EFNote 5 EFD5 Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Set

REALISM.

The new EFNOTE 5 provides the truest playing experience available today. SEE, FEEL and HEAR the next generation in electronic drum kits for yourself.

Don't Bark, Bite...

Using Tru-Aco™ technology, this bop-sized kit can have you rocking Madison Square Garden—in your living room.

Why So Sensitive?

The newly developed ELISE™ sensing processor provides low latency and a wide dynamic range that is as consistent and solid as Steve Gadd. Well, almost. Nothing is as solid as Steve Gadd.

It's All In the Touch... Screen

Change kits, edit sounds, and modify your setup with EFNOTE's low-profile touchscreen. As intuitive as it is simple.

Kit Highlights

Neo-Classical Beauty

• Redefined vintage drums with a modern design and elegant finish
• Perfectly resonant 6-ply Birch shells for a realistic note

Capture Every Stroke

• Every note—including your most delicate—will translate
• Multi-sensors and ELISE™ processing for ultra-accurate capture

3-Zone Snare

• 12"×5" snare (head/rim/side-rim) with 2-zone toms (head/rim)
• Side-rim eliminates function-switching for side-stick playing
• Double-layered mesh heads, Birch 6-ply wood shells, durable flat gray rubber hoops

Full, Solid Kick

• 16"×12" full kick drum with mesh head and true beater-to-head contact
• Mylar front drumhead that resonates for sub effect—THIS CAN BE FELT
• Dual-sensor stable sensing for single/double beaters
• High-quality spurs, Birch 6-ply wood shell, real wood hoops, mounted tom stand

3-Zone Crash / Ride Cymbals

• Elegant warm gray cymbals with weight-simulated, engraved surfaces and thin edge
• 360° flat sensing with multi-sensor; 360° choke supported
• Full 3-zone Crash/Ride (bow/edge/cup) — 18" Ride, 16" Crash, 14" Hi-Hat

Hi-Hat Cymbals

• Free suspended top and bottom cymbals — a game changer in electronic hi-hats
• Multiple precision optical sensors respond to your highest speed footwork
• Realistic heel-to-toe (handless) open/closed note playing
• Smooth continuity from tight-closed to fully open

First 8" Splash on the Market!

• Ultra thin & lightweight 8" splash cymbal
• 360° sensing with dynamic choke function
• Can double as China or layer with another cymbal

Use Your Favorite Hi-Hat Stand

• No special clutch or stand required — compatible with any stand supporting a 12.7mm (1/2") hole

Simple Interface / LowPro Module

• Change kits, edit and modify your setup quickly and easily
• Low-profile, discreet sound module nestles just below the hi-hat
• Touchscreen UI — super easy to learn

Performance & Connectivity

For Small Gigs

• Setlist feature configures kit order with tempo per song
• 4 analog output channels or stereo outs to the soundboard
• Click and Audio-In assignable to headphones-only
• High-power headphones output

Full-Scale Acoustic Sound

• Tru-Aco™ sound technology — true-to-life, ultra-clean stereo samples
• Super dynamic, uncompressed acoustic drums and cymbals, minimally processed

For Recording

• USB Plug & Play 8-ch audio out with USB MIDI simultaneously
• USB 2-ch audio inputs for playback
• Analog 4-ch audio outputs + analog stereo outputs
• USB 5-pin DIN I/O

Bluetooth™

• Bluetooth audio-in — play along with Spotify™ / YouTube™ from your smartphone
• Bluetooth MIDI In/Out

Flexible Audio Routing

• Flexible output routing per pad; output-assignable click
• Output: 4-ch analog / 8-ch USB
• Input: Analog / Bluetooth / 2-ch USB

For Training

• Multi-function metronome with beat LED indicator and built-in speaker
• Rhythm Box with 90+ basic drum beats
• On-board recording (15 songs)
• Stroke Scope — displays strike points using notation
• Accuracy Score — estimates strike accuracy

Sound Edit

• Tuning / Muffling / EQ per pad/sound
• Threshold / Sensitivity A, B & C / Curve per pad
• Pan / Ambience / Reverb per individual sound
• Sound Layering via "Virtual Pad" for every trigger zone
• Storage for hundreds of customized sounds

What's in the Box

• Sound Module
• Kick: 16"×12"
• Snare: 12"×5"
• Floor Tom: 12"×12"
• Tom: 10"×8"
• Ride: 18"
• Crash: 16"
• Splash: 8"
• Hi-Hat: 14"
• Cables

Audio / MIDI Specs

• Line (1/2) Output: 2× TS
• Phones (3/4) Output: Stereo Mini
• Audio Input: Stereo Mini
• USB 8-ch Audio Output / 2-ch Audio Input
• USB MIDI In/Out
• Bluetooth Audio Input + MIDI In/Out
• MIDI Output: 5-pin DIN