"It's surprising how little you need to imply a great deal."

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

the pad that goes thwack

Accessorycheck

Bob Henrit grapples with the new Percussion Signal Processor

Tomorrow's Technology Today

Beatman Bill and the latest percussive pieces of news

Tama are the first acoustic percussion manufacturer to enter the electronic arena: Paul White tested the first example in the country to see if the Japanese could make something more than a Simmons copy.

Bill Collins has bought a CD player and has already put it to Rhythmic use is Volume two in the Sonic Images series

Rumbles from the music biz jungle

percussion points

John Keeble is in two minds about drumming for Spandau - an acoustic one and an electric one. Read about his treatment.

Deutsche elektronische drummen

new pads and racked modules

The Beat Factory

Curtis Schwartz checks out production in the Beat Factory

Drum Dateslate

a history of hitting things

From America comes a set of unique MIDI percussion controllers that work by sensing the direction you shake them in. Rick Davies previews them.

Bill Nelson's been out of the public eye recently, touring America and refurbishing his studio. Now he's back and talking to us.

Music Percussion Computer

In-depth scrutiny