CHM Revolution

Date Introduced

1985 ca.

Photographer

Richards, Mark

Dimensions

overall: 2 1/4 in x 8 in x 9 1/2 in

Manufacturer

Mattel, Inc.

Credit Line

Gift of Joyce Worley Katz

Copyright Owner

© Mark Richards

Location

United States

Keywords

Electronic musical instruments

Object ID

102662215

Although designed as an inexpensive toy, this small drum pad was used by the pioneering German electronic music band Kraftwerk. Sound was produced by simple analog circuits, not the digital sampling used by professional electronics drums.