Posted on Sep 26, 2023

Yamaha has announced the FGDP-50, a instrument designed specifically for finger-drumming. With touch-sensitive pads designed specifically for finger drumming, the FGDP-50 features a built-in sound bank, speaker, and rechargeable battery.

Yamaha FGDP-50

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Is There Really A Market For A Finger Drumming Instrument?

Yamaha did something interesting with the FGDP, they created their own Finger Drumming layout, instead of employing the typical MPC-style 8×8 grid of pads. Sure, there’s been other electronic percussion instruments that had their own unique layouts, KAT and Roland’s Handsonic come to mind, but nothing specifically tailored for Finger Drummers. The question is, how big is the Finger Drumming market? And will they actually spend $300 bucks on this?

Engineered to be played anywhere, at any time, the FGDP Series – a lower priced model without the display is also available – comes in a lightweight package equipped with preset sounds and a battery for music-making on the go. The finger drums feature a unique, streamlined pad layout for ease of use, in addition to a velocity switch and polyphonic aftertouch sensor allowing players to incorporate dynamic drumming techniques, such as ghost notes and high-speed rolls into any performance.

With the FGDP-30 and FGDP-50, players can expect a versatile music machine that fuses years of Yamaha’s cutting-edge synthesizers and drums technology into a single compact instrument. The entry FGDP-30 model features ergonomic ultra-sensitive pads, 39 preset kits and USB MIDI / Audio. The advanced FGDP-50 model includes each of these capabilities plus additional preset kits and features, such as 50 user kits, session songs, eight additional RGB pads, a note repeat function, and playback sampler.