A pad for an electronic drum has a vibration responsive plate that is mounted on a cushion and has on its upper surface a relatively thin buffer pad, the plate having cushioning means on its outer edge between it and peripheral supporting structure, and a drumhead stretched directly over the buffer pad and retained by a cover member held in spaced relation from the plate, so that the feel of the pad is quite natural to the player and that vibrations from the frame or supporting structure are insulated from the plate, and that the plate vibrations are not adversely affected, the plate carrying a microphone or other sound pick-up means.