Simmons kits to date have been characterised by their compact pads and cymbals, but the company is making a bold move with the imminent release of some full-size metal cymbals and an 18” wood shell electronic bass drum. The KP180 has been designed to give e-drummers an acoustic bass drum experience while accommodating the space limitations of most drum racks. One notable feature is the ability to...
Producer Elliot Scheiner is the latest to collaborate with Toontrack, releasing a new expansion pack, State of the Art SDX by Elliot Scheiner. Scheiner has worked with some of the biggest artists ever, received almost every industry award imaginable and his credits include Steely Dan’s Aja, The Eagles’ Hell Freezes Over and the soundtrack for The Godfather. The latest Toontrack offering features...
DW has added the Metal Legacy Expansion Pack to its Soundworks software for the DWe kit. The new collection features drum sounds crafted for heavier styles like metal, rock and punk. The samples are derived from Perfect Drums 2, which DW acquired and developed into the sound ecosystem for DWe. At the time of the acquisition, Perfect Drums said “all the original PD library and content (would) be...
Simmons has released the Titan 50 B-EX Electronic Drum Kit, an upgrade to the Titan 50, with an extra tom and crash. Like the original kit, the Titan 50 B-EX has a 10” dual-zone mesh snare drum, together with four 8” mesh toms and four 10” cymbals — hi-hat, ride and two crashes with choke. The 6-inch kick pad connects to the included kick pedal or the player’s own, including double-kick pedals...
GEWA Music has added a new range of e-cymbals, the NEO series. The new range has been “meticulously designed to enhance the drumming experience, offering a suite of advanced features that promise to transform both practice sessions and live performances”, according to the company. The NEO cymbals feature an advanced noise reduction system, making them quieter than ever and perfect for playing in...
Donner has added two finger drumming-type instruments, Essential D1 Performance Beat Machine and the MEDO Portable Integrated Synth, Sampler, Looper, and MIDI Controller. The D1 is a Korg MPS-style beat maker and sampler with 16 velocity-sensitive pads. The sound engine handles 12 tracks, with custom effects, two send effects (delay and reverb) and a compressor on the master channel. The Essential...
The full artist line-up for the inaugural digitalDrummer E-drum Experience Labs at the UK Drum Show in September has been released. The demonstrations begin on Saturday morning (September 28) with talented musician, educator and social media influencer Emma Taylor, who recently teamed up with EfNote. She will present a session titled ‘Bridging the Gap Between Acoustic and Electric’. Mitch...
Allan Leibowitz offers some advice to get the best triggering out of your pads and cymbals. You’ve plugged in a new pad and it just doesn’t seem to be triggering right. You head to your favourite Facebook group and you get all sorts of advice: boost the sensitivity, change the cables, your mask time is too low! Some of the tips may be rights, but more often than not, your online peers may be...
Alexander Roglin reports on drum-tec’s second ‘drum-tec days’ event. Germany’s drum-tec recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a weekend of performances, clinics and product demonstrations. “In the beginning, I just wanted to have my own drum store,” drum-tec founder Konrad Müller-Bremeyer said at the opening of the event in Fischbeck, near Hannover in Germany. “Now, 20...
Toontrack has added another EZX expansion pack for EZdrummer 3/Superior Drummer, the Alchemy of Pop EZX. The new EZX was recorded by JUNO Award-winning engineer/producer/mixer Hill Kourkoutis and sampled by drummer Skye Polson (Digging Roots) at the renowned Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, Canada. Featuring four kits, each representing its own niche or style, as well as a broad collection of...
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Electronic drums have come a long way since the 1970s and are now seen alongside their acoustic siblings on stages around the world. They also draw crowds at music trade shows and attract strong interest on the floors of music shops.
As an electronic drummer, technology enthusiast and professional writer, I know first-hand how hard it is to be taken seriously when your kit needs a powerpoint and amp. That’s why we launched digitalDrummer in 2010. I wanted to create a communication channel dedicated to this vibrant market and the musicians who are so enthused by the digital opportunities.
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