Electronic drum

Details Electronic drum Electronic drum

1985-07-01

1987-10-20

Witkowski, Stanley J.

Music

Instruments

84DIG12, 84DIG24, G10H 314

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047006021

ABSTRACT:
An electronic drum having multiple sound sources with rapidly detachable striking elements and transducers. The drum may contain one or more striking elements each producing a separate electrical output signal. A separate piezoelectric transducer is attached to each striking element. The drum includes a base structure to which various acoustically dampening compressible elements are attached. The striking elements are removably attached to the compressible elements and are acoustically isolated from one another so that vibrations caused by hitting one striking element are not picked up by the transducers attached to the other striking elements. Transducers are attached to the striking elements by first bonding resilient elements to the striking elements and then bonding the transducers to the resilient elements. The electronic drum permits a drummer to employ conventional acoustical "sticking" techniques and may be used to simulate various other percussion type instruments.

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Dynacord Duopad, D-8440, Straubing, (W. Germany), Postfach 0254, Telefon (09421), 3101, Telex 65520, published on or before Apr. 19, 1985.

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