Create drum patterns using natural, tried-and-true techniques employed by guitarists for decades with the SDrum from DigiTech, a pedal that allows you to create rhythms by strumming and scratching the strings of an electric guitar or bass. With innovative BeatScratch tech onboard, you can produce and refine realistic-sounding patterns for accompaniment.
The SDrum is ideal both as a performance aid and as a compositional tool, allowing guitarists to employ the same methods they use to communicate pattern ideas to drummers. When further refinement or control is needed, onboard Kick and Snare pads let you perform your patterns more directly. Plenty of onboard controls let you adjust time signature (3/4 or 4/4), swing, embellishment level, tempo (tap, sync, or variable), and more. You can select between 5 kits, 12 hat/ride styles, and 3 footswitchable song parts for each of the 36 songs you can store. You also get a plethora of connections including mono 1/4" I/O, a stereo 1/4" mix output, a dedicated input for the FS3X footswitch, a 3.5mm JamSync output for syncing with the JamMan looper, and a USB port. The SDrum includes a power adapter.
- 5 kits to choose from: E-Pop, Brush, Percussion, Power, and Clean
- Alternative snare and kick sounds for each kit
- 3/4 or 4/4 time signatures with selectable Straight or Swing modes
- Tempo button: tap to change the playback tempo, hold to save a modified tempo. Flashes red and green to indicate tempo.
- Verse/Chorus/Bridge buttons: 3 parts per song each with 3 different intensities
- Song button: access up to 36 songs with a press and the use of the Hats/Rides knob
- Groove/Kit knob: selects between 5 different kits and also sets the embellishments, timing, and feel of drum patterns
- Alt buttons: select alternative instruments for hats/rides, kicks, and snares
- Hats/Rides knob: selects 12 different hats/rides styles. Pressing the knob switches between quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note timings
- Tempo knob: changes the tempo from the stored position
- Guitar audition: turns the drum output on or off when strumming. Hold this button to calibrate your guitar or bass
- Kick/Snare pads: audition kits and tap in beats using the kick and snare pads
- Footswitch: use the footswitch to teach a pattern or start song playback—tapping the switch during playback will que the next part. Hold the switch to stop playback.
- High-quality drum samples with multiple velocity layers, humanization, and minor variations for music and realistic patterns
- Lexicon reverb internally applied to all drums
- Built-in metronome and drumstick count in
- Drum output level control
- SilentClear feature prevents moments of brief playback when clearing song parts or whole songs
- 3 mods of operation for optional external FS3X footswitch
- Soft-touch vaccum-style footswitch