Introduced in 1983, the Roland TR-909 has shaped the history of ... the 909's hi-hat and cymbals were original samples. Their crisp and precise sound can be heard in more tracks than perhaps ...

How Zildjian Cymbals Made it From the Ottoman Empire to Now In 1622, Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian metalworker in Turkey, melted a top-secret combination of metals to create the perfect cymbal ...

It’s emblazoned on every Zildjian cymbal, making it pretty hard to miss in hundreds (if not thousands) of music videos. Now, for the first time, you’ll find it emblazoned on the side of ...

Let’s be honest, in 2024 the easiest and most flexible approach to beat-making is in-the-box. DAW tools such as Logic’s Drum Machine Designer, Ableton’s Drum Racks or the similar beat making tools in ...

They are thinning out: the ranks of pianists who can trace their lineage directly back to primary sources like J.J. Johnson, the early Jazz Messengers of Art Blakey, and the Jazztet of Art Farmer and ...

The market for musical instruments boasts a diverse range of players, ranging from well-established brands like Yamaha, Gibson, Fender, Roland, and Steinway & Sons to smaller boutique ...

The market for musical instruments boasts a diverse range of players, ranging from well-established brands like Yamaha, Gibson, Fender, Roland, and Steinway & Sons to smaller boutique ...

A year later I took up flute, partly inspired by Roland Kirk and Eric Dolphy but also by Lonnie ... second line drumming with virtually no cymbals, dense percussion, organ bass, harpsichord, reed ...