Specifications
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A BRIEF COMPANY HISTORY
THE 80’S
1983
Clavia was founded in 1983 by Hans Nordelius in
Stockholm, Sweden. In a basement in a suburb
of Stockholm he created the Digital Percussion
Plate1 which was released later the same year.
For the first time ever drummers could play sampled
sounds with great feel and dynamics. The sounds
were stored on removable EPROM cartridges in
8-bit format. Needless to say, the product was an
instant success.
1984
In 1984 the brand name ddrum was introduced. At
this point Clavia introduced a new pad construction
featuring real drum heads and hoops. Most other
pads on the market had a plastic or rubber surface,
so these improvements were considered very in-
novative. The ddrum versions 1 to 4 all became very
succesful and many people still regard them as be-
ing the best triggering digital drum system around.