Electric Kit for MIDI Sequencing

Well, I do all of my own recordings and right now, I'm sequencing all of my drums out on a keyboard. I want to eventually pick up drums (I can play a little) and get an electric kit to do my parts on.

I have all of my drum samples on the computer, so I don't need to spend money on an electric kit that has really good sounds. I just want something that I can program well - so one that has accurate velocity response and... well, that's about it. Maybe easy of playing, too.

Do you guys have any suggestions?

Get a TrapKAT. Excellent response and you can rock out just like playing a full sized kit.

Ehh, that looks pretty out of my price range. I'm hoping for something maybe under $500 (or is that laughably low)?

I'm also looking for something that is more similar to an actual kit setup. The TrapKat looks more like a flat MIDI controller than an actual kit. I want to be able to practice on this as well, so I can walk up to an actual kit and be pretty used to what I'm doing.

That just about leaves Alesis or the variants. If you just want a drum kit inputter, that's it.

Oh yeah, this Alesis DM5 Pro Kit looks pretty promising. Mesh everything and only $600.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALEDM5PROKIT

Are any of you familiar with it?

And again, anyone know anything about the velocity accuracy? I don't want some weird velocity mismatch going on so that I have to be wailing on my kit to get any audible hits from my computer's samples (Drumkit from Hell Superior).

Hopedrums deals in E kits. He will tell you they (Alesis) are lousy. He has his reasons. You'll have to wait for him to come along or PM him.

I use the Roland SPD-20 with the hi-hat and bass drum pedals.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.aspx?ParentId=61

I think the SPD-S is cheaper.

Mike