How To Build a DIY Electronic Drum Kit

Seb Atkinson
Feb 23, 2017 · 15 min read
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For nearly four years, I’d stopped playing drums. There were two main reasons. While I had an electronic drum kit, it was dreadful — the Roland HD1 entry level kit. Great for beginners, but it just didn’t offer a good experience for seasoned drummers with it’s small rubber pads, poor built-in pedals and woefully out of date drum sounds. The other reason was noise. While not nearly as loud as an acoustic kit, electronic…

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Seb Atkinson

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I mostly write about travel, drumming and digital marketing. Follow my drum blog: https://medium.com/sebdrums & travel blog: https://thetraveloid.com

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