"When the sound waves hit youreardrum they make it vibrate" just like when Fran hitthe skin of her drum earlier. The middle ear and theinner ear convert those vibrations into signals that our ...

and tweakable enough that we’ll make a damped-oscillator drum sound out of it. Here’s a quick demo of where we’re heading. Read on to see how we get there. Last session, we built an ...

The dog’s woof, though, is a low sound. This hard drum sounds different to this soft cushion. Different things make different sounds because of their size and shape and what they are made of.

Well-chosen drum sounds also elevate production quality, making the track more engaging. Crafting Drum Racks with diverse sample variations enables quick experimentation with and customisation of ...

Electric drums have become a popular choice for live performances, offering versatility and modern features that traditional acoustic kits can’t match.

The musician said the turnout Saturday exceeded his expectations and that there is a beauty in making instruments you can ...

Cymbal-maker Zildjian has entered the electronic drum kit space, while Noble & Cooley is the oldest drum maker in the U.S.

but suffice to say that these are the same inputs that the original TR-808 had that allowed you to do all sorts of interesting stuff to trigger and modify the drum sounds. Plus some extras.

Cymbals are made using expensive raw materials like copper, tin, and even silver (in trace amounts). When Seifried lathes a raw bronze disc to create a cymbal, it throws off razor-sharp metal shavings ...