I had a chance to give the new Simmons SD500 a good test run and for the price ($499.00 street) it’s not a bad little edrum kit. Getting Started/InitialThoughts: The kit comes in one big box. In the box you will find that the rack is pretty much put together for you. All you
Simmons SDXPRS eDrum Kit (NEW!)
This is the new compact electronic drum kit from Simmons. The Simmons SDXPRS looks to be targeted to the beginning edrummer that doesn’t have the space for a standard sized electronic drum kit. All trigger pads and pedals are mounted to a single compact aluminum frame. The module has 10 preprogrammed kits, 10 song styles,
TrapKAT 5KS Powered by Kurzweil (Videos!)
It may not have been officially announced by Alternate Mode, but Youtube videos have been released showing the new TrapKAT 5KS in action. For those edrummers that don’t know what the TrapKAT is, its a large 24 zone FSR midi trigger control surface (pic above of TrapKAT XL). The TrapKAT has been manufactured by Alternate
XM Elecdrum, XSM-9SR Drum Module
The above picture is the new C-MAX-9SR Electronic Drum Set from the Taiwan based company of XM Elecdrum. This kit comes with mesh head triggers and the new XSM-9SR drum module. What makes this drum module different than their others? This new module comes with
Yamaha DTX550K Electronic Drum Kit (NEW)
Meet the latest mid level electronic drum kit from Yamaha. The Yamaha DTX550K is a replacement for the Yamaha DTXpress IV. Building on the new technology behind the Yamaha DTX950K this kit offers a new snare drum pad unitizing Yamaha’s textured cellular silicone head technology and a RHH135 2 zone Hi-Hat pad. The module also