Question: The drum software synthesizer "Superior Drummer" is compatible with what modern electronic musical instrument that consists of an electronic or digital sound module and can be struck by sticks or by the hands?

Hit Stix is a toy electronic musical instrument manufactured by Nasta and Radio Shack in the 1980s.  A set of Hit Stix consists of 2 drum sticks which are tethered to a small amplifier by audio cables.  When the drum sticks are thrust forward in mid air, mimicking actual drum playing, a snare drum sound effect is produced.  A rapid succession of thrusts produces a drum roll.  It is a common misconception that Hit Stix are meant to be hit against another surface.  In fact, the sounds are produced simply by the motion of drumming and do not need to come in contact with any surface in order to produce a sound. <SEP> An electronic drum module is an electronic or digital music device in an electronic drum kit that serves as the central processing unit and sound module.  The drum module creates or produces the drum kit sounds or other sounds selected by the drummer.  By itself, a drum module cannot play or sound drum beats.  It only produces drum sounds when a performer strikes electronic drum pads or acoustic drum kit instruments that have electronic "triggers" (or sensors) attached to them.  When the electronic drum pads or trigger-equipped instruments are struck, this sends a signal to the drum module, which produces the corresponding electronic drum sound (or other sound).  Even when drum pads and/or triggers are connected to a drum module, the drum module by itself does not make any audible sound.  Like other electronic instruments such as the synthesizer, the drum module only outputs an electronic signal.  The performer can hear this signal by connecting headphones to the drum module (i.e., for individual practice) or by plugging the drum module into a amplifier and loudspeaker or PA system for audible practice or live performances.  The drum module's output signal can also be patched into an audio console for concerts or sound recording.  The nomenclature varies (see below).  For example, electronic drum modules are called "percussion sound modules" in the case of Roland Corporation, or sometimes simply modules.  A common colloquial term for this device is drum brain.  (see below). <SEP>  The software has been re-developed for optimised use with electronic drum kits with more effective use of sample layers and much improved loading times. Superior Drummer 2.0 is a sample based drum software synthesizer developed by Toontrack, similar to previous software such as Drumkit from Hell, but with a complete overhaul of the original Drumkit from Hell Superior engine.  The software comes with multiple built in fx such as a 5 band EQ, High-pass and Low-pass filter, compressor, gate and a transient design filter. <SEP>  An electronic drum consists of an electronic or digital sound module which produces the synthesized or sampled percussion sounds and one or more electric sensors to trigger the sounds.  Like regular drums, the sensors are struck by drum sticks or by the hands (depending on the type of drum pad) and they are played in a similar manner as an acoustic drum kit. An electronic drum, also known as digital drums or digital percussion, is a modern electronic musical instrument, a special type of synthesizer or sampler, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit or other percussion instruments.