Electronic drumming

Electronic drumming involves the playing of percussive instruments in which the sound is generated electronically, rather than acoustically. Typically, these sounds are produced when striking a trigger pad, which causes a voltage change in the embedded electronic piezoelectric transducer (piezo) or force sensitive resistor (FSR). The signals are transmitted to the electronic drum module via TS or TRS cables, and are translated into digital waveforms, which produce the desired percussion sound assigned to that particular pad. Most newer drum modules have trigger inputs for 2 or more cymbals, a kick, 3-4 toms, a dual-zone snare, (head and rim) and a hi-hat. The hi-hat has a foot controller which produces open and closed sounds with some models offering variations in-between. By having the ability to assign different sounds to any given pad, the electronic drummer has nearly unlimited potential for configuring many different sounding drum kits from one set of electronic drums. Many see this as a great advantage over acoustic drums, as one can have a jazz, rock or ballad drumset by merely changing the kit selector switch on the module.

Related Topics:
Percussive instruments - Trigger - Voltage - Piezoelectric - Resistor - Drum module - Waveforms - Cymbals - Kick - Toms - Snare - Hi-hat - Drum kits - Jazz - Rock - Ballad

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