Digital Drum Kits.

Quattroste

Does anyone have experience with Digital Drum Kits (if that's the proper name) I'd love to get a kit for house but obviously REAL drums wouldn't go down to well with kids sleeping and the like.

How much? Do they sound real through a PA? Are they loud acoustic? Are they fun to mess around with?

So many questions...........

Karl Hungus

I've played a couple, and they can sound very good, especially the Roland V-Drums, but they can be quite expensive. They do give a bit of noise acoustically, but not much. Nothing near a 'real' drumset.

Quattroste

Hmmm the V-Drums seem to be in the +3K range!!!!! Thats more than I was thinking. There seems to be a range around the 500-800 mark like these

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Brand-New-Yamaha-DT-Express-III-Digital-Drum-Kit_W0QQitemZ250022534535QQihZ015QQcategoryZ38097QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.ie/MEDELI-DIGITAL-PERCUSSION-ELECTRONIC-DRUM-KIT-DD-602-V2_W0QQitemZ260024267479QQihZ016QQcategoryZ38097QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The_g-man

http://www.musicstorekoeln.de/en/Drums/10_31_DESET_59_DRU0009516-000/0/0/0/detail/musicstore.html
The medeli range seem to be sold under the fame brand in musicstore for certain items. Also, V-Drums can be had for less:
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw2_artikel-180373.html

david

I'd advise nothing below a TD6 tbh, got mine used off of Beecher for €600 I think. Keep an eye in the buy and sell

DublinWriter

Quattroste wrote:

How much? Do they sound real through a PA? Are they loud acoustic? Are they fun to mess around with?

So many questions...........

I bought a Yamaha DTX kit a few years back, mainly for practise, however I gigged it around a couple of times last year. I'm thinking of flogging it, but I need to review all my current gear first.

Roland V-Drums are the daddy. I'm still wresting with my wallet over wether to buy their flagship kit at 5K+

Generally with electronic kits, the pads are much smaller than conventional drums, around 8' - 10'. Most will be stereo, so you can assign a rim sound.

The big difference would be the cymbals, especially the hi-hats.

But they are still great fun to play and practise with.

Quattroste

Nice one. Now to sell a few bits and get the funds!

craze7

a lap top and a program like reason or fruity loop would do the job for u, u can even hook it up to a pa!!!

John

craze7 wrote:

a lap top and a program like reason or fruity loop would do the job for u, u can even hook it up to a pa!!!

He obviously wants to play the drums, not have something to make drumbeats. A drum machine is grand and all but nothing compared to a person actually hitting things in real life (even if they are V-Drums).

DublinWriter

Quattroste wrote:

Nice one. Now to sell a few bits and get the funds!

Let us know before you leap, and carefull buying second-hand.

I also forgot to mention that I had one of those Simmons '50-pence-piece' electronic kits in the late 80's early 90's. Looked great, sounded horrible.

I wish I still had it now, I could hook the pads up to a decent midi-brain and have a usable retro-electronic kit all of my own.

Quattroste

John wrote:

He obviously wants to play the drums, not have something to make drumbeats. A drum machine is grand and all but nothing compared to a person actually hitting things in real life (even if they are V-Drums).

True John. I have a laptop, fruity loops, Virtual Drummer, a BOSS DR5 Drum machine etc but its just not the same as using the sticks! I have kids too and I want a range of insturments in the house so they can experience creating music for themselves.