DigiTech SDRUM Auto-drummer Pedal Review

Practicing guitar is more effective (and more fun) when you have something to play along with. Unfortunately, by the time you program your drum machine or sequencer, your inspiration is gone. DigiTech's SDRUM solves this dilemma. Simply dream up a groove, bang out a couple of bars on your guitar, and the SDRUM's BeatScratch technology will build a full drum accompaniment based on your performance. SDRUM leaves plenty of room for customization, with control over tempo, intensity, grooves, and sounds. You also get pads on the front panel for inputting patterns manually.

[dennishorn]

Finally a drummer that will never be late or drunk!

[jamesdeininger]

I’m not kidding when I say that the SDRUM got me into performing live again. This thing is incredible. I highly recommend the external foot switch so you can change song sections and add drum fills.

Hoping that Digitech comes out with more incredible products like this in the future.

[mikelee]

Really makes me want to jam with my drummer buddy. Gotta go!!

[mykhedelic]

Great demo, in fact, this is somehow the most thorough and efficient of demos ive seen on this.

[notyetskeletal]

Wow. This seems cool. I'm interested to what I could do with it. I'm skeptical but have a good feeling about it.

[Projeto]

Hey guys from Sweetwater,


I bought one used sdrum and I have two questions, maybe you could help me :)



1) how do I create a beat, using only the verse, and when I click on the switch it only creates a quick drop to return to the verse, instead of going into chorus?
2) How do I change from play to learn functions? To be able to re-do all my beats?


Thanks for sharing this guide.

[DrSimonBignell]

The BeatBuddy might be a better fit for many people.

[__Rob]

This looks like a phenomenally useful pedal for showing a drummer what you want.

So does it go by round/unwound for kick/snare?

[scottiemon]

A lot less work then dealing with a real drummer. Excellent demo

[hollowmenrule]

great thing about this is the mono/stereo out to mixer and the guitar in and out to amp so you're not playing everything into the amp or mixer

[minderu]

on sale for $99 was almost $200, just bought one

[RepukeinScapegoat]

you can search your genre backing track and play them through headphones or speaker and jam with it of get a cheap drum machine and do the same thing

[marknowlin]

Hi Sweetwater: Could it learn a pattern, instead of from a guitar, from an external audio source, like a phone or computer? Or even a keyboard? For example, if I hooked up my phone to it and played The Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows, " would it learn the song's complicated beat? Or must it be string-deadened guitar sdrum ? Thank you.

[vtphan]

Is there any pedal that is designed or is best for acoustic fingerstyle guitar? Thanks.

[leonardoanatoa]

Un saludo, una inquietud, cuando conecto la salida del SDRUM a la consola obtengo un eco en los parlantes. A qué se debe, muchas gracias por su ayuda.

[kevinmalone]

Cool that you can sync up with a looper. Too bad it's the Jam man..or can you use another like a Ditto ? I have a drum pedal but it doesn't sync..I need this

[thatpaulschofield]

Can it do a 16th note swing? Might be fun for house music.

[SteveOostdyk]

Can this be used without the loops or programming songs? For example, I only need a snare drum sound when I play muted strings on my guitar while playing a song. I'm using a Boss floor pad for kick drum. I'm not interested in playing along with programmed drum patterns. I want just a snare drum whenever I play muted strings as the backbeat. Thanks.

[flooringeveryday]

Can you get rid of the crash hit when changing to a chorus?

[Pilts]

Is there any way to skip the bridge and go straight back to the verse?