Electronic drums question-v drums

reflixtinian · 20th October 2008

HI, I NEED TO BUY A DRUM SET (ELECTRONIC) FOR TRIGGERING MY DRUM SAMPLES (ADDICTIVE DRUMS) , AND FOR NOW I HAVE 2 OPTIONS, BECAUSE OF MY BUDGET,

1 ALESIS USB PRO KIT WITH surge cymbals $700

2 USED ROLAND TD-3 V-DRUMS WITH ONE ADITIONAL CYMBAL (TD-3) MODULE$700

1 QUESTION: WICH ONE OF THIS KITS IS BETTER FOR SOFTWARE TRIGGERING (LESS LATENCY) ONE HAS DIRECT USB PORT, THE OTHER (ROLAND) MIDI OUTS

WICH ONE YOU'D CHOSE???

guitardom · 20th October 2008

posted in the wrong area, but what the heck

i would stick with the roland imo.
roland i know works, on my 3rd roland kit now and do tons of tracking with it via midi only triggering bfd and reason.
usb is easier and less finicky to deal with, but i dont have any 20' usb cables around, got plenty of midi cables.

TAVD · 20th October 2008

Go with the Roland. I had terrible latency with a usb kit. Sold it, got a Roland and never looked back. I'm sure the usb triggers have improved since but regardless, you still have to monitor through usb so latency is unavoidable.

reflixtinian · 21st October 2008

Sorry for playing the blues in the wrong neighborhood
Ok, I'll go for the roland, anything else i should know?

thanks for the replyes

Star Ark · 10th November 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by reflixtinian

Sorry for playing the blues in the wrong neighborhood
Ok, I'll go for the roland, anything else i should know?

thanks for the replyes

If you go for a td9 you will get dual triggering on the tom pads as well. I only have a td3 and it is solid as a rock, the sensitivity controls are very handy when I record different players with different styles. The inbuilt sounds are pretty terrible but you don't need good samples for triggering other samples. The td9 on the other hand has some really nice sounds in it.

matthewvandenham · 3rd September 2009

the alesis dm5 module is one of the best modules you can buy, but roland quality is unbeatable. I've owned a td3 for about 2 years now and it's tough as nails. I've dropped the module many times and I transport it back and fourth to jams. the sounds are kind of basic on the td3 module but they are still quit pro, and you can record with midi and change the sounds so w/e.... and the metronome is just great. I'm an all around better drummer since buying the ekit and being able to practice to a metronome in my apartment.

J1mbaFr0sty · 3rd September 2009

how is the dm5 i was looking into that. is it good for triggering external sounds like steve slate and what not?

thanks in advance

matthewvandenham · 3rd September 2009

most drummers on sickdrummer.com use the dm5 or ddrum ddr4... both have pretty amazing features.

20th October 2008	#1
reflixtinian Gear addict Joined: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 356 Thread Starter	Electronic drums question-v drums HI, I NEED TO BUY A DRUM SET (ELECTRONIC) FOR TRIGGERING MY DRUM SAMPLES (ADDICTIVE DRUMS) , AND FOR NOW I HAVE 2 OPTIONS, BECAUSE OF MY BUDGET, 1 ALESIS USB PRO KIT WITH surge cymbals $700 2 USED ROLAND TD-3 V-DRUMS WITH ONE ADITIONAL CYMBAL (TD-3) MODULE$700 1 QUESTION: WICH ONE OF THIS KITS IS BETTER FOR SOFTWARE TRIGGERING (LESS LATENCY) ONE HAS DIRECT USB PORT, THE OTHER (ROLAND) MIDI OUTS WICH ONE YOU'D CHOSE???

20th October 2008	#3
TAVD Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,389	Go with the Roland. I had terrible latency with a usb kit. Sold it, got a Roland and never looked back. I'm sure the usb triggers have improved since but regardless, you still have to monitor through usb so latency is unavoidable. __________________ Tom Denyle Custom Guitars

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J1mbaFr0sty Gear Head Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 49	how is the dm5 i was looking into that. is it good for triggering external sounds like steve slate and what not? thanks in advance __________________ Beat Store YouTube Twitter

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20th October 2008	#2
guitardom Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2006 Location: new mexico Posts: 770	posted in the wrong area, but what the heck i would stick with the roland imo. roland i know works, on my 3rd roland kit now and do tons of tracking with it via midi only triggering bfd and reason. usb is easier and less finicky to deal with, but i dont have any 20' usb cables around, got plenty of midi cables.

21st October 2008	#4
reflixtinian Gear addict Joined: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 356 Thread Starter	Sorry for playing the blues in the wrong neighborhood Ok, I'll go for the roland, anything else i should know? thanks for the replyes

3rd September 2009	#6
matthewvandenham Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 282	the alesis dm5 module is one of the best modules you can buy, but roland quality is unbeatable. I've owned a td3 for about 2 years now and it's tough as nails. I've dropped the module many times and I transport it back and fourth to jams. the sounds are kind of basic on the td3 module but they are still quit pro, and you can record with midi and change the sounds so w/e.... and the metronome is just great. I'm an all around better drummer since buying the ekit and being able to practice to a metronome in my apartment.