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These are some specifications on a few popular MIDI drum modules according to available materials. All information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but the Electronic Drum Web is not responsible for mistakes and specifications may be subject to change. Please visit the companies listed on the Electronic Drum Web Links to find out more about these and other electronic drum products.

Alesis D4
Voices - 500 editable
Drum Sets - 32 user programmable
Trigger Inputs - 12 Mono + 1 hi-hat or foot switch
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Open/Close
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - NO
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

Alesis DM5
Voices - 540 editable
Drum Sets - 32 user programmable
Trigger Inputs - 12 Mono + 1 hi-hat or foot switch
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Open/Close
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - NO
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

Alesis DM PRO NEW
Voices - 1664 editable. PCMCIA expansion slot.
Drum Sets - 64
Trigger Inputs - 16
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Full
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - YES
User Adjustable Effects Processor - YES

Ddrum AT Acoustic Trigger interface module
Voices - 50 common. expansion slots (varies)
Drum Sets - 64 programmable
Trigger inputs - 8
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - NO
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - NO
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

Ddrum 2
Voices - 50 common. expansion slots (varies)
Drum Sets - 64 programmable
Trigger Inputs - 8
Built in Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - NO
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - NO
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

Ddrum 3
Voices - 94 out of the box, hundreds more available,
expansion slots for adding sounds via SCSI, MIDI SDS or digital input.
Drum Sets - 100 preset 25 user programmable (up to 325)
Trigger Inputs - 10
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Open/Close
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - "all inputs respond to pressure"
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

Ddrum 4 NEW
Voices - "more than 500"
Drum Sets - 99
Trigger Inputs - 10 (or 9 trigger inputs and 1 hi-hat controller input)
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Full
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - "5 inputs respond to pressure"
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

Emu Procussion
Voices - 220 samples, 550 preset and 512 user combinations
Drum Sets - 128 kits 64 user programmable
Trigger Inputs - 0 (uses MIDI)
Built in Sequencer - No
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - yes (depends on controller)
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - depends on controller
User Adjustable Effects Processor - N/A
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Roland TD-5
Voices - 210, fully editable
Drum Sets - 32 user programmable
Trigger Inputs - 8 stereo+1 Hi-hat
Built In Sequencer - NO (has talking metronome/click track)
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Full
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - YES
User Adjustable Effects Processor - reverb

Roland TD-7 Turbo
Voices - 512, fully editable
Drum Sets - 32 user programmable
Trigger Inputs - 9 stereo + 1 Hi-hat
Built In Sequencer - YES
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Full
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - YES
User Adjustable Effects Processor - reverb, delay, chorus and flange

Roland TD-10 (V Drum Module) NEW
Voices - "Over 600" fully editable
Drum Sets - 50 user programmable
Trigger Inputs - 12 stereo
Built in Sequencer - YES
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Full
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - YES
User Adjustable Effects Processor - reverb, EQ, compression, and ambience effects

Yamaha DTX 2.0 NEW
Voices - 1044, fully editable
Drum Sets - 64, 32 user programmable and 32 preset
Trigger Inputs - 12, (8 stereo + 2 stereo piezo split) Also 1 Hi-hat and 1 foot switch
Built In Sequencer - YES
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - Full
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - YES
User Adjustable Effects Processor - YES

Yamaha TMX
Voices - 245 editable
Drum Sets - 32 programmable
Trigger Inputs - 12 stereo 1 Hi-hat
Built In Sequencer - NO
Hi-Hat Nuance CV - FULL
Cymbal Choke Capabilities - N/A
User Adjustable Effects Processor - NO

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