Do all the drums (especially the kick) have dynamics? I had a another set that only had soft medium and hard sounds, this was maddening.
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I haven't played many other electric kits but I feel this kit is very good. The dynamics even on the bass drum are very good! I'm very happy with this kit I've used it on some recordings and it sounds great! Love not having to take hours trying to set up a acoustic kit and tuning and mic'ing up a kit. The price for this quality of a kit is good too!
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I believe each trigger has nine velocity layers. So nine levels per drum/cymbal. However I never used any of the module sounds because they are terrible. Use the midi out function and find a good software drum library. You can adjust velocity curves more accurately from an external source anyway.
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I would think so. I got this for my 4 yer old because he loves to drum but he has destroyed all the drums make for kids. 'Y husband also likes to play this. This is definitely much better quality, and the various sound choices are great. We would like to get a real drum set, but since we live in an apartment, this is the next best thing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeqDAjB9pGKThe first guy in the video [me] is the one using the MXL 770. The sound editing is weird on my part, the dB were adjusted to fit with the track used (which was different from what I recorded with)
782427
No, no rebound at all ("air" drums) but they have a video on their website on how you can simulate rebound. They are still tons of fun! Just think of them as a different instrument.
1838381
the drum head is a synthetic material, i like it better than real leather because in a sweat lodge the real leather gets so floppy that it sounds bad. this synthetic drum stays tight no matter how humid it gets. this particular drum has two synthetic heads glued on so it will play a deeper bass boom. i like the sound of this over the regular buffalo drums and i do not notice the beater sound over the drum itself. have you tried the regular buffalo drums, you may like those better.
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The drum noise isn't very loud but it is not a single noise either. I don't think it is obnoxious though. My 19 month old son prefers the toy set at the music setting and when you hit the drum it plays a cute song and you here the drum as a background for it. The lights flash when the drum is hit. I hope that helps.
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Hi. it has a higher pitch than native american drums - but that's not a bad thing. It is still very deep and long lasting. For the money, this is one of the best drums I have ever purchased (and I have an extensive collection, from all over the world).
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I cannot answer this because we purchase this set for our 12 year old grandson. We are not savy about any drums. He is not either. And they do not live with us. Sorry. I did ask the daughter if she might can find out as her son can ask his dad(her ex - who is a drummer) and if they get back to me I will let you know.
712061
I'm actually a beginner myself but played with them on and off and what a have found is that I like the sound better with the bottom heads off. It's a little work to get all of the nut holders off. Just do one, one of the toms, take the lower skin off and see if you like the sound better than the other Tom.
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If you have some rhythm, yes. It is my first time using an mpc but I have played drums in the past so that has helped. Easy to use and endless capabilities. I wod be more concerned with getting it up and running and keeping it that way. Seems like there were a lot of little things i had to do initially.
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It makes a sound a bit like a very hollow damped snare drum. Unless you don't want to hear the racket, get him a real drum set. You can probably find a cheap one used with cymbals for the same price. The cajon can make nice tones, especially in skilled hands, but so can a cardboard box. If he wants to play drums he wants a set. Start him with just a bass drum, snare and hi-hat.
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Hi, the pedals work perfectly. They are very responsive so far (been having it for 2-3 months already). From my experience, I would say that it works just like my upright Kawai piano. About the voices/sounds, there are around 10 - 20 different sounds you can choose from. Hope this helped =]
2005209
sorry for the late reply. no drum beats here. you can always go for a zoom or a korg portable multi effects that come with drum patterns, but the effects are not as good as line6 IMHO.
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They aren't really tuned but they do make sound. No you cant tune the drum/tambourine it comes as is. The cymbals sound like two pots hitting together but for little ears you really don't need it to be the loud sound of real ones. My kids love the Bells (me not so much anymore) :)
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Yes. OK for a youngster. I'm a 60+ yo drummer and I took it to some little jams as a novelty. Get the bass pedal add-on, makes an Improvement.
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I'm sorry, but there is no listing of drum sounds in the manual. I doubt that those sounds are somewhere in the machine. I would recommend going to a local store that has one and checking it out.
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Hey John, yes, S2.0 has been a great purchase. It has separate EQs and sends for each drum. I use it with Sonar which has a percussion channel effect that I assign to each drum for the EQ/shaping. The overhead/ambient mixing took time to get used to.