Same boat, except I did end up getting an Alesis DM10 set that I ended up outfitting with mesh heads. I never in a million years thought I would like it as much as I did. I had to it sell it a few years back, and now want another setup. Warning, these things are addictive! Even more so than guitar, and I've been playing and loving guitar for years.
@@RADERFPV I ended up finding an alesis mesh set for a good deal on Offerup and I'm pretty addicted myself now too. Kinda sucks because I just put super distortion in my epiphone les Paul custom and I'm really really addicted to that as well
It would've been awesome if you also told us some downsides to each of them, however, this is a great video. I'll save it for when I am looking to buy a kit.
@@CorndogCrusader He is selling the products, promoting his store. It makes zero sense to say "the downside of this is etcetc" instead he would say something like "but this kit is smaller" or "this kit isn't mesh". It doesn't make sense m8 😂 as a salesman you don't tell the customer reasons why should buy the product
I have the Yamaha dd-65. I replaced the button like bass drum and hi-hat pedals with the kp-65 and hh-65 pedals. Its made to fit on a snare drum stand. Its alot of fun and can use drum software.
They don't post prices because they can change rapidly. That's why they only post links to the products. I researched each one. Not sure if I should go for the Amazon one or one of these. I really want mesh heads and not shitty rubber :/
I have the DTX 402k, and i absolutely love it. The muting on the crash is awesome. It also works great when using it as a midi kit. All the different modes are super easy to learn as well. My only downside is that the muting the crash doesn't change the midi signal, atleast it doesn't in logic pro
@@VibeTribeSlowed thankyou for the response brother well i was looking for good allrounder kit which plays good double bass and decent sound i found in my region the alesis nitro mesh kit is just 566$ … do you have any recommendations?
Made an expensive mistake ...😒 Almost killed my passion.. feel right twonk overwhelming ... & Embarrassed..Roland TD-07.. Tedious indeed..sad I gave into pressure as shopping sucks and didn't spend more time on the cheaper brands..but most didn't feel right especially the Alesis which a friend recommended...PMT weren't very helpful either..now am looking to sell .. £650/700 ..any takers !? and get a basic symbol n snare Tama meinl Cajon kit or invest in a gigpig type combo...aaaah I hate leads !🤪😞
@@username0754 wow that's a bit harsh... extremely judgemental and patronising !! Hahahaha ..PMT is not in the equation..they make enuf money anyhow..as a corporation .. please get a sense of humour and spare a thought for those not as insensitive as you 😀
My favourite one was the Yamaha DTX-432K becouse of the control un intensity I mean I wanna to have two sounds of snare but I want it to be becouse of how hard I hit, not where
Space wise and simpleness, I like the Roland. It's only 1m wide so great to have in a corner out the way. You can also get a mesh head for the snare if necessary.
I have a Yamaha DD -75 Electric Drums and I bought it since back in April or May 2016 it does the work on me. I couldn't afford those other electronic drums but this the only electric drums that I can afford. And I still have my old model Yamaha DD-65 but I use that for my studio recording. What I like about the DD -75 is that it's easy for me to transport it but right now but now I just have plenty more space in my room or do some small gig and jam session.
Joe Egan lord give you strength. The 20 seconds of this video playing those sounds make me want to jump off a bridge 🌉. Good on you for having a great annoyance tolerance ! 🤘
I’ll say this much..I hooked my DW 5000s to my electric set I had a few years ago and it wasn’t great. It would miss a lot of hits. Can’t remember the brand, but it was a $500 set.
I play a Yahama Dtx 582k with Addictive drums 2 and Cubase Groove Agent 5 vst's. If I only had 500 quids though, I'd get the Yamaha dtx 402k and I'd pair it with a free plugin'. There's a few out there.
@@MrBenzcdi Hi Graca, sorry I just saw your questions. I connect the yamaha module to a midi audio interface (Steinberg) to my Laptop (Dell i5). A mac is a better option if possible. You can also plug in your usb midi cable directly into your computer and use something like ASIO4ALL (a free software) for an acceptable latency. It's a viable option for many setups once you find the right settings. The drum software expands your sounds yes, but mostly it sounds and plays miles better. Addictive Drums 2, EZ drummer, Superior Drummer 3, etc. Some have a standalone version, while others require a DAW to run. You'll need a tutorial or two. I suggest you check out the 65 Drums channel. Good luck, have fun!
