Yamaha EAD20 Electronic Acoustic Drum Module with Advanced Sound Engine, Stereo Condenser Microphone and Trigger Pickup

The Yamaha EAD20 is an electronic acoustic drum module that upgrades an existing acoustic kit rather than replacing it, capturing the real sound of your drums and layering electronic sounds, effects, and studio processing on top. The concept solves a problem nearly every drummer runs into: acoustic drums sound great in the room but are difficult to record well, difficult to control on stage, and impossible to practice quietly. The EAD20 mounts to the bass drum and captures the whole kit through an integrated stereo microphone and a trigger sensor, giving you a mixed, processed, stage-ready or recording-ready signal from one compact unit and no microphone forest.

Because the module hears the entire kit acoustically while separately sensing the bass drum through its trigger, it can blend the natural sound of your drums with triggered samples and full electronic kits, layering a sampled kick under your acoustic one, adding electronic percussion, or reshaping the whole kit with ambience and effects. An advanced onboard sound engine provides reverbs, compression, EQ, and creative effects drawn from Yamaha's professional audio experience, along with a library of drum and percussion sounds. Headphone output makes silent practice possible, line outputs feed a PA or interface, and USB connectivity handles multichannel recording to a computer or mobile device. Trigger inputs allow expansion with additional pads for sounds the acoustic kit cannot produce.

Capture Your Whole Acoustic Kit from One Unit

An integrated stereo microphone paired with a bass drum trigger sensor captures your entire kit without setting up and balancing a full microphone array. That makes high-quality drum recording and consistent live sound practical in situations where a traditional multi-mic setup is not, from home studios and rehearsal rooms to small stages and streaming setups.

Blend Acoustic Drums with Electronic Sounds and Effects

The onboard sound engine layers samples and full electronic kits with your acoustic sound, letting you reinforce a thin kick, add electronic percussion, or transform the kit entirely. Professional reverb, compression, EQ, and effects derived from Yamaha's audio engineering give you a finished, mixed drum sound straight out of the module.

Yamaha EAD20 Key Features:

• Electronic Acoustic Drum Module for Existing Acoustic Kits
• Integrated Stereo Microphone Captures the Full Kit
• Bass Drum Trigger Sensor for Accurate Kick Triggering
• Advanced Sound Engine with Drum, Percussion, and Electronic Kit Library
• Professional Reverb, Compression, EQ, and Effects Processing
• Layer Electronic Sounds Over Your Acoustic Drums
• Headphone Output for Silent Practice
• Line Outputs for PA and Recording
• USB Connectivity for Computer and Mobile Recording
• Trigger Inputs for Expansion with Additional Pads