Impakt Tom electronic drum demo - first commercially released electronic drum.

video upload by Momtnz

This one is via kevinwulf just in via the comments of this older post on a flyer for the Impakt Percussion Synth. Also see Vintage Drum Machine Demos & Book - RHYTHM MACHINES The Rise and Fall of the Presets.

"A short demo on what was the first commercially released electronic drum pad - the Impakt Tuneable Tom-Tom, which came out circa 1973.

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