Alesis Nitro Mesh kit would be also worth mentioning, and for the price of £500 one could even get a used Crimson II kit which will outperform all of the kits from the review.
@@anishkc374 No idea, I don't play double pedal, but judging by my Crimson II, Nitro will also start clipping the overlapping samples at a certain speed. Mine starts machinegunning even while doing fast flams on the snare. Probably, the cheaper module will also behave like that no matter what inpit gets triggered.
I'm future recordings can you include a brief recording with no electronic sounds? I'm very interested in hearing the actual noise we get from the pads and how quiet they might be. Want to use these at home and there may be kids doing school work while these are in use, or worse, me trying to do work while these are being used.
I bought the TD1. But I upgraded the module to the TD 11. The problem with the TD1.Besides you can’t really edit the drums. The bleed through for triggering is annoying. Even if you adjust the sensitivity. The pads are great and the symbols rock pretty good the pedals work really good. Just upgrade the module. The T 11 takes the same cable. So you don’t have to change that except for the extra crash doesn’t work.
Hi, you seem very well informed so I need your advice. I've been dreaming of playing the drums since forever but never thought it could be possible in an apartment. Now, at 37 after finding about E drums, I play them every day and my dream came true but... I have the Alesis Command Mesh kit since January. The problem that I have is that during a song from the module or the usb, or just solo playing the drums, from 5-10 strokes, on the Ride, simultaneously with the kick, in one or two times the Ride is mute, it doesn't make the sound. It doesn't happen if I hit only the ride, but only if I play the drums. It's like the module freezes sometimes at the Ride not being able to play it among other elements or together with the kick or something. It's not chaotic, it's almost like the clock, like it has never miss trigger two times consecutively which makes me exclude mechanical and think of soft bug. Things I've done: reset All to factory settings, Reset only the voices, reset only triggers, check the Ride's plug, changed the ride with the crash. The problem is still at the ride. So it's not the cymbal. Version is V 1.0.3 and there isn't another version on Alesis website. I've wrote Alesis a week ago, no answer. Any ideas? Thank you very much!
@@FunkyDReggsYEEEE I suspect you know what you mean, but that does seem contradictory to someone like me who has not experienced it. When I hit a high-hat softly, I do *not* want a big sound.
@@Durwood71 I have yet to see where Alesis, especially the Nitro Mesh, is not highly rated. I own one and have yet to break it. Nothing but happy w/ it. To my point... www.musicradar.com/news/best-electronic-drum-kits
Reminds me of trying Bron-Y-Aur Stomp with a bass drum, a hi-hat, and a banjo in a music shop once. Lots of fun. One of these kits would be more than enough, with a banjo for about the same price. Fair winds and following seas to all.
I recently purchased an MPC live to unit and I wonder if I could select the drum kits and use a midi drum set as a controller that would be pretty cool
Now, im a total noob in drumming, wanting to start with drumming some day soon. Are there any actual experienced drummers here, which could give me a accurate choice as to which of these sets here sound and also plays (responsive ??) the best. As a total noob, the last one (Tourtech tt-22m) looks pretty good... as it also has the most acoustiv ''feel'' to it as he says. But when it comes to the actual sounds and responsiveness, is it the best too? Would really appreciate some adive from veteran drummers here ;D Also, when we're at it... lets say I buy one of those kits... am I ready to just start as soon as they arrive... or do I need to buy 204892 Extras first, before actually having everything I really need.
Tried and had most or similar to every one of these kits for practice at home over 20+ years and currently have the last model, wich is without a doubt the best one. It feels and plays much closer to an acoustic kit and having an actual bass pedal makes a massive difference, your never going to be able to learn bass control properly without having an actual pedal. It's a good solid kit, hope that helps.
In my opinion even some of the more advanced Roland and Yamaha sounds, sound terrible. I'd just buy something that triggers well, i.e doesn't skip hits when you hit the kick, snare and hi-hat at the same time, then just run the drum module through a laptop with EZ Drummer or some other software. Even the basic kits with EZ Drummer sound 100 times better than what you'll find in these drum modules. One great sounding kit makes it much more worth it than some gimmick with 50 kits, where you won't even use 45 of them..lol
I feel like this is the idea that companies need to embrace when they make their electronic kit. Don't have much cash to engineer the drum samples? Make them trigger well. You'll sell out of kits.
