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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 12 ways to make your electronic drum set sound better | History Defined

Overhead shot of electronic drum set plugged into a laptop running a VST.

One of the main draws of an electronic drum set is the plug-and-play nature of their design. Fiddling around fitting drum heads and getting drums in tune can be a struggle with an acoustic kit, particularly if you're a new drummer who is setting up for the first time.

Despite the fact that e-drums can never go out of tune and always sound great, there are still plenty of steps that we can take to improve the stock sounds and overall playing experience of our e-kits. In our opinion, the better a kit sounds, the more you’ll want to play it. Plus, the more tweakability you have available to you, the closer you'll be able to get your kit to sound like the gear your hero's play.

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