Electronic drum

/ˌɛlɪktɹˈɒnɪk dɹˈʌm/

/ˌɛlɪktɹˈɑːnɪk dɹˈʌm/

Electronic drum

a percussion instrument that generates sound electronically using sensors and triggers, typically played with drumsticks or fingers

Examples

1. I'm playing a full electronic drum kit now, a Roland TD-50.

2. What I just did was I played a short improvisation that's built on a very simple electronic drum beat, which is usually not performed by a drummer but generated by a drum machine or a drum computer.

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