Sorry to bother but you sound well versed in the way of electric drums haha. I wanted to get one for my boyfriend as we live in an apartment and he had to sell his normal drums. I don’t know a thing about drums though, do you have any specific suggestions?
@@ArtSharky The thing with drums everyone has their own opinions on what sounds good. It's kind of like food or music taste. Every opinion can be different. Some love Roland, some prefer Yamaha and others like Alesis or Simmons. What I would do is talk to your boyfriend and let him know you are willing to buy one. And then go around the stores with him to try them all out. Make sure the kit he looks at can cater to his music needs. What i actually did. When i first started i bought the cheapest kit I could find ($250) because i was just a beginner (still am). Then I realized due to the music i liked, i.e reggae, ska, etc i couldn't even do a rim shot as all my pads were only 1 zone each. My cymbals had no bell etc, but I always wanted to play a real drum kit but i knew they made a huge amount of noise. Then i started reading that you could make a hybrid kit. Basically it uses the electric module of an electric kit, but you actually connect it to your normal kit by using drum triggers. You then replace the normal drum heads with silent mesh heads. So when you now hit the drum, the trigger detects the hit, sends the signal to the electric module and sends the output to your headphones and if you wanted to hear them externally you can play them through an amplifier. So after about a month of research. I went out, purchased a real acoustic kit. Purchased some silent heads and purchased drum triggers. I then just purchased a cheap Roland Electric Kit for the module to plug it all into. And then purchased electric cymbals. Even though I was sitting behind a normal kit, it still didn't sound like one very much. So i then ran the kit through a laptop into Drum software. The drum software uses studio recorded drum kits. It then started to sound like a real acoustic kit. So now i have the best of both, when it's late at night i can use headphones, when it daytime and no ones home, i can use my amplifier and blast it :) Hope this info helps somewhat. I'm actually still new to drums. Only about 2 years. If you want more in depth info, i'd check with 65 Drums. He does a lot of reviews on electric kits for different price brackets. th-cam.com/channels/UBcHXf3KHCQmilm34aoWzg.html
What about the Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit? Is that as good as the Tourtech or better? I play piano / keyboard, and I know how important it is to have weighted keys on a keyboard... way more important than having tons of sounds, although I like that too on my Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-560.
Curious. If I'm playing with the headphones plugged in. What do people in the next room hear? Basically how loud are they without the electronic sounds...
@@anishkc374 the pedals were purchased separately thru sweetWater. I believe almost $700 or that might have been what I calculated due to using a sweetWater monthly payment plan.
Anyone know how this would work for a veteran drummer? Ekits? I always refused them. 30 years I've played but has been a while due to noise and age ...I cannot live without them much longer. Although I have picked up guitar last year and half. I wonder how the transition is, I am sure it has some limitations. But, hell idk
If you can afford it you should look at the Roland TD-50. With software like Superior Drummer 3 you can play with the layered sounds of the best Drumsets in the world, including the vintage ones.
I think you would have a blast. Im 56 and bought a used Roland set 2 years ago. It lets me practice everyday, which I couldn't do on my acoustic set because of volume issues. I really have a lot of fun with it.
When you plug the E drums to a DAW, can you switch the sample sounds and map it to the e drum kit? I'd like to get a set but use my own kits from my DAW..... although the sounds at 12:25 would be litty
Is the yamaha dtx400k comparable to the dtx402k that is reviewed in this video? I can get a great deal on the dtx400k but I only want to do it if it is as positively reviewed as the dtx402k.
Thanks for the video!! Quick question, when I save a new sound (for example an edit to my snare drum). If I unplug the drum set, will I lose the new sound I saved? Does the Alesis Nitro Dm7x have an internal battery that maintains newly saved info when it's unplugged? Or will it go back to the factory default? Thanks much!
Is there any set of drums that light up and help to guide you as to when and where you are to hit. I have no knowledge about drums. 25 years ago I could read piano and flute music. Is there such thing as a drum set that say lights up as ya go ?
Do they not sell Alesis or Simmons products in the UK? Or did you find all of their models inferior? While simmons doesn't really have anything to brag about, Alesis has some decent alternatives and the Nitro Mesh is probably the most popular cheap kit where I work in the US, and you get mesh heads for 380$
Those cheap Alesis kits? There's a reason they're so cheap. They sound like $hite and they break quickly. Save up your pennies and try to buy an e-kit in the $500-$1,000.00 range. Or, buy USED.
