ATOT drummers

[dethman]

saw this ad:

Electronic drum set. Folds up nicely for small apartment use.

? Alesis DM5 module: (http://www.alesis.com/products/dm5)
? 1 snare pad trigger (w/ standard Remo head)
? 1 rim/cowbell trigger
? 3 tom triggers (w/ standard Remo heads)
? 1 bass trigger
? 1 high-hat control
? 1 high-hat cymbal trigger
? 1 ride cymbal trigger
? 2 crash cymbal triggers

a few years old, good condition.

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i also have an acoustic drum set, but can't really use it due to space and sound limitations which is why i'm considering this electronic one.

 

[Juice Box]

I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

I'm not a drummer but the group I play with is on it's third set....it's first real accoustic set (non-electonic). You need to decided which kind you want first I think.

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

While I'm not a fan of electronic drumsets (other than V-Drums), what you've got doesn't look too bad. That's about the price of a crappy 5-piece starter kit (real kit).

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

FVCK YEAH.

 

[drum]

I'm not really a fan of electronic sets either although you can do some neat things with them.
you aren't going to get a quality electronic set for 500 but you aren't going to get a quality acoustic set for 500 either.
depeds on your situation, experience... not bad there for 500 , i'd rather have acoustic myself.

 

[SofaKing]

sorry

 

[dethman]

updated with some pics.

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

looks like a pretty sweet setup.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

The one specific synthetic sound I heard still sounds like ass........

Fixed.

You have to understand that no electronic set is going to sound like a real set. That being said, V-Drums have the highest quality syth sounds I've ever heard. If you don't like what you heard, reach over and turn the nob on the control module to change to one of the hundreds and hundreds of other sound groups available.

 

[imported_Pablo]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

 

[nakedfrog]

Yeah, I think all sample sets are hit and miss. That's the way the SoundFonts I use on my Audigy are--even within the same bank, say trumpets, there some that almost sound natural, and a bunch that sound like crap (to me).

 

[dethman]

i'm all for debating electronic vs real drums, but any idea how much i should pay for it though?

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

Nope - they all still sound like fake-ass drums - they are great for practicing in an apt, but that's about it. Acoustic drums sound WAYYYYYYYYY better.

 

[blure007]

I really like my Yamaha DTXTREME IIS. Personally I like it better then the pricy roland vdrums. As for what you posted I wouldn't pay more then a few hundred.

 

[imported_Pablo]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

Nope - they all still sound like fake-ass drums - they are great for practicing in an apt, but that's about it. Acoustic drums sound WAYYYYYYYYY better.

That's a big opinion, and if you spend a couple grand on an electronic set like you do a good accoustic set, you'll probably wind up with similar, but more consistant sound quality.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I never could get the same kind of bounce with the sticks. I never was a fan of rubber practice pads either though... The nice thing about these sets is that you can put headphones on and be nice to your neighbors.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

Nope - they all still sound like fake-ass drums - they are great for practicing in an apt, but that's about it. Acoustic drums sound WAYYYYYYYYY better.

Dude, stop being an elitist douche. You don't have to constantly control temperature, humidity, and pressure with an electronic set in order to keep it sounding perfect so you don't have to tune it before every use, notwithstanding the occasional tuning required after normal wear-and-tear of typical use.

Electronic drumsets have their positives and negatives. There are situations where electronic sets BURY acoustic sets and vice versa.

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

Nope - they all still sound like fake-ass drums - they are great for practicing in an apt, but that's about it. Acoustic drums sound WAYYYYYYYYY better.

That's a big opinion, and if you spend a couple grand on an electronic set like you do a good accoustic set, you'll probably wind up with similar, but more consistant sound quality.

Way more consistent sound - true. Better - Not by a long shot.

It's the consisitency that makes them sound so fake - they are still a long way from making them sound as good as the real thing.

Don't get me wrong, they are great for what they are for - and they are probably fine for electrinica or drum and bass type stuff, but for "real" music, they are pretty much never used - for a reason.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I never could get the same kind of bounce with the sticks. I never was a fan of rubber practice pads either though... The nice thing about these sets is that you can put headphones on and be nice to your neighbors.

Have you ever played on a V-Drums set?

 

[nakedfrog]

I remember seeing a video from a Rush concert where Peart had a hell of a solo and worked some electronic drum stuff into it. It was sweet.

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

Nope - they all still sound like fake-ass drums - they are great for practicing in an apt, but that's about it. Acoustic drums sound WAYYYYYYYYY better.

Dude, stop being an elitist douche. You don't have to constantly control temperature, humidity, and pressure with an electronic set in order to keep it sounding perfect so you don't have to tune it before every use, notwithstanding the occasional tuning required after normal wear-and-tear of typical use.

Electronic drumsets have their positives and negatives. There are situations where electronic sets BURY acoustic sets and vice versa.

Elitist douche?!?!?!?

I said they are great for what they are intended to do. To tell someone they sound better is being a douche. Acoustic drums are not that tempermental (sp?).

If you live where you you can't play something as loud as an acoustic kit, they are a great alternative.

Also, for the 3500 bucks that vdrum setup costs, you can get one hell of an acoustic kit.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: rdubbz420

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
I was never a fan of electronic drums, its just not the same

If you find the right set it can be better than a wood set. This one is mine and I can do so much more than an old school set. For 500$ you wont get much more than practice pads.

They still sound like ass........

No not really. Not if you get a decent one made in the last few years. That DM5 unit wasn't the best, but its acceptable

Nope - they all still sound like fake-ass drums - they are great for practicing in an apt, but that's about it. Acoustic drums sound WAYYYYYYYYY better.

Dude, stop being an elitist douche. You don't have to constantly control temperature, humidity, and pressure with an electronic set in order to keep it sounding perfect so you don't have to tune it before every use, notwithstanding the occasional tuning required after normal wear-and-tear of typical use.

Electronic drumsets have their positives and negatives. There are situations where electronic sets BURY acoustic sets and vice versa.

Elitist douche?!?!?!?

I said they are great for what they are intended to do. To tell someone they sound better is being a douche. Acoustic drums are not that tempermental (sp?).

If you live where you you can't play something as loud as an acoustic kit, they are a great alternative.

Also, for the 3500 bucks that vdrum setup costs, you can get one hell of an acoustic kit.

Sorry, I was exaggerating with the elitist douche thing.

If you don't think acoustic sets are not that temperamental, you're not playing on a quality kit and you're not subjecting your sound to high enough standards. $3500 wouldn't buy the freakin SHELLS for a good set, let alone an entire set.

I had the rare pleasure of playing on a set hand-made by Bill Detamore himself for the Boston Symphony. The shells alone were $11,000.