--- title: Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 description: Find out why Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit is one of the best inventions of 2021 canonical: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112669/roland-vad706-acoustic-drums-kit/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2021-11-10T11:15:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-02T23:56:37.987Z og:title: Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 og:description: Find out why Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit made this year's list og:url: https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112669/roland-vad706-acoustic-drums-kit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9565018b674a9e8b/698a1e9d86f68ef48a6f07bc/best-inventions-2021-VAD706-V-Drums-40.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 twitter:description: Find out why Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit made this year's list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9565018b674a9e8b/698a1e9d86f68ef48a6f07bc/best-inventions-2021-VAD706-V-Drums-40.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # Digital Drums, Authentic Sound Roland VAD706 V-Drums Acoustic Design Electronic Drum Kit by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  What if notoriously noisy drum kits could be rendered neighbor-friendly without compromising sound quality? Electronic-musical-instrument manufacturer Roland finally achieves its long-held goal with its latest offering, the [VAD706 V-Drums](https://www.roland.com/us/products/vad706/). By encasing ultra-sensitive digital drum pads in full-size wooden and metal shells, Roland has created the first electronic kit with the look, tone, feel and response of an acoustic set—even if you’re playing with headphones on. Released last summer, it’s a premium product with a premium price tag ($7,999), but already has some high-profile converts, including Journey and Duran Duran. _—Eloise Barry_ **Buy Now:** [VAD706 V-Drums](https://amzn.to/3wn91br) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112669/roland-vad706-acoustic-drums-kit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112669/roland-vad706-acoustic-drums-kit/"},"headline":"Digital Drums, Authentic Sound","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:15:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:56:37.987Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112669/roland-vad706-acoustic-drums-kit/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9565018b674a9e8b/698a1e9d86f68ef48a6f07bc/best-inventions-2021-VAD706-V-Drums-40.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9565018b674a9e8b/698a1e9d86f68ef48a6f07bc/best-inventions-2021-VAD706-V-Drums-40.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112669/roland-vad706-acoustic-drums-kit/","name":"Digital Drums, Authentic Sound"}}]}] ```