@@DrummerGrrrl - I never said they were good, just popular. They have the best reviews in terms of cheap stuff. I agree that it doesn't matter what brand you go with, any kit under 500 is gonna be crappy, but the nitro mesh, from my experience, is the best crappy kit lol.
Which cheap drum kit works best for triggering Superior Drummer 3? I don't care about the on-board sounds, I just want the best possible pads, so I can transfer articulate information to SD3 via MIDI. Too many of these reviews focus on the sounds and features built into the drum kit module itself, but I don't need any of that, I just need a good, articulate drum kit for sending good MIDI information to my VST. Please, any advice you have would be much appreciated.
You could look for an old Roland Module like a TD-5 or TD-7 and build your own triggers. They're not very difficult to make and the old Roland modules sound great and are cheaper than any of these kits!
I'm a guitar player that knows the bare minimum about drums and this video is making me highly tempted to try one of these
Same bro I have guitar but I want some drums 😂
@@lancesmoothy_9787 same
Same fellas
Same boat, except I did end up getting an Alesis DM10 set that I ended up outfitting with mesh heads. I never in a million years thought I would like it as much as I did. I had to it sell it a few years back, and now want another setup. Warning, these things are addictive! Even more so than guitar, and I've been playing and loving guitar for years.
@@RADERFPV I ended up finding an alesis mesh set for a good deal on Offerup and I'm pretty addicted myself now too. Kinda sucks because I just put super distortion in my epiphone les Paul custom and I'm really really addicted to that as well
Me to myself: I should go to bed early, I have a lot to do tomorrow.
Me at 4:35am: 12:30
Omg it’s 1:14 am rn and I just finished school
LMAO
Hahahaha 🤣
lmao, same rn
Ha
Homie looks like he stole Alvin and the chipmunks
You mean the guy from Alvin and the chipmunks?
@@EverythingChannel1987 Yeah lol
LOL
@Otis Emmitt WOW I know your a bot but still wow no one cares!
r/rareinsults
What do you play?
I play the cats, cockerels and cows.
:) LOL
Hahaha
It would've been awesome if you also told us some downsides to each of them, however, this is a great video. I'll save it for when I am looking to buy a kit.
hes selling a product, why would he tell you the downsides...
@@timbren2809 Because that's what you're supposed to do in a review? You're not supposed to just straight-up shill for companies.
@@CorndogCrusader He is selling the products, promoting his store. It makes zero sense to say "the downside of this is etcetc" instead he would say something like "but this kit is smaller" or "this kit isn't mesh". It doesn't make sense m8 😂 as a salesman you don't tell the customer reasons why should buy the product
In all my seriousness I don’t think you should buy anything from this list
@@purevanillacookie9977 the cymbol sounds awful in all of them.
The Yamaha DD-75 demo sure is something to behold.
I have the Yamaha dd-65. I replaced the button like bass drum and hi-hat pedals with the kp-65 and hh-65 pedals. Its made to fit on a snare drum stand. Its alot of fun and can use drum software.
Is it good enough for a church setting? Nothing fancy,
I have a 75 and the hi hat is just so messed up
Prices would have been really helpful as a point of reference
Seriously
The links are in the bio, just click and check. The first one ( TOURTECH TT-12S Electronic Drum Kit ) is only $199. The rest are in the $300 range.
They don't post prices because they can change rapidly. That's why they only post links to the products. I researched each one. Not sure if I should go for the Amazon one or one of these. I really want mesh heads and not shitty rubber :/
@@Stanzafly show me that shop..i want to buy if the cost $300
@@Stanzafly that's euros, American dollars is 239 for the tour Tech
I've never wanted to learn drums more than after watching this.
6:50 bit of l'enfant sauvage by gojira. Very nice
Karatemario glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed haha
I am surprised nobody noticed the intro drum sound bite of Blink-182's song, "First Date". NOICE DUUUUDE!!!
I have the DTX 402k, and i absolutely love it. The muting on the crash is awesome. It also works great when using it as a midi kit. All the different modes are super easy to learn as well. My only downside is that the muting the crash doesn't change the midi signal, atleast it doesn't in logic pro
From the video the drum set seems to not sound good is just because it’s from the video or the sound quality under average
Can we play double bass without lag ?
@@ajelidalejid290 I wouldn't say it's sounds would be good for recording a song, but for practice and casual play, it's more than adequate.
@@anishkc374 Good question, there's only one mode, the metal mode, that allows for double bass. So far I haven't really seen any lag from the kit.
