Easy hybrid option
Need to turn your acoustic kit into an e-kit quickly and easily? Allan Leibowitz reviews a new option. Back in 2018, when RTOM Corporation launched its Black Hole slip-on mesh head solution, digitalDrummer was among the first to attempt to electrify the heads by adding external triggers. To recap, the Black Hole pads are heavy-duty mesh heads mounted on a rubber-covered hoop that snaps on top of an acoustic drum. Think of the now-defunct NFUZD, but with a mesh head instead of a rubber playing surface. For our test, I cranked up the heads, slipped them on some acoustic drums and raided the digitalDrummer trigger vault. The Black Hole heads come with a turn buckle tension ring and it’s possible […]