At certain points in musical history, it has become fashionable to place accents on certain beats, such as an accent on every third 16th-note, in the late 80s, or the classic funk grooves of the 70s ...

Although there are, of course, no rules when it comes to making music, familiarity with the percussive tropes of the many dance and electronic styles out there is essential for any producer. In this ...

You might not be a drummer, but that shouldn't prevent you from programming totally convincing drum tracks that have a live feel ...

Tony Allen breaks down the five major drum patterns of Afrobeat in an unreleased clip from the recent documentary short Birth of Afrobeat. Production team Rest In Beats and director Opiyo Okeyo ...

DigiTech has brought back an old pedalboard favourite as the SDRUM drum machine stompbox returns with the capability to generate a custom rhythm track that takes its cues from what you are playing on ...

Sony is the latest company to dip its toes into AI-powered music. The company revealed this week that its researchers have created a machine learning model that can create kick-drum tracking.

The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it. A new study reveals just how closely dùndún players match ...

July 27 (UPI) --In West Africa, drummers speak through their instruments -- literally. According to a new study, the dùndúns drum -- in the hands of a skilled percussionist -- can accurately mimic the ...