Hi all,

 I am thinking about buying a electronic drum kit, mainly as a midi controller for SD 3, SSD, or BFD.  I am not a drummer but willing to learn, and I have an easier time playing a kit to get rhythms than I do tapping out things on a keyboard.

Does anyone have recommendations for a kit to use.  Also opinions on BFD.  I have the Zildjian cymbal pack with the special version of BFD eco and I'm impressed.

Thanks for your time

Cheers

Grif

good ol roland v drums http://www.dv247.com/drum...tronic-drum-kit--93710

I'm not a v-drummer so not the best person to ask but I guess your budget might have some say in what you buy.
The roland that Chregg posted is I guess a budget one as they can go up to $4000 I think.
I don't know how much bang you get for your buck or whether it's worth paying the extra but my guess would be the 
more expensive kits have much better velocity scaling and more articulations.

As a BFD Eco & BFD2 user (and also currently a beta tester for BFD3) I can't recommend BFD2 highly enough.

Whether the roland HD-3 will get the best out of BFD2 I can't say for sure but I guess the more expensive kit would get better results.
Of course you can always change velocities and articulations once you recorded your basic groove so if that's good enough for you then you could save your self some money.

You can download the demo of BFD2 and obviously if you have Eco DV you get the upgrade price.

Hope that's of some help 

Steve

As a BFD Eco & BFD2 user (and also currently a beta tester for BFD3) I can't recommend BFD2 highly enough.

So, when is 3 due out?   :P

Ha ha, you don't catch me out that easily 


I'm sure you know the NDA I signed requires me to keep my trap shut which takes some doing.
I genuinely wish I could tell you but I have no idea myself. I'm hoping it'll be out there for xmas but hard to say.
It will be worth the wait though 


Steve

As being said, budget is a major point. Being a drummer I would never (NEVER!!  ) use anything without mesh heads. I'm still happy with my TD-12 which is kind of the father of the TD-15KV. The TD-11KV looks interesting too and is a lot cheaper. You should definitely do a test and play them for a while. Find a music shop near you und spend some time there.


Best!
Wolfgang

 I have an Alesis kit. It has real drum heads that can be tension adjusted like a real drum. The brain is called the 'Trigger IO" .There are no built in drum sounds It just sends midi via a USB cable.
 I don't remember the exact model number. I'm at my day job right nowso I can't look. I think it was the "USB Studio" kit  
 I paid under $500.00 for it brand new and I'm using it wit BFD2. It works great. 
  The drummer that I work with is using a Rolland TD6 kit to do the same thing. He likes my Alesis kit better. 

I have used a Yamaha DTXpress IV for the last 4 years to record via MIDI using SSD and have live giged with it also.  I was not impressed with the mesh head Roland kits.  You could find a used one for $500 or so.

twaddle


Ha ha, you don't catch me out that easily 


I'm sure you know the NDA I signed requires me to keep my trap shut which takes some doing.
I genuinely wish I could tell you but I have no idea myself. I'm hoping it'll be out there for xmas but hard to say.
It will be worth the wait though 


Steve

Hey Steve, presumably all the add-on kits & expansion packs will still work in the new version yes?

BretB


I have used a Yamaha DTXpress IV for the last 4 years to record via MIDI using SSD and have live giged with it also.  I was not impressed with the mesh head Roland kits.  You could find a used one for $500 or so.

And I have played two gigs with a DTXpress and couldn't get used to it  So there's no better way then testing them and get what you like most.