In the music world, there are two types of people. Those who make music, and those who help those who make music. Bert Smorenburg belongs to the second type though he is a great musician himself. He ...

The DTX6K3-X is a welcome return to the e-kit market from Yamaha. The pad surfaces themselves feel great to play, and the included sounds are certainly among the best we’ve played at this price range ...

The DTX8 pushes close to its flagship big brother the DTX10 in terms of features for around half the price. Fantastic samples, deep editing capabilities, birch shells and mesh heads make for a ...

With cutting-edge surround from a single box, the Yamaha SRT-1500 offers great sound, but it's not the best value in the company's speaker range. Ty Pendlebury Editor TV and home video editor Ty ...

'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen... Here, Mat Riviere talks us through some of ...