Tag: Thomann

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Kit just for kids

Europe’s biggest music retailer, Thomann, has released what is believed to be the first e-drum kit for children – the Millenium Rookie E-Drum Children Set. According to the company, “no other instrument can so perfectly combine the natural urge to move and the development of musicality and sense of rhythm”. What makes it a kids’ kit? For one thing, it’s the sizes of the drums, cymbals and rack. The kit consists of a 7” mesh snare pad, three 7” tom pads, three 8” cymbal pads (ride, crash and hi-hat) and a one-piece kick pedal. The module is very basic, with little risk of messing up the settings as there aren’t many to change. You won’t find any way of adjusting […]

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Millenium ups the ante

German music retail giant Thomann has introduced the Millenium MPS-1000 e-drum kit , setting a new standard in house-brand electronic percussion. Priced at under €1,000, the kit features full-size, acoustic-style drums and an 18” three-zone ride cymbal. The drums consist of a 20″x14″ kick drum, 13″x6″ dual-zone snare pad and 10″x6”, 12″x6″ and 14″x12″ dual-zone toms, all fitted with dual-ply mesh heads. The cymbal array includes a 13″ dual-zone hi-hat, two 15″ dual-zone crash pads with choke, and the 18″ triple-zone chokeable ride. The module, reminiscent of Alesis brains, comes with 40 preset kits and 40 user kits, 820 sounds and 70 songs. Its functions include quick record, metronome, compressors, equaliser, 23 effects, 335 MB space for user samples, and eight […]