Description | The E-drum was actually developed by Clavia in Sweden (Yes those from Nord Lead etc.), and provided drummers with a single, touch-sensitive pad drum module that offered 40dB of volume range with internal sounds generated from a removable cartridge (containing from one to four 8-bit samples on a 16kB EPROM). A variety of different sound cartridges could be purchased and interchanged in the E-drum, and an optional hardware assembly allowed modular construction of entire drum kits.
This Emu E-drum includes a pitch control, which tunes the pitch either up, down, or no effect (middle position). There is also a Decay control for the triggered 8-bit sound as well as a very warm sounding Treble and Bass controls. The E-drum can be triggered by striking the rubber head on the drum or providing a ¼” triggered input. The E-drum can be powered by two 9v batteries (internal), or can be powered by an 18v DC adapter with an 1/8” plug. |
| Brand | E-mu |
| Model | E-Drum |
| Device | Drum |
| Type | Desktop |
| Engine Type | Digital |
| Engine | ROM |
| Voices (max) | 1 |
| Oscillators | 1 |
| Engine Detailed | 1 to 4 8-bit samples on a cardridge |
| Envelope (VCA) | Decay |
| FX | Pitch, Treble, Bass |
| Memory | Cardridge |
| Drums | 11 Cartridges Made
8102 - Rototom 2
8107 - Tympani 1
8111 - Grand Piano 1
8113 - Gong
8114 - Bass Drum 1-4
8115 - Rock Ride Cymbal
8117 - Claps
Tom 1
Marimba |
| Keys | 1 |
| Key type | Pad |
| Velocity | Y |
| Aftertouch | N |
| Audio | Mono out |
| CV-gate | Trigger in |
| Extra info | Developed by Clavia (Nord synths) |
|
Produced: | 1984 |
| Legend: |
Obvious |
Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable |
| VCO |
Voltage Controlled Oscillator |
DCO |
Digital Controlled Oscillator |
| LFO |
Low Frequency Oscillator |
Sub |
Sub Oscillator |
| VCF |
Voltage Controlled Filter |
VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier |
| Velocity |
As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. |
Aftertouch |
Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel. |
| Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise. |
