Big-time music producers don’t just stack chips; they stack sounds, most often drum sounds. Doing so helps them create huge beats with unique tones. Of course, there’s nothing about the practice that ...

Tip 1: If your drum sample lacks punch, use your sampler’s pitch envelope to add more in. First, use an envelope to modulate the drum hit’s pitch response over time. Then, set up a tight attack, ...

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I’m going to ask you a question about today’s hits. More specifically, today’s drum hits: when it comes to the popular music of our era, how many songs feature real, acoustic drums—of the kind played ...

Sponsored content is created for and in partnership with an advertiser and produced by the Drum Studios team. Think of traditional sampling activity and you can be excused for picturing good-looking ...

With a few notable exceptions, the fine art of tabletop tapping has been a purely non-digital experience for most people. Now, iDevice users can turn their rhythmic creations into real-time drum ...

Samm Culley of Skull Snaps says the drum sound on Eventually was sampled from his song, It’s a New Day. Not so, responds Kevin Parker Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has dismissed claims that he used an ...