Aquarian’s Acoustic / Electronic Hybrid Head
I have noticed a common, and ever growing mission among drum companies in the last year or so, and that is to bridge the gap between electronic, and acoustic drums. Pearl made the most notable advance with their ePro Live kit, which made it’s debut at NAMM 2010. In case you are not familiar with the ePro Live kit, click HERE to view a previous post I did about the kit last year. Zildjian is also working on the cymbal side of things with their Gen 16 acoustic/electronic hybrid cymbal line.
The latest advance I’v caught wind of is in the realm of heads. Aquarian drum heads has partnered with MIDItronix to develop the inHEAD acoustic/electronic trigger head.
From what I gather, it works much like any midi trigger that pulls a sound out of your drum module, but the electronics that make it work are mounted in edge the of the head. It is a completely real head which does not sacrifice any feel, or size like a normal electronic pad. With this product, you can turn your existing acoustic kit into an electronic kit with no compromise!!
The head is coupled with the inBOX which plugs into your existing module. I’m not aware of all of the features of the box, but I’m excited to learn more about this potentially fantastic product! Click HERE to be taken to a product description on the Aquarian website.
