Zildjian has had a strong amount of success in the cymbal business since the company started in 1623. The tradition of innovation and success in the company is definitely not stopping anytime soon with the development of Gen16. Zildjian is changing the way people see electronic percussion/music and taking it to a whole new level.

AE Cymbals are real acoustic cymbals that respond and sound like any other standard cymbal, the difference is these perform at a quarter of the volume. The dual microphone and digital signal processing allows the AE cymbal to create a range of natural cymbal effects without having to use sampling or MIDI.