Behringer Unleashes Low-Cost Electronic Kits
Electronics giant Behringer is releasing new electronic drum kits priced as low as $299.<./p>

Electronics giant Behringer is releasing new electronic drum kits priced as low as $299.<./p>
If sticks are truly an extension of your arms, then this list of the newest models introduced at NAMM should give you fresh ideas about how to enhance your anatomy.
So why don’t tom-toms and bass drums have their own categories? Come on, folks — you know the answer. Snare drums make you salivate like Pavlov’s dog. Better get a towel, because here are all the newest ones.
We sure hope that hand drummers are sitting down to read this report about new percussion instruments for 2010 — there are a ton of ’em.
Almost every microphone company gave drummers a new way to be heard over the din at this year’s NAMM show.
To be honest, 2010 isn’t a banner year for new drumhead designs. But the trend — groovy graphics tattooed right on the business side — was oddly pervasive at NAMM.
Where engineering innovation comes into play — here are all of the pedals, stands, mounts, racks, and other metallic gizmos that debuted at this year’s NAMM convention.
Electronic percussion isn’t just here to stay, it now represents one of the fastest growing segments of the percussion market, as this year’s crop of shiny new controllers conclusively proves.
Big, juicy drum sets have always played a central role at the NAMM show, and this year’s expo was no exception (although we noticed a distinct emphasis on mid- to low-end models, presumably a reaction to last year’s sucky economy).
Crashes, rides, splashes, Chinas, hats, and indescribably weird stuff — there were lots of new cymbals (and cymbal companies!) at this year’s NAMM show. You’ll find them all in this exhaustive report.