Young would-be drummers have always had specially deadened "practice
pads" to paradiddle upon to their hearts' content without causing near
the racket of a real set of drums, but even practice pads cause enough
thumpa thumpa noise to disturb the rest of the household. So Roland came
up with a cool new electronic practice pad for beginning drummers called
the RMP-1 that lets them practice in near total silence. Integrated
metronome with voice count and other features help develop timing,
speed, and endurance. $249. www.roland.com
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