Am new to drumming. Is there set tensions to set each drum to in a set? Does this drum dial come with any parameters to set drum heads to?
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Yes, Drumdial gives suggested tunings for both the batter and snare heads. They don't cover every possible size, but they give you a place to start. Definitely recommend looking at all of their videos before you start using it.
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This tuner comes with full instructions and suggestions about setting up your drums. It will be up to you what tension to finally tune your drums to.
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Hey Ron, Welcome to drumming! While much of tuning has to do with personal preference, the Drumdial comes with suggested tension ranges for each drum. I would suggest trying those and adjust from there. The consistency of tuning is what makes this tool so valuable. Hope this helps. Have fun playing! Danny
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As the instructions will suggest, around 78 to 80 should get you where you want to be if your head is in good shape.If your head is in bad shape, ie dents, scratches; I would replace at least the top head so that you can start fresh.
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This tuner comes with full instructions and suggestions about setting up your drums. It will be up to you whattension to finally tune your drums to.
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I bought this as a gift but it's my understanding that each drum is set to a certain tension. So each nut has to be tightened separately and I do believe there are parameters with the tuner. My son who received the gift seems to be very impressed with the tuner.
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Brian is basically right. Drums sets only count the 'drums' in their piece count, so three drums. The cymbals, stands (sometimes known as hardware) and seat (ala the throne) are all extras that you have to buy usually (in many cases the hardware to even mount the smaller toms and often even the bass drum pedals..). This set has it all. So Rock on.
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No it doesn't. I did purchase the one they recommended. I was too much of a novice I guess. I really had a difficult time figuring out how to operate it. It has so many settings and I couldn't get the drum beat I wanted out of it.
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This is a great set. Sounds like my $1500 electronic drum set on my keyboard amp or headphones. You'll want to get really good headphones, but this is a great system to start on. I had to make a stand to anchor the foot pedals. And even then, the high hat and kicker don't fire every time. But I felt I got my money's worth. I've since upgraded to a Yamaha dtx-562. But that cost about ten times as much. Have fun! :-)
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Yes, but with one catch - If you have the snare and bass drum routed to the same input, you wont be able to hit them at the same time and have them both register. Perhaps if you paired up pads that would be less likely to be hit at the same time... but in my experience, playing drums really doesn't work like that...
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I have never used Toontrack that way because I'm not a drummer like yourself so I can't say yes, but I can not believe they don't have a very simple implementation given that triggers have been used on electronic. Drums for some. 30 years!
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No idea what you mean by "drum patterns" ... you don't get any with this. HOWEVER, I've done hundreds of songs from start to finish and I love this unit. You may find that mixing down to 2-channel then finalizing it all with sound-editing software is even better than the mastering features the 2488 has, but its still a superior device. I just did a band demo now posted on the Internet back in October 2013 with it.
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Yes and no... It's not a traditional tap tempo set with your foot. While holding down the foot switch, strum the tempo and it will be set. All sound it cut off while the foot switch is depressed. Release and tempo is set. It works well.
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This is a very good tool to have for anyone who has drums with nearly any kind of tuning system. My son uses this tool on his hand drums with mechanical tuners. I use it on my Tabla set. We both use it on our trap sets. The drums sound noticeably better after a tuning. A previous answer detailed how this tuner works, so I will not repeat those instructions.
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Will it be audible (assuming every instrument has a source of amplification)? Yes. Will it sound good and satisfy you? Probably not. In a band situation such as this, I do not recommend this product. You will probably want separate channels for each instrument and a few for the drums alone so that you can mix in a balanced manner. As this only has one input, you would need a microphone that could hear everything in a detailed and balanced way. Good luck finding a single mic that can do that. There are many better options than this for a band application. One that pops to mind (not the only option) is a live sound mixer with outputs to a CD recorder or something of the like. Will it be audible (assuming every instrument has a source of amplification)? Yes. Will it sound good and satisfy you? Probably not. In a band situation such as this, I do not recommend this product. You will probably want separate channels for each instrument and a few for the drums alone so that you can mix in a balanced manner. As this only has one input, you would need a microphone that could hear everything in a detailed and balanced way. Good luck finding a single mic that can do that. There are many better options than this for a band application. One that pops to mind (not the only... » Read More Will it be audible (assuming every instrument has a source of amplification)? Yes. Will it sound good and satisfy you? Probably not. In a band situation such as this, I do not recommend this product. You will probably want separate channels for each instrument and a few for the drums alone so that you can mix in a balanced manner. As this only has one input, you would need a microphone that could hear everything in a detailed and balanced way. Good luck finding a single mic that can do that. There are many better options than this for a band application. One that pops to mind (not the only option) is a live sound mixer with outputs to a CD recorder or something of the like. « Show Less
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I googled how to assemble drums and found a very good video, then i googled how to assemble cymbals and found a good video. I was able to do the whole drum set doing that. Also, the instructions that came with the set were for a smaller set. I googled Mendini 5 piece instructions and got those instructions. Good luck. I had never put a drum together, but with the videos and the 5 piece instructions, I was able to do the whole thing without any problems.
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You should be able to use any standard bass drum pedal you like. The kick pad feels pretty good to play on but you're not going to experience the kind of rebound you would with a tensioned drumhead. Felt beaters are OK but I prefer to use a smooth plastic beater. I'd also recommend an adhesive bass drum patch.
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Yes, I'd definitely recommend it. I'm no expert, but I feel like the Drum Dial really helps to keep the measurements exactly where I want them each time. I'm happy with it. I think you should give it a try, I'm sure you'll like it too.
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Typical set-up, the left pedal is your Hi-Hat and the right pedal is your Bass drum. Hope that helps.
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I bought these for my husband. I dont know much about drums and what pieces are what.The kinda triangle pieces are the ones for the high cymbals and the high hat. As for the ones that crash together there I don't remember if this set came with anything for that or if there is anything for that. These do help silence some noise of the drums
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If you are refering to dual zone triggering (i.e. using a Y cable with 2 ddrum acoustic bass triggers) Plus you can program each input to what ever drum you want it to be. I use mine with a Alesis DM5.
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Brian: I have played my DM7X Session Kit,5 piece for a few months now and I really like them,for the sound Quality, Versatility, and Ease of Playing. I have been an acoustic drummer for over 40 yrs and never thought I would ever be able to switch to electric, boy, was I wrong. After I read and reread the instruction book, I set them up, adjusted them for my playing, and off I went,on a new musical experience, and my double set of Tama's are in their cases, with no plans to play them again.At a later date I will add another tom and crash cymble, the set has expansion for them, other than that I a very happy Brian: I have played my DM7X Session Kit,5 piece for a few months now and I really like them,for the sound Quality, Versatility, and Ease of Playing. I have been an acoustic drummer for over 40 yrs and never thought I would ever be able to switch to electric, boy, was I wrong. After I read and reread the instruction book, I set them up, adjusted them for my playing, and off I went,on a new musical experience, and my double set of Tama's are in their cases, with no plans to play them again.At a later date I will add another tom and crash cymble, the set has expansion for them, other... » Read More Brian: I have played my DM7X Session Kit,5 piece for a few months now and I really like them,for the sound Quality, Versatility, and Ease of Playing. I have been an acoustic drummer for over 40 yrs and never thought I would ever be able to switch to electric, boy, was I wrong. After I read and reread the instruction book, I set them up, adjusted them for my playing, and off I went,on a new musical experience, and my double set of Tama's are in their cases, with no plans to play them again.At a later date I will add another tom and crash cymble, the set has expansion for them, other than that I a very happy « Show Less