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There are some great sites out there on the web for the aspiring drummers amongst us.  Some of my favouites are as follows :

www.onlinedrummer.com

Full of lessons on all aspects of drumming. It also has a great Drum TV section where you can watch drummers in action and analyse what they do in a trainspottery fashion…

www.DrumBum.com and www.DrumBum.com/lessons

This defintely gets the best name award for drumming sites and is scarily close to the truth when it comes to many drummers! The best thing about this site is the amazing range of free lessons on all types of styles, methods and muscial genres from punk to jazz-funk and reggae to rock. You can get the lowdown on techniques like drags, flams and buzz roll as well as the basics on balance and gripsand it is all backed up with video on some of the areas.

www.EveryDrummer.com

This is a site covering the greatest drummers of all time. From John Bonham to Carl Palmer and Keith Moon to Neil Peart, they are all here. You can search by band name and you can find out more about them individually too, though the bios a re a bit short in most cases.  A good starting point for drummer research.

And don’t forget about the teaching videos available on youtube.com at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=drum+tutorial+videos&search=Search.

www.sound-engineering.com.

A comprehensive look at various bits of hardware and software for recording and mastering your tracks.  Covers areas as broad as choosing the right microphone to the best compression rates for your recording. Good for newcomers and for general advice.

www.dancetech.com

If your music production aspirations are mostly electronic and are house, trance or techno related, then this is a great site for tips.  This site is dedicated to home studio recording and goes through the whole process of recording dance related tracks inc equipment and techniques.  There are also some great forums covering a range of activities, and there is even a showcase to promote your tracks to other users.

www.homestudiotips.com

This is the place to start recording like a pro. This is a network of musicians and producers that can help with almost any production questions you might have either via their blogs and forums. It can help with everything from arrangement advice to plug ins for the latest software.