Andertons Music

You've got to 'and it to Andertons, says Billy Punter

Yamaha RY20

Beatbox rejuvenated

cheap digital drumming

...or, Andy Duncan's search for the self raising drum kit.

Or, when does a drum kit stand on its own 12 feet?

M&A K2.7D

M&A's new electronic drum kit

Rock-steady Rozzer on drums meets shufflin' Max Kay

BUYING & USING: cheap drums

a buyer's guide to secondhand drum kits

Accessit Exciter

Aural Excitement on a budget.

Rhythm Sound Module

Fascinating rhythm

Ethnic Instruments

Weird, wonderful and ethnic and you should see the instruments.

Tim Gentle Music

Balancing Kits

an even sound for your setup

Chas De Whalley shivers with Pat Collier in Alaska... Waterloo

Music U.K. Tells You How To Buy Secondhand Gear

Getting the thorns out of that second-hand rose

Mixing Desk

Even the biggest sample library never seems to have quite enough drum sounds. The solution? Roll your own. Craig Anderton passes on some hot hints and tips on how to get the best possible drum sounds out of your sampler.

Wild man Bill Collins looks at the Simmons SDX system and gives us a few drum patterns to try out

Rhythmcheck

A first entry into the market, and this high-spec, dynamic, tuneable machine could be a real threat to the established names. Tony Reed takes stock

drum (non machine) triumph