth

Membrane swtiches

August 2019

Features:

Monitor race heats up

The world’s biggest store

FSR pads second zone

Book highlights e-drums

Reviews

Roland’s TM-1

Yamaha DTX 452

TD-17 custom sounds

Comparatives:

Meshing around

Profile:

Nick D’Virgilio

Jonathan Barber

November 2019

Features:

E-drums in Manchester

Reviews

Alesis Strike Multipad

Yamaha DTX 452

TD-17 custom sounds

MODO Drum

Comparatives:

DIY trigger systems

Profile:

Joe Clegg

Feels

February 2020

Reviews:

Strike Pro SE

Simmons SD1200

Yamaha MS45DR

Profile:

Maareten Stenaker

Features:

All Those Years Ago

Innovations past and future

Product of the Year

NAMM review

Sonor e-drums

Usiing e-drums live

How VSTs work

May 2020

Reviews:

Roland TD-27

eDRUMin

Comparatives:

DIY trigger systems

Drumless tracks

Profile:

Anika Nilles

Sal D’Amato

Features:

Schack’s isolation tips

VAD debut

Are triggers cheating?

Software

DrumSchool

DIY

Cracking the NFUZD code

August 2020

Features:

The Iso files

Jman obituary

Reviews

Roland VAD506

Simmons SD600

UNO Drum

Chris Whitten TM-6 samples

Soundbrenner Core

DPA 4088 microphone

Comparatives:

Meshing around

Profile:

Mark Schulman

Matt Di Biase

DIY

Rack off

November 2020

Features:

ATV reconsiders US, Oz

Print your own drums

Reviews

GEWA G9

Avatar PD705

KAT KT2

drum-tec Strike pack

CME WIDI

Xtractpler

Profile:

Adam Marcello

David Stanoch

February 2021

Reviews:

SmartWAV 2

Alamo for TD-27

Profile:

Mike Snyder

Kallee Bernish-Good

Features:

NAMM goes virtual

Product of the Year

Science of drumming

Peter Hart remembered

New products:

Octapad

Akai DrumSynth