I just returned Simmons sdXpress2 b/c even w/headphones, I could hear the pads more than the sound of the drums. Is this like that? Is amp required?
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Amp is not required. Something is wrong with your volume some how. We like this drum machine and have no problems.
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Yes you will hear the pads, I hooked it up to my stereo & play pretty loud with no issues.
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Yes, it only has a headphone out. I'm connecting mine to a mixer, which is nice to boost lows with an EQ. See no reason why you shouldn't be able to amplify it with an audio interface. The only drawback I see is that it doesn't have separate outs & you can't control the individual volumes of the drum parts.
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My son has Roland V Drums , but WOW what a difference in price. I'm a keyboardist but real drummers use it for our band practice. Beats loading. I added a sample Pad and the spare Tom - Cymbal. Also bought a metal rack used-much more sturdy. Plugged it into a big PA W/ great powerful sound. So yeah Quite satisfied.
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There is a stereo 1/4" output jack. I use it to plug into a Simmons drum amp. I also use it for headphones. I'm sure you can use it to plug into a mixing board or plug into a recorder. You might need a male stereo 1/4" to dual male RCA cable to hook up to most recorders.
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The sound was muted about 70%. It made a huge difference. The base drum pad just sat against my base with no extra installation. there is a hole for the pedal to fit through.
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Sorry to say that the only person who'll hear the drummer w/the headset plugged in is YOU! So...you get the drum noise + your little drummers voice. Better to get yourself some earplugs. LOL But the kids DO love it!! Hope this helps.
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it does not, the majority of electronic drumkits do not come with an amplifier. You can use a 1/4 stereo headset to hear the sound or run it through an amplifier. It will run through a $30 cheaper electric guitar amp, but to get a good drum sound you almost have to run through a PA board system or purchase a $300 Bass or Drum amp. But the smaller electric guitar amp is more than good enough to practice in one's home, so too would be a headset.
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Hmm, that's. good one. There is no speaker, just a 35mm headphones jack on the back. If you buy an amp, the cable needs to have a 35mm (1/8 in) jack on one end or you'll need an 1/8 to 1/4 adapter. They do make amps for drums but mine is a small guitar amp (I was told the bass drum would blow it but it hasn't yet). As far as the MP3... I don't know. There's only one jack on the back of the brain, that's right, on the back (yes, it's a pain). I dont know how that would work. I play the music on the stereo and the drums on the amp.Hope that help.
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Yes! Get the s tone arm. The straight one is geared more toward scratch djs...and the supplied cartridge will do fine just for listening.
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Yeah. There are a lot of different set, but the first two are the more realistic sound. I've been drummer 20 years and got this for the space it saves. I, also, just bought a Simmons DA50 amp and it sounded great with that. :)
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Yes you can, takes just a little practice to get a feel for the snare.... Placement of the drums was important to me, once I got it where it worked the best, we have no problems at all... They sound pretty good too, and takes up a small foot print in the house... Oh when the kids play I can turn down the volume which I really like... Don't cheap out on the amp.... We bought a mid size Ampeg bass amp. and it's perfect... Hope this helps, good luck!
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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)
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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.
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It is loud enough but if it is for drumming, headphones should be used or plug into an amplifier .
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If it's the only mic you're using, probably back in the room, about 8-10 feet away. Make sure you're compressing the hell out of the signal... I've never tried this on drums but wouldn't be surprised if it's too sensitive and is prone to distortion. I haven't seen a USB mic that can handle a drum kit. A better drum/general purpose mic is the Rode stereo mic... The Rode iXy is great too. But the Apogee is the best sounding USB mic I've ever used by far for vocals.
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I would spend my money on some good headphones after a while I'm almost sick of the muddy sound. The mix amp doesn't do much beside make them louder. Spend 100 more and get sennheisers or some audiotechnicas.
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@ +12db you will hear some noise, but for live work it's acceptable&gt; I would not use it for studio post production mix downs. Hope this was helpful.