The First Electronic Drum Sets
In 1971, the first electronic drum set came as a result of the pioneering efforts of Graeme Edges and through intensive consultations with Brian Groves who was then a professor at Sussex University. Graeme was able to come up with a drum kit that was aided by the use of a control panel. The drum set was touch sensitive in this case as a result of a silver coil that had been fixed with a rubber pieces made of silver paper and which produced a signal.
The whole process was enhanced by a transistor whereby, 10 tom-toms and 5 snares were fixed across the top. Also, there was a fixation of octave drums underneath the feet with sixteen sequencers which came on different sides. The electronic drum had around 500 transistors and worked well despite the fact that it proved to be so sensitive.
Due to the issue of a decrease in dynamic and tone, most of the drummers spoke out about the electronic drums as not quite that being the sound of acoustic drums and all this came because of some technical issues that arose with triggering. The variety of electronic drums that has been in the market for quite sometime was used to meet different patterns and beats which were done repeatedly in discos and rock music. Some of these included; Pollard Syndrum, the Yamaha models and Simmons.
In many cases, the Syndrum was considered efficient due to its ability to be used in recording and this made it more than a manual sequencer unlike the rest of the electronic drums. The Syndrum as it is popularly sought today had a full flexible range of sound that surpassed the human ear and has been considered to be much reliable with its timbre that enhances a trigger.
As time moves on, quality still demands its portion in the market and this is why lower end and low expensive drums will be registered in the market to compete with their counterparts. The target in this case will be the hobbyist drummer who will always want to give the best in the field.
There will always be the need for change and this is why the, Recent innovations have been put in place. The main aims of these new drum kits is to handle the drawbacks that came with the ancient electronic drum kits with the manufacturers advancing to deliver the required products in the market. This will enhance the quality sound and playing experience.
The new face of the electronic drums will posses the following features;
v Improved digital audio which will be enhanced by a high quality drum models.
v More than one output of sound like the one for the percussion group.
v Scalable slots for integration with software and providing upgrades whenever needed.
v The ability to sense and offer a flexible detection.
v The ability to accommodate open and closed foot movement brought about by Realistic Hi-Hats.
In 1971, the first electronic drum set came as a result of the pioneering efforts of Graeme Edges and through intensive consultations with Brian Groves who was then a professor at Sussex University. Graeme was able to come up with a drum kit that was aided by the use of a control panel. The drum set was touch sensitive in this case as a result of a silver coil that had been fixed with a rubber pieces made of silver paper and which produced a signal.
The whole process was enhanced by a transistor whereby, 10 tom-toms and 5 snares were fixed across the top. Also, there was a fixation of octave drums underneath the feet with sixteen sequencers which came on different sides. The electronic drum had around 500 transistors and worked well despite the fact that it proved to be so sensitive.
Due to the issue of a decrease in dynamic and tone, most of the drummers spoke out about the electronic drums as not quite that being the sound of acoustic drums and all this came because of some technical issues that arose with triggering. The variety of electronic drums that has been in the market for quite sometime was used to meet different patterns and beats which were done repeatedly in discos and rock music. Some of these included; Pollard Syndrum, the Yamaha models and Simmons.
In many cases, the Syndrum was considered efficient due to its ability to be used in recording and this made it more than a manual sequencer unlike the rest of the electronic drums. The Syndrum as it is popularly sought today had a full flexible range of sound that surpassed the human ear and has been considered to be much reliable with its timbre that enhances a trigger.
As time moves on, quality still demands its portion in the market and this is why lower end and low expensive drums will be registered in the market to compete with their counterparts. The target in this case will be the hobbyist drummer who will always want to give the best in the field.
There will always be the need for change and this is why the, Recent innovations have been put in place. The main aims of these new drum kits is to handle the drawbacks that came with the ancient electronic drum kits with the manufacturers advancing to deliver the required products in the market. This will enhance the quality sound and playing experience.
The new face of the electronic drums will posses the following features;
v Improved digital audio which will be enhanced by a high quality drum models.
v More than one output of sound like the one for the percussion group.
v Scalable slots for integration with software and providing upgrades whenever needed.
v The ability to sense and offer a flexible detection.
v The ability to accommodate open and closed foot movement brought about by Realistic Hi-Hats.