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Electronic drums are a modern electronic musical instrument, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit.
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- The First ‘Electric’ Drums: Hollywood Meazzi’S Tronicdrum
- The First True Electronic Drums: Pollard’s Syndrums
- The First Battery-Powered Electronic Drums: The Synare
In 1968, Italian drum company Hollywood Meazzi launched the first line of electro-acoustic drums under the name Tronicdrum. At the time, they sold for $1300 USD – equivalent to about $9700 today! (That money could buy you several kits these days.) Hollywood Meazzi released two models: the Tronicdrum President (with a module mounted over the bass dr...
In the early 1970s, Graeme Edge (drummer of The Moody Blues) teamed up with Sussex University professor, Brian Groves to create the first fully electronic drum. It had a rubber control panel, touch-sensitive triggers, and hundreds of transistors. You can hear this drum on the Moody Blues song, “Procession” from 1971. Around this time, many bands we...
Star Instruments developed an electronic pad that wasn’t just more intuitive than the Syndrums – it was also completely portable. After releasing two products called the Synare 1 and the Synare 2, Star’s third iteration – the Synare 3 – became the gold standard in electronic drums when it went to market in 1979. Also known as the PS-3, the Synare 3...
Simmons is an electronic drum brand, which originally was a pioneering British manufacturer of electronic drums. Founded in 1978 by Dave Simmons, [1] it supplied electronic kits from 1980 to 1998. The drums' distinctive, electronic sound can be found on countless albums from the 1980s.
Jul 8, 2021 · Slim hexagonal pads triggering electronic sounds replaced the traditional drum kit, creating an iconic, futuristic image and an ultra-modern sound that dominated MTV and radio throughout the '80s. The roll call of the '80s Simmons acolytes is endless.
Apr 18, 2023 · E-drums, or electronic drums, are a modern alternative to traditional acoustic drum sets. They consist of digital drum pads, cymbals, and a drum module that generates a wide range of synthesized sounds and samples when the pads are struck.
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Mar 7, 2022 · Electronic drums have come a long way from their early versions in the 1960s. They have quickly developed into the fantastic rhythm machines we currently have. We’re going to take a trip back to where it all started.
