Despite the ever growing variety and popularity of commercially available electronic percussion (EP) instruments, there are still a significant number of active musicians who prefer to use acoustic drums. Digitally active drum (DAD) is an enhanced snare drum that provides sonic capabilities associated with digital musical instruments in the form of a traditional acoustic drum allowing full use of acoustic drumming gesture vocabulary. By using an in-built loud speaker and tactile sound transducers system, a Bela Cape and Beagle Bone Black, near field photoelectric sensors and a synthesis and effects patch built in Pure Data (PD), a prototype of a hybrid acoustic - electronic instrument has been made. This prototype has been evaluated by five expert drummers and two co-performers in both group and solo settings in order to determine its effectiveness and potential role in professional music making.

尽管市售的电子打击乐器（EP）乐器种类和普及程度不断提高，但是仍然有大量活跃的音乐家喜欢使用原声鼓。数字主动鼓（DAD）是一种增强的军鼓，可提供传统声学鼓形式的与数字乐器相关的声音功能，从而可以充分利用声学鼓手势语言。通过使用内置扬声器和触觉换能器系统，Bela Cape和Beagle Bone Black，近场光电传感器以及内置在Pure Data（PD）中的合成和效果补丁，混合声学-电子乐器原型被制成。