TED Digisound Snaredum Module - 1984

TED DIGISOUND SNAREDRUM MODULE – Excellent condition.

Rare, Dutch made unit from 1984. As good as new, from old stock, recently reappearing from storage. Was used in a display setup in a shop for a short time only but unfortunately the box was lost when moving to another location. After three decades of storage and moving a few times, a very thin scratch appeared on the front panel. I tried to make it visible in the picture by changing the light source, but even in the large version of that it it 's too thin to be seen.

One of the earliest uses of digitally stored sounds in a musical instrument, quite a revolution at that time. Can be triggered with PLAY button, but it also has a Trig-IN that is activated by a microphone or piëzo pick-up, from percussion or from output of a drum machine, previously recorded drum channel, etc. to replace or beef up the sound. The pitch can be adjusted, as well as the sensitivity of the trigger input.

The Digisound Series was manufactured by TED, a Dutch company specialising in stage gear like stage mixers, phantom boxes, etc., and was intended for percussion instruments, cutting out the influence of the environment and providing a clean sound. But the possibilities are much wider and especially useful in a studio environment, since they can replace, or increase the dynamics of, pre-recorded or pre-programmed drum tracks.

A copy of the promotion leaflet is supplied to each buyer, showing the different options of using the Digisound in several setups and the basic connections.

Also supplied is a copy of the schematics, useful for keeping the unit alive in the future with the proper care.
ATTENTION! I take no responsibility for units blown up by wrongly connected power supplies, unfit for these.

Boxed and brand new ones of this Snare module are also available here. See my other items.