If you want to add more punch to your production, start at the foundation of your track, with the kick and bass ...

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The kick drum, or bass drum, is the powerhouse behind the music. In a club, it’s the kick that’s nailing the four to the floor, and at a rock gig it’s the kick that’s making your chest compress. This ...

You might not know it, but you've heard a TR-808. Released in 1980 by Japan's Roland Corporation, the rudimentary drum machine supplied the bombastic beats of early hip-hop, the futuristic sounds of ...

The thunderous punch of a bass drum is the time-honored foundation on which all of rock 'n' roll is built. That thud that hits you in the chest and moves your whole body … it taps into a deep and ...

The power end of DJ Billy E's bass van from the early 1990s. When you sit in the passenger seat of DJ Billy E’s sky-blue van and he turns a few nobs on the console, tens of thousands of watts of bass ...

Cooked up in the early '00s, the liquid sound pushed back against stiff, technical drum'n'bass with an influx of soul, funk and groove. Now a new wave of artists are reviving the form. It's about time ...