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Getting into drums

PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:54 pm
by EvilPanda
I've started a small band and we get to practice at a nice studio where the drums and amps are supplied. However I don't have a drum kit at home or anywhere else for that matter. I have little experience at drumming but I'm quite talented, I just need the practice.

I live in an appartment so an acoustic kit is completely out of the question. So recently I've been looking through electronic drums, more precisely the V-drum from Roland. Since I'm beginning and not sure how serious the band will go, I've been interested in this particular set:
http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... jectId=598

It has everything I need to start practicing at home without disturbing any neighbours and best of all it's affordable. I would like to get some feedback from you guys on this.

Thanks!

PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:06 pm
by Yanko
airdrumming made me the drummer i am today.


that's as far as i can say :P

PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:01 pm
by Torniojaws
Electronic drums still do make quite a bit of "noise", but of course not as much as acoustic ones. If possible, you should go try them in a instrument store.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:39 am
by Biert
Just raid your moms kitchen, pots and pans all the way!!!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:43 am
by the toilet
I've got one of the Roland electronic kits, its perfect for quiet practicing but useless for live, as you'll no doubt know.

There's actually a lot of difference between playing an acoustic kit and an electronic one, so all i can say is try and play an acoustic AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!

But yeah, go for Roland. Any buy a double kickdrum pedal. :wink:

PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:41 pm
by winndich
You could also use an acoustic set with silent pads. They come for Drums as well as for cymblas. A friend of mine uses them. They sound great and you don't hear anything in the neighbourappartments.