Members cryptozoon Posted February 14, 2003 Members Share Posted February 14, 2003 Leaning towards ddrums. We need something we can bang away with in the apartment in the middle of the night and not wake the neighbors. V drums sound good in-store, too. But ddrums are little cheaper surprisingly for equivalent kits. Any other opinions one way or the other from people who have experience with both kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptozoon Posted February 19, 2003 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2003 bump- anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members societystease Posted February 20, 2003 Members Share Posted February 20, 2003 In my opinion they both sound great for elctronic drums and either would be just fine. However, if I was going to buy an electronic kit I would want it to feel natural like an acoustic kit and for that V-drums are the undoubted winner. That said, if you don't mind I have heard that it doesn't take much to get used to so for the price get the ddrums. In conclusion, it just depends on your preference for feel. So you have to ask yourself if the feel of an acoustic kit is needed/wanted or if you would prefer to adjust and save a few bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Winger Posted February 26, 2003 Members Share Posted February 26, 2003 I'm playing drums on a trapKat from Alternate Mode. Here's a peek at it sitting at home: My Trapkat (the keyboard is't part of the kit, just there to see how tight I could pack it all in). It's much more compact (and less to set up) than an acoustic set or vDrums. I use an old Alesis D4 and a Roland XV-3080 for my synths. I like it at my age (mid 40's) better than a full acoustic set as there are many things I can do with a flick of the wrist that used to require slinging my whole arm around. The arrangment of the pads are similar enough to an acoustic kit that I wouldn't think it would take that much to adjust to. tuning the sounds to your liking is always the challenging part, but once set you have a lot of versatility at your fingertips. The price is little less the trapkat, stand and a good drum synth such as an Alesis DM-Pro, than a set of vDrums and and there's a lot less to carry around and plug up with giging. However they're not as well known of as Roland and Ddrums which I find a shame as it's a very versatile unit. While youre looking you might take a look at the unit for yourself.http://www.alternatemode.com/trapkat.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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