@@VibeTribeSlowed thankyou for the response brother well i was looking for good allrounder kit which plays good double bass and decent sound i found in my region the alesis nitro mesh kit is just 566$ … do you have any recommendations?
12:30 reminds me of Ross's music in Friends
HAHAHA
Homie just started playing animal noises lmao
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Lol
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im sorry but when i heard the cow i just fucking lost it
😆😆😆😆😆😆
This list saved me from a very expensive mistake thank you so much. Definitely going for the Tourtech
Are you liking the TT? Will it trigger superior drummer 3
Made an expensive mistake ...😒 Almost killed my passion.. feel right twonk overwhelming ... & Embarrassed..Roland TD-07.. Tedious indeed..sad I gave into pressure as shopping sucks and didn't spend more time on the cheaper brands..but most didn't feel right especially the Alesis which a friend recommended...PMT weren't very helpful either..now am looking to sell .. £650/700 ..any takers !?
and get a basic symbol n snare Tama meinl Cajon kit or invest in a gigpig type combo...aaaah I hate leads !🤪😞
@@username0754 wow that's a bit harsh... extremely judgemental and patronising !! Hahahaha ..PMT is not in the equation..they make enuf money anyhow..as a corporation .. please get a sense of humour and spare a thought for those not as insensitive as you 😀
Thanks a lot, this was really helpful.
9:48 Sly little Eastenders break. I'm onto you, sunshine!
Its always nice to hear some Gojira on any gear review
This would make a great road kit to jump in on a local gig. Betcha it folds up nicely to fit in the back seat or trunk.
That last tourtech with the mesh seems like a winner for me, at about 550 dollars US Plus delivery from UK I’d have to give it a hard think.
I like the way he says its a good set for beginners and he plays them like a pro whos been doing it for many years lol
About to get one when this stimmy hits !!!
Was... was that “First Date” by Blink-182 at the beginning?
yup
Jeff Stump I noticed that too but they switched out the ride cymbal with a hi hat cymbal
Yepp, called it haha
haha yes!
blink 182 sucks like all that dumb kid crap
Pretty sure that beat at the very beginning is First Date - Blink 182. It was one of my go to show off beats 😂
Good musicians can make anything sound good
My favourite one was the Yamaha DTX-432K becouse of the control un intensity
I mean
I wanna to have two sounds of snare but I want it to be becouse of how hard I hit, not where
TOURTECH TT-22M Electronic Drum Kit with Mesh Heads is amazing
Cant find here in the USA.
@@dopesoup420 Not available. I've contacted the company and they won't ship here. Lame.
@@VincentPresley I found one that does ship for 100 pounds. It’s called guitarguitar uk. It’s on the tourtechmusic website
All I can afford for now is "Real Drum" app 😪
You loser
Same I also have to use real drum
@@themetalhead1463 uncalled for
That shit is funny though.
Space wise and simpleness, I like the Roland. It's only 1m wide so great to have in a corner out the way. You can also get a mesh head for the snare if necessary.
Great review... got a much better idea of options and what would really like for my home studio.
When you think "nah I dont like that one it sounds too much like mine"
Terrific review, Jof! Thanks for posting and priceless advice!
i have a lot of Simmons pads. I want a module with great sounds and 1/4 " jacks at a decent price? What would you recommend?
I have a Yamaha DD -75 Electric Drums and I bought it since back in April or May 2016 it does the work on me.
I couldn't afford those other electronic drums but this the only electric drums that I can afford. And I still have my old model Yamaha DD-65 but I use that for my studio recording. What I like about the DD -75 is that it's easy for me to transport it but right now but now I just have plenty more space in my room or do some small gig and jam session.
Have the dd-65. Its a blast to play. And sounds better than alot of the kits on my Roland sets. Have the hh65 and kd65 hihat and bass drum pedals.
Is it good enough for a church setting? Nothing fancy,
The best demo sound with excellent song @12:24 !
LMAO ! ♫
Thank you for enlightening me in choosing among the seemingly endless list of electronic drums to buy. lol...I appreciate it!
