So you plan to buy yourself an electronic drum set. The world offers all sorts of models for beginners and professionals. Do you know which one will suit you best? You wouldn’t want to spend for a drum kit and find out shortly afterwards that it’s not for you. Best to know what you want if you want what’s best for you. You ought to know that electronic drum modules are probably the most important part of electronic drum sets. So it pays a lot to know something about them.
What are they?
They serve as the brain of any electronic drum set. Without it, you can bang all you want on your pads but the signals they create will never get anywhere. Your module includes all the information you need for drum sets. It stores all the voices that you can pre-assign to each drum part and even modify and tweak to your liking. It contains the ports where you can attach your drum pads so that when the pads are hit, it creates a signal that goes into the module, which then interprets the signal and assigns the chosen voice corresponding to the electronic drum pad. The module then sends the signal into your output such as headphones or stereos, which then creates the audible sounds.
Electronic drum sets already include drum modules when you buy them. However, there are also some drum modules that are sold individually. These are the things to remember when you buy an electronic drum module; you should always check:
- The number of trigger inputs. This is an important component of any module. Find a module that has at least the same amount of trigger inputs as the corresponding number of pads you have. (e.g. you have three toms and two cymbals, so the module you get should at least have inputs for three toms and two cymbals). Of course, having more is better.
- The voices. You will want a vast library of choices of course. Pick a module that contains the sounds you like. Also, remember that you have the option to modify those sounds.
- Kit compatibility. Not all modules are compatible with all drum kits. Make sure to check that your module is compatible with your kit. It would be a tragedy if you wasted good money on buying one of the best electronic drum modules you could find and then not being able to use it on your best electronic drum set.
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