A personalized, palm-sized drum-kit!

While there are quite a few MIDI keypads that allow you to digitally assign custom sounds to each key, Drummy makes things more hands on, analog, plug-n-play. You literally build your 9-piece drum kit by laying out custom buttons across the Drummy’s base. Each button corresponds to a particular instrument like a kick, or a snare, or a hi-hat. Symbols on the keys become graphical denotations of what each button does. You can literally plug buttons in and build your own MIDI drum-pad that connects to any music-making DAW (digital audio workstation) you may use on your computer!

Drummy tests your hand-eye coordination while allowing you to develop a keen eye for symbols and button placement. It also allows you to build your personal drum set from scratch, choosing between instruments, making sure you pick the best 9 sounds! And no, it doesn’t occupy a tonne of space in your garage or bedroom. In fact, the Drummy fits right into any bag!

Designer: Ivan Shmatko for Drummy

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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