Electronic Drum Kits
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Posted on Sep 28, 2006 02:25 pm
tonyoci
Member Since: Jan 24, 2006
Anyone here know much about or have one of the lower priced electronic drum kits.
Had great fun playing them for an hour yesterday in GC but wondered how they work out for real.
Home recording use only.
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Sep 28, 2006 02:58 pm I have a set of hart dynamics that I bought used with an Alesis DM5 module and it's a great deal of fun...plus the kids can play with 'em cuz they have a volume knob...I am no drummer, but the heads feel good, have some bounce and all that.
Sep 28, 2006 03:07 pm Do you use them in your recordings. I think most people underestimate how hard good drumming actually is.
Sep 28, 2006 03:11 pm I have used the module, I don't think I have actually used the kit...I know Noize2u does a lot, he has a TD6 or TD7 or something a nice set of V-Drums
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 29, 2006 09:19 pm Hey tony, indeed the kits are well worth it for getting by easier and avoiding the programmed drum sound. I have a prety big kit coddled together from a couple differant kits. I keep the TD6 brain on the kit itself but also patch a midi cable into the studio to use with either my Alesis DM5 or one of the other hardware synths with kits or percusion in them. I have also run it straight into Sonar or Project 5 and used the drum softsynths as well as DrumCore with great effect. I am not the owrlds greatest drummer either but am practiced enought to pull off a good enough drum part and then just go in and fix a few of the minor mistakes.
My biggest reason for using them is to avoid the huge amount of time it takes to program all the nuances in that it takes to get a real live drum sound out of a programed track. With a little practice you can get them to sound very convincing with a decent set of drum sounds and a little work.
For the record I use all Roland trigger pads with a couple of Hart Dynamics cymbal triggers and dual kick triggers with a high hat pedal as well. I posted a a few pix in my photo gallery for you to look at. www.homerecordingconnecti...photos&id=5
Even a smaller cheaper kit will definately afford you the possibility of working out some drum playing that would taek hours to program. When I used a much smaller kit I would simply play it in differant takes by assigning differant drum sounds to the triggers with each new take.
olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Sep 29, 2006 10:29 pm I use the TD6S Roland VDrums as well. They're great far as I'm concerned. Much better than trying to program a convincing drum track. With a little tweaking they can sound very good. I'm no a great drummer either, in fact I'm still learning to play but, played by some one who is good on drums you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart from an acoustic kit. They work very well for home recording, since they are quiet, don't require mic'ing and you have virtually unlimited sound possibilities.
Dan
LokiCone PokerMember
Since: Apr 07, 2002
Oct 01, 2006 12:35 pm I've been wanting an electronic drum set for a while now. I figure I could load up a sampler to some of the triggers and make it make crazy noises... I don't know if that'll work or not, but it's an idea. I suck at drum programming, but am a decent drummer, so I think it would be a step up. And, in my curent house, I can't play acustic drums without the neighbors moaning and whining, electric drums will let me play em with headphones. Nice. So yeah, I think a set of these are going to be added to my arsenal pretty soon, after I save up for the mixer I want...
GeoffSM7b the Chuck Noris of Mic'sContributor
Since: Jun 20, 2002
Oct 01, 2006 01:23 pm I've had both the hart kit that Db has and I currently own a TD6 and man I liked my roland so much i did the unthinkable and sold my Tama kit (it was a 3000+ kit all together) . I don't play live much anymore and the roland kit was great for recording and not pissing off the neighbors. I like the ability to play different kits too. There are a lot of drummers that don't give the electic kits a chance or that don't like them . I Love my kit and it makes recording so much easier. Plus many live drummer use electic triggers for there kits any way. Durability wise, the hart kit works alright if you're not a heavy hitter and don't use it every day, the roland kit is a litter more sturdier and costly but you get what you pay for . I'd suggest putting the cymbals on seprate stands because they can be sensitive when you're hitting the other drums.
