Engineering Quote by Joey Sturgis

I always try to hit a few areas when I'm making a record; I want the sounds to be experimental and exploratory, I want…

— Guillermo E. Brown

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

— John Bonham

The problem you get with most today's drum samples is that when you use them, you sound like everyone else using them.

— Joey Sturgis

I just want to make music on the drums.

— Terry Bozzio

Samples are kind of my instrument of choice.

— Girl Talk

I hadn't had that much time practicing behind the drum kit. I've spent an inordinate amount of time listening to and programming drum parts,…

— RJD2

I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation.

— Ikue Mori

I prefer recording drums in the analog format, but that does not mean I would only do it that way.

— Randy Castillo

In the studio my drums are usually something really basic: a four-, five- or six-piece kit with lots of snare and cymbal choices.

— Josh Freese

I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano,…

— Imogen Heap

There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum…

— Matt Tong

The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals?

— Flume