Category
Electronic Drums · Models
Complete electronic kits, the sound modules that drive them, and the standalone pads that sit alongside an acoustic set. Distinct from drum machines, which are sequenced rather than struck.
7 models
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2box DrumIt Five
Electronic drums · Sweden
The DrumIt Five's module stores user sound libraries in an open format on flash memory, so a drummer can load their own multi-velocity samples rather than waiting for the manufacturer. That openness is the reason the instrument has the following it does.
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Alesis Nitro Max
Electronic drums
The Nitro Max is the kit most often bought as a first electronic set: mesh heads on every drum, a compact rack, and a price that undercuts almost everything with the same specification.
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Roland TD-07
Electronic drums · Japan
The TD-07 puts a mesh snare pad and Roland's sound set into the cheapest kits the company badges as V-Drums, aimed at first electronic kits and quiet practice.
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Alesis Crimson II
Electronic drums
Crimson II sits between the Nitro and the Strike: larger mesh pads, dual-zone toms, and a module with enough editing to be worth learning.
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Roland TD-10
Electronic drums · Japan
The TD-10 introduced mesh heads and physical-modelling drum synthesis in 1997, and it is the moment electronic drums stopped being pads that triggered samples and started being instruments a drummer could play dynamically.
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Roland TD-17
Electronic drums · Japan
The TD-17 is the point where mesh heads, a modelled engine, and Bluetooth practice features meet a price a home player will pay, and it is the best-selling serious electronic kit of its generation.
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Simmons Titan
Electronic drums
The Titan series is the modern Simmons: mesh heads, a conventional rack, and a module with Bluetooth practice features, sharing nothing with the 1980s designs but the name.