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    DW Soundworks virtual drum plug-in sample library Gretch Slingerland

    DW Soundworks & DWe kits from Drum Workshop

    Renowned brand introduce software drums and innovative new kits

    DW have introduced a new virtual drum platform, along with a new drum kit series that can be converted from acoustic to electronic. 

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    Korg MPS-10 MIDI drum percussion pad sampler performance instrument

    MPS-10 drum pad and KAOSS Replay from Korg

    Two new performance instruments revealed

    Korg's new MPS-10 drum pad promises unrivaled control over sounds and parameters, whilst the KAOSS Replay combines their popular XY-based effects system with a powerful sampler.

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    Akai APC64 Ableton Live MIDI controller sequencer drum pad CV gate modular synth control

    Akai Pro introduce APC64 Ableton controller

    Packed with hands-on performance controls

    As well as offering deep integration with Ableton Live, Akai Pro's new APC64 can be used to control hardware instruments thanks to a built-in sequencer and CV/gate connectivity. 

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    Nektar Aruba Aura drum pad sequencer MIDI controller firmware Nektarine software update Record mode drum synths

    Nektar’s Aruba pad controller updated

    New Record feature & drum synths added

    Firmware and software updates have kitted out Nektar's Aruba drum machine-style sequencer and pad controller with a new Record mode and three new drum synth instruments. 

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    Novation 30th anniversary giveaway competition win synths studio equipment

    30 years of Novation giveaway

    Company's biggest ever prize bundle

    Novation are celebrating their 30th year with a series of artist videos and a huge equipment giveaway.

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    Roland V-Drums electronic drum kit update TD-17 TD-27

    Roland update V-Drum line-up

    Updated sound modules and upgraded kits

    Roland have announced a host of software and hardware upgrades across their range of V-Drums electronic drum kits. 

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    Roland SPD-SX Pro

    Roland release SPD-SX Pro

    Roland’s brand new flagship sample pad

    Roland say they have answered sample pad users’ requests with a host of added features.

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    Akai MPC Key 61 workstation

    Akai launch MPC Key 61

    New workstation combines MPC drum pads with a 61-key synth/keyboard

    Akai's latest instrument combines an MPC with a keyboard/synthesizer, and offers a complete standalone production environment. 

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    ESI Xjam MIDI performance controller drum pads

    ESI announce XJam MIDI controller

    Performance controller features polyphonic aftertouch

    Xjam is a new portable MIDI performance controller that can be used either with a DAW or as a standalone controller. 

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    Roland TD-50X

    Roland expand V-Drum range

    Three kits plus new module unveiled

    Three e-drum kits have been announced, each based around the new TD‑50X module.

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    PreSonus Atom SQ

    PreSonus launch Atom SQ

    MIDI controller promises tight integration with Studio One DAW

    New pad-based MIDI controller promises tight integration with Studio One DAW.

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    NAMM 2020 - Nektar Aura

    Pad Controller & MIDI Sequencer

    Beat- and performance-focused pad controller and MIDI sequencer, due early March.

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    Alesis Strike Pro Kit - NAMM 2019

    Alesis unveil a new flagship Strike Pro Kit, with huge numbers of sounds and versatile components, with...

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    Summer NAMM 18: Alesis Nitro Mesh

    $349 mesh-head kit demoed at Nashville show

    We get a demo of the latest electronic drum kit from Alesis, sporting four, dual-zone, eight-inch mesh heads...

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    Alesis announce keytar MIDI controller and electronic drum kits

    Wireless MIDI controller and two electronic drumkits announced

    Aiming to liberate keyboard players from the shackles of their normally immobile instruments, Alesis have...

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    Electronic drum pioneers Simmons reveal SD550 kit

    New $550 kit offers 50 kits and all mesh heads

    Following up on the success of its breakthrough SD2000, Simmons has introduced the SD550 full-sized, five-piece, mesh-head electronic drum kit for $550.

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    Roland launch SPD::One compact percussion pads

    New series of electronic pads feature onboard sounds and USB-MIDI

    If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a table drummer, then Roland’s new SPD::One series of compact electronic...

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    Live Drum Triggering

    One Drummer's Search For Perfect On-stage Sample Triggering

    When the epic, studio-created drum sounds of the 1980s had to be translated to a stage setting, sample triggering from drum kits came to the fore — and our man Gavin Harrison began his personal quest for the ultimate setup...

    Techniques Sep 2004
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    Q. What can I use to trigger drums?

    I love banging away on my thighs and knees, and I feel that I make some of my most interesting drum patterns in this way. How could I build a controller with a pair of panels that are velocity-sensitive to sit atop my thighs?

    Sound Advice Sep 2004
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