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  1. I find these electronic kits very interesting. But they are not half as fun as the real thing.


  2. In some ways, electronic drums can be EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING... child. But in others... good ol' acoustic drums are great.
  3. I wish I could play and record "real" drums in my home studio. But since I have neighbours, too - I always end up using my good old Boss Dr.Rhythm DR550Mk2. I can program drums a lot better than actually play them anyway. If I ever get to the point of releasing another proper recording I have to figure out a way to hire and record a real drummer.

    By the way, I've seen some electronic drum kits for amazingly low prices recently. But I have no idea about their quality, sounds, latency, playability, durability, etc.

    Alex
  4. I have neighbours too and I play acoustic drums...but it's not like I am playing it all the time. I don't even play it everyday. But I do play when I want it.
  5. Originally posted by Alex:I wish I could play and record "real" drums in my home studio. But since I have neighbours, too - I always end up using my good old Boss Dr.Rhythm DR550Mk2. I can program drums a lot better than actually play them anyway. If I ever get to the point of releasing another proper recording I have to figure out a way to hire and record a real drummer.

    By the way, I've seen some electronic drum kits for amazingly low prices recently. But I have no idea about their quality, sounds, latency, playability, durability, etc.

    Alex


    The sound quality of the electronic kits, the latency and the dynamics of them are far improved from the Simmons and SynDrums of the 1980's.

    Seems that Roland and Yamaha are leading the electronic drum field these days.



    The kits with rubber pads are a bit cheaper. I hate the rubber pads and they do hurt your hands over time. That said, the rubber pads of today are far 'softer' than that of the original Roland DDR-30 or Simmons pads.



    The mesh pads, like those on the kit Larry uses are far better on your hands. Plus they are programmable so that the drum head will give one sound and the drum rim aother asigned sound. This is very useful. You can program the rim of any of the drums for various cowbell (needs more cowbell!) and percussion sounds.



    And that said, most of the newer electronic kits have both real drum sounds, real percussion sounds and some of the cool synthetic sounds of the past in them. For a variety of tones and getting a decent drum sound quick without too much fuss with mics, I can see why Larry uses them in the studio and for rehearsals/song-writing.
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