History of Electronic Drums
Electronic drums have gained immense popularity among musicians today, but this wasn’t always the case. In fact, they initially had a bit of a negative reputation. The early models didn’t sound realistic enough compared to the powerful sounds of acoustic drums, and they lacked the authentic look and feel of their acoustic counterparts. In fact, the very first models that emerged in the 1980s sounded more like Star Wars effects than actual drums. However, thanks to advancements by leading companies such as Roland, Yamaha, Alesis, and Simmons, this perception has completely changed. Let’s take a look back at the evolution of electronic drums.
The concept of the electronic drum was conceived by Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues in 1971. Together with Professor Brian Groves, Edge developed the first functional electronic drum kit. This kit consisted of 13 toms, 8 bass drums, 6 snares, 16 sequences, and a tambourine. It took a few more years before the first commercial drum kit was introduced. The inaugural complete commercial kit was called the Simmons SDS-V, which made its debut in the early 1980s. Throughout the 1980s, more and more manufacturers began producing electronic drum kits for the mainstream market. … ...Read the rest.
“History of Electronic Drums”
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