12:25 Dude is trying so hard not to laugh while having a "what am I doing with my life" kinda look on his face lol
12:25. Possibly the most ridiculous sound choices I have ever witnessed lol. Good for the laugh I guess
I love to mess around with the sound effects! 🤣🤣
Tell me about it, Criss. :) My kids love playing those sounds on our DD-75, though! :D
Joe Egan lord give you strength. The 20 seconds of this video playing those sounds make me want to jump off a bridge 🌉. Good on you for having a great annoyance tolerance ! 🤘
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha. I was waiting after reading this and it didn't disappoint! 😂
Can I use a hi-hat pedal as a second bass drum pedal in any of these drums? I mean is it possible to play double kick on any of these?
Yes you can, don’t forget to do the panning of the hihat pedal back to the middle ..
I’ll say this much..I hooked my DW 5000s to my electric set I had a few years ago and it wasn’t great. It would miss a lot of hits. Can’t remember the brand, but it was a $500 set.
I play a Yahama Dtx 582k with Addictive drums 2 and Cubase Groove Agent 5 vst's. If I only had 500 quids though, I'd get the Yamaha dtx 402k and I'd pair it with a free plugin'. There's a few out there.
How do you connect the kit to Addictive Drums? Will it expand the drum kit presets?
@@MrBenzcdi Hi Graca, sorry I just saw your questions. I connect the yamaha module to a midi audio interface (Steinberg) to my Laptop (Dell i5). A mac is a better option if possible.
You can also plug in your usb midi cable directly into your computer and use something like ASIO4ALL (a free software) for an acceptable latency. It's a viable option for many setups once you find the right settings.
The drum software expands your sounds yes, but mostly it sounds and plays miles better. Addictive Drums 2, EZ drummer, Superior Drummer 3, etc.
Some have a standalone version, while others require a DAW to run. You'll need a tutorial or two. I suggest you check out the 65 Drums channel. Good luck, have fun!
@@Simon-iy7mt many thanks for your elaborate reply Simon. Good to know I don’t need to fork out a few grand for a TD30 or similar. 👍😊
9:48
You did not just donthe Eastenders theme ! My head immediately started playing the piano
Alesis Nitro Mesh kit would be also worth mentioning, and for the price of £500 one could even get a used Crimson II kit which will outperform all of the kits from the review.
No it would because they don't *stock* ALESIS..this "guide" is just an advert 🙄🤷♂️
Does the nitro mesh kit have good responsive double pedal with good latency?
@@anishkc374 No idea, I don't play double pedal, but judging by my Crimson II, Nitro will also start clipping the overlapping samples at a certain speed. Mine starts machinegunning even while doing fast flams on the snare. Probably, the cheaper module will also behave like that no matter what inpit gets triggered.
@@idleprepress well thts no good then … thankyou for the response maybe the yamaha dtx 402 will do good
I don't know why some people get offended when asked to turn down but with E-drums you just turn their knob.
I'm future recordings can you include a brief recording with no electronic sounds? I'm very interested in hearing the actual noise we get from the pads and how quiet they might be. Want to use these at home and there may be kids doing school work while these are in use, or worse, me trying to do work while these are being used.
Do any of these come with capability of adding a second kick pedal??
Very helpful! Would I be able to use a double bass pedal on the tourtech one?
Is that first date by blink182 on the intro? 😃
I like the Day at the Farm sounds on the fourth kit... FUN
Best bang for the buck. Thoman Milinium mps 850. Mesh heads, 4 dual zone toms, 3 3 zone cymbals, real hi hat stand, dual zone snare. $549.
At least spell it right. Thomann Millenium mps 850
@@Soundism-tk8ne feel better!? 🤦♂️
Very useful and informative, thanks mate! 😊
I bought the TD1. But I upgraded the module to the TD 11. The problem with the TD1.Besides you can’t really edit the drums. The bleed through for triggering is annoying. Even if you adjust the sensitivity. The pads are great and the symbols rock pretty good the pedals work really good. Just upgrade the module. The T 11 takes the same cable. So you don’t have to change that except for the extra crash doesn’t work.
I think to me the complexity of the examples lets you know what kits are better than the others
thank youuu.. Yamaha DTX-432K are the only one available in my area so I but this and what a great time to play/train drum during quarantine...
