Category: drums

Roland reimagines the taiko drum with modern electronics

Post author By Randall
Post date February 10, 2020
Categories In av, drums, electronic drums, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, japan, midi, Music, roland, taiko, taiko drumming, taiko-1, Tech

[ad_1] The TAIKO-1 uses a mesh surface rather than hard rubber to recreate the flexible feel of a drum’s skin without the loud noises. Each side of the drum has two zones that trigger different sounds — the center produces deep staccato hits while the edges create long, higher-pitched notes. And as with most electronic […]

Sony is using AI to replace drummers, one beat at a time

Post author By Randall
Post date August 5, 2019
Categories In Ai, ai system, Art, Artificial Intelligence, av, drums, Entertainment, gear, kickdrum, Sony, sony music, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] In order to train the AI system, Sony’s researchers compiled data from 665 different songs from a wide range of genres including pop, rock and electronica. The songs all feature ryhthm instruments, bass, kick and snares that were available as separate 44.1kHZ audio tracks. With the contexual signals of those tracks, the researchers created […]