A while back I talked to Dan Dauz, creator of the Dauz pad, about the industry, his work and the future of edrums. This is a great listen, and be prepared for a few home truths!

I recently had a great chat with Rikk from Toontrack, about what goes into making a product like Superior Drummer 3.

Drum replacement is a bit of a 'dark art' to most drummers, but it is so common now (find me a track on commercial radio that hasn't been touched by it and I'll find you a guitarist who can turn down their own volume), so it seems a little silly that drummers bury their heads in the sand so much about it.

Who better to talk about edrums and the industry than the editor of the leading electronic drum magazine Digital Drummer? Allan talks about how and why he started his interest in electronic drums, the industry, and where it is all going.

Are all triggers the same? Don't they just sort of do they same thing so we can use whatever ones we want? Well, no, not really. If you have ever had an issue with a trigger (and who hasn't?) then you need to check this out

Electronics isn't just about massive pop gigs, theres another side that most players don't think about or see very often - the classical or theatre percussionists. Matt Whittington has been using electronics in his orchestral and theatre work since his very first film score session. Its not all about making weird or replacement sounds - theres a lot of other reasons for needing to use electronics...

Jon Atkinson is one of the busiest drummers I know. He is also proof that you don't need to be in the public eye to  be very successful and continuously in demand in this (seemingly) social media led industry. We first met many years ago and right from day one I realised that here was a drummer who was as completely comfortable behind a vintage acoustic kit as he was behind the most cutting edge electronic instrument or device. 

I talk to Tom Meadows about how he got into electronics, how he uses them and how they have leaped him stay at the top of drumming for contemporary pop artists such as Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud, Christophe Willem and many others.

Are all drum modules the same? Definitely not. They might all roughly do the same job, but theres much more to it than that. Here we look at different sorts of modules so you have a bit more ammunition in your armoury when you need to next get a module.

OK, so that might sound like an obvious question, but how did we get to where we are now? This is a great place to start if you're unsure about venturing into the world of electronic drums.