Hi, you seem very well informed so I need your advice. I've been dreaming of playing the drums since forever but never thought it could be possible in an apartment. Now, at 37 after finding about E drums, I play them every day and my dream came true but... I have the Alesis Command Mesh kit since January. The problem that I have is that during a song from the module or the usb, or just solo playing the drums, from 5-10 strokes, on the Ride, simultaneously with the kick, in one or two times the Ride is mute, it doesn't make the sound. It doesn't happen if I hit only the ride, but only if I play the drums. It's like the module freezes sometimes at the Ride not being able to play it among other elements or together with the kick or something. It's not chaotic, it's almost like the clock, like it has never miss trigger two times consecutively which makes me exclude mechanical and think of soft bug. Things I've done: reset All to factory settings, Reset only the voices, reset only triggers, check the Ride's plug, changed the ride with the crash. The problem is still at the ride. So it's not the cymbal. Version is V 1.0.3 and there isn't another version on Alesis website. I've wrote Alesis a week ago, no answer. Any ideas? Thank you very much!
my name is joe
I would add the Alesis Nitro Mesh Electronic Drum kit to that list.
Alesis has a reputation for making cheap stuff that breaks easily. There's a reason they're priced below reputable brands like Roland and Yamaha.
Darren Z especially the fact that the hi hat when it doesn’t make a big sound when you hit soft. (If this even makes sense)
@@FunkyDReggsYEEEE I suspect you know what you mean, but that does seem contradictory to someone like me who has not experienced it.
When I hit a high-hat softly, I do *not* want a big sound.
YouzTube99 huh...I guess that’s true my bad
@@Durwood71 I have yet to see where Alesis, especially the Nitro Mesh, is not highly rated. I own one and have yet to break it. Nothing but happy w/ it. To my point... www.musicradar.com/news/best-electronic-drum-kits
Do you need an amp for the Tourtech? Looking forward to buying it!
On their website it says that you can plug in headphones straight into the kit.
@@Stanzafly Thanks a lot, that really helps
Reminds me of trying Bron-Y-Aur Stomp with a bass drum, a hi-hat, and a banjo in a music shop once. Lots of fun. One of these kits would be more than enough, with a banjo for about the same price. Fair winds and following seas to all.
I recently purchased an MPC live to unit and I wonder if I could select the drum kits and use a midi drum set as a controller that would be pretty cool
Now, im a total noob in drumming, wanting to start with drumming some day soon.
Are there any actual experienced drummers here, which could give me a accurate choice as to which of these sets here sound and also plays (responsive ??) the best.
As a total noob, the last one (Tourtech tt-22m) looks pretty good... as it also has the most acoustiv ''feel'' to it as he says. But when it comes to the actual sounds and responsiveness, is it the best too? Would really appreciate some adive from veteran drummers here ;D
Also, when we're at it... lets say I buy one of those kits... am I ready to just start as soon as they arrive... or do I need to buy 204892 Extras first, before actually having everything I really need.
Any chance you got some answers to those questions? Kinda in the same position rn 😂
@@s3575 sadly not mate :D
@@KifF2603 no worries lad hopefully someone comes across this thread soon haha
I have the last kit he talks about and it plays really well.
Tried and had most or similar to every one of these kits for practice at home over 20+ years and currently have the last model, wich is without a doubt the best one. It feels and plays much closer to an acoustic kit and having an actual bass pedal makes a massive difference, your never going to be able to learn bass control properly without having an actual pedal. It's a good solid kit, hope that helps.
The Alesis mesh line is unbelievable for what you get for the price. I have the command Mesh with superior drummer 3!
Fr. I think the Nitro mesh should have made this list
Have you had any reliability issues? That's my main concern with Alesis e-kits.
In my opinion even some of the more advanced Roland and Yamaha sounds, sound terrible. I'd just buy something that triggers well, i.e doesn't skip hits when you hit the kick, snare and hi-hat at the same time, then just run the drum module through a laptop with EZ Drummer or some other software. Even the basic kits with EZ Drummer sound 100 times better than what you'll find in these drum modules. One great sounding kit makes it much more worth it than some gimmick with 50 kits, where you won't even use 45 of them..lol
I feel like this is the idea that companies need to embrace when they make their electronic kit. Don't have much cash to engineer the drum samples? Make them trigger well. You'll sell out of kits.
Sorry to bother but you sound well versed in the way of electric drums haha. I wanted to get one for my boyfriend as we live in an apartment and he had to sell his normal drums. I don’t know a thing about drums though, do you have any specific suggestions?
@@ArtSharky What price range?
Technosaurus Rex is max $1000 reasonable?
@@ArtSharky The thing with drums everyone has their own opinions on what sounds good.
It's kind of like food or music taste. Every opinion can be different.
Some love Roland, some prefer Yamaha and others like Alesis or Simmons.
What I would do is talk to your boyfriend and let him know you are willing to buy one.
