nightlight
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Upgraded my e-drumkit today. bought a used Roland TD-50X module from a guy and also did a deal for the digital snare he had on sale.
It's kind of cool to have four toms now, I feel that they play a very important role in metal. The fourth tom is actually my former snare, which I luckily had a mounting clamp and L-rod for.
The module and snare are a huge step up from the TD-30 that I was using earlier. I didn't really mess with VSTs today (saving that pleasure for tomorrow), but I did hook up a pair of headphones to the module to jam and also set up trigger response for all the pads.
The snare is freaking amazing. Almost like playing the real thing. And it's huge, 14" just like a regular acoustic snare. Takes up a lot of real estate, but it's so cool to have so many articulations come through when you play it. For the first time, I was able to play something that resembled ghost notes on an e-kit, and it just plain feels better.
The other great thing about the module was how the cymbals sounded, especially the ride and hi-hats. It sounds like I upgraded them as well, so nuanced and the playing dynamics really come through. For a change, I actually wanted to use my hi-hat pedal, doing chick splashes and tippity tap stuff on the surface. The ride was also great sounding, really felt more fun to play than with the earlier module.
I'm super excited about this. It was a breeze to setup the module, and after that, I spent the evening "tuning" my drum kit for better response. Going forward, I'm looking at adding the digital snare and digital ride that Roland make, which should free up the cymbals I'm currently using as a ride and hi-hat to be repurposed as a crash and a China.
Maybe a few more cymbals too, who knows. If I'm really feeling adventurous, then a couple more toms as well, but I don't think I will be using two modules or anything like that, because even if I want a monster kit, lord knows this room is already too claustrophobic.
PS: Kind of semi-joking with the thread title. Drum tone is very important to a song, though as most guitarists and bassists will probably tell you, it's just a dumb instrument that some guy is hitting and kicking to make thudding sounds!
It's kind of cool to have four toms now, I feel that they play a very important role in metal. The fourth tom is actually my former snare, which I luckily had a mounting clamp and L-rod for.
The module and snare are a huge step up from the TD-30 that I was using earlier. I didn't really mess with VSTs today (saving that pleasure for tomorrow), but I did hook up a pair of headphones to the module to jam and also set up trigger response for all the pads.
The snare is freaking amazing. Almost like playing the real thing. And it's huge, 14" just like a regular acoustic snare. Takes up a lot of real estate, but it's so cool to have so many articulations come through when you play it. For the first time, I was able to play something that resembled ghost notes on an e-kit, and it just plain feels better.
The other great thing about the module was how the cymbals sounded, especially the ride and hi-hats. It sounds like I upgraded them as well, so nuanced and the playing dynamics really come through. For a change, I actually wanted to use my hi-hat pedal, doing chick splashes and tippity tap stuff on the surface. The ride was also great sounding, really felt more fun to play than with the earlier module.
I'm super excited about this. It was a breeze to setup the module, and after that, I spent the evening "tuning" my drum kit for better response. Going forward, I'm looking at adding the digital snare and digital ride that Roland make, which should free up the cymbals I'm currently using as a ride and hi-hat to be repurposed as a crash and a China.
Maybe a few more cymbals too, who knows. If I'm really feeling adventurous, then a couple more toms as well, but I don't think I will be using two modules or anything like that, because even if I want a monster kit, lord knows this room is already too claustrophobic.
PS: Kind of semi-joking with the thread title. Drum tone is very important to a song, though as most guitarists and bassists will probably tell you, it's just a dumb instrument that some guy is hitting and kicking to make thudding sounds!