Drum Kit, Electronic
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The Electronic Drum Kit consists of a series of pads which when hit send an electronic trigger pulse to the control unit, or "brain," as it is known. The brain can be set to play corresponding percussion sounds which are electronically created within the brain's circuitry.
| Family |
| Percussions |
| Pitch range |
| None. |
| Material |
| Polycarbonate and rubber pads, with a metal control unit. |
| Size |
| Variable. |
| Origins |
| The first commercially available electronic drum was a simple pad connected to a Moog synthesizer. The electronic drum kit emerged in the 1970s. |
| Classification |
| Electrophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the oscillation of an electric current, and can only be heard through a loudspeaker. |
| And also... |
| No one has ever managed to produce an acceptable electronic cymbal. |