And then go around the stores with him to try them all out. Make sure the kit he looks at can cater to his music needs.
What i actually did.
When i first started i bought the cheapest kit I could find ($250) because i was just a beginner (still am).
Then I realized due to the music i liked, i.e reggae, ska, etc i couldn't even do a rim shot as all my pads were only 1 zone each. My cymbals had no bell etc, but I always wanted to play a real drum kit but i knew they made a huge amount of noise. Then i started reading that you could make a hybrid kit. Basically it uses the electric module of an electric kit, but you actually connect it to your normal kit by using drum triggers. You then replace the normal drum heads with silent mesh heads. So when you now hit the drum, the trigger detects the hit, sends the signal to the electric module and sends the output to your headphones and if you wanted to hear them externally you can play them through an amplifier.
So after about a month of research. I went out, purchased a real acoustic kit. Purchased some silent heads and purchased drum triggers. I then just purchased a cheap Roland Electric Kit for the module to plug it all into. And then purchased electric cymbals. Even though I was sitting behind a normal kit, it still didn't sound like one very much. So i then ran the kit through a laptop into Drum software. The drum software uses studio recorded drum kits. It then started to sound like a real acoustic kit.
So now i have the best of both, when it's late at night i can use headphones, when it daytime and no ones home, i can use my amplifier and blast it :)
Hope this info helps somewhat. I'm actually still new to drums. Only about 2 years.
If you want more in depth info, i'd check with 65 Drums. He does a lot of reviews on electric kits for different price brackets.
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Is 4:31 a Hall and Oates song? I have heard it a million times, but can't put my finger on it lol.
💯 🎯 Yes 😎 "say it isn't so" hall & oates
Is it just me or did that last song he played on the Roland TD-1K sound like the beginning of the EastEnders song
Thankyou for this excellent budget e drum kit review. Very informative.
What about the Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit? Is that as good as the Tourtech or better?
I play piano / keyboard, and I know how important it is to have weighted keys on a keyboard... way more important than having tons of sounds, although I like that too on my Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-560.
I would go for the Alesis nitro mesh. Great value for what you get and it has mesh heads.
@12:30 the beat gets crazy
stg that pattern he played for the intro sounded like first date by blink-182
Unfortunately the Tourtech is not available in the US.
I have the Td1dmkx, 901speed cobra, macbook air 12in. And a 300 PA with mixer. Record it all on a Go pro 6black.
I'm thinking of getting a the tourtech because it looks so good
It's a fantastic kit bud, go for it.
I was sold the minute you opened with “First Date” by Blink-182. You’re a man with taste. And yes, I recognized that song from the very first fill 😉
Hello I bought this kit what numbers did I need too get rock and the bell chimes that on the demo video many thanks carl
9:50 did anyone else hear the Eastenders theme?
4:30 Lol What Wii channel is that music from?
I would be concerned about loosing or breaking the custom cable on the tourtech kit.
It looks like it might be a D-sub, so anyone competent at soldering could repair or make a replacement for you 🙂
Curious. If I'm playing with the headphones plugged in. What do people in the next room hear? Basically how loud are they without the electronic sounds...
I think just the physical sounds of hitting the pads/pedals
Was that first date by blink that I heard when he was playing the first kit?
I LOVE the Alesis Mesh kit!! replaced the kick pedals with Axis or Pro V-1 double pedal set!
You talking about alesis nitro mesh kit? If so how much the pro v1 double pedal cost?
@@anishkc374 the pedals were purchased separately thru sweetWater. I believe almost $700 or that might have been what I calculated due to using a sweetWater monthly payment plan.
Btw...Alesis nitro is a Lighter less costly version
@@777fiddlekrazy thts a expensive double pedal man!
Anyone know how this would work for a veteran drummer? Ekits? I always refused them. 30 years I've played but has been a while due to noise and age ...I cannot live without them much longer. Although I have picked up guitar last year and half. I wonder how the transition is, I am sure it has some limitations. But, hell idk
If you can afford it you should look at the Roland TD-50. With software like Superior Drummer 3 you can play with the layered sounds of the best Drumsets in the world, including the vintage ones.
I think you would have a blast. Im 56 and bought a used Roland set 2 years ago. It lets me practice everyday, which I couldn't do on my acoustic set because of volume issues. I really have a lot of fun with it.
@@johndef5075 John thank you so much!!!! That I need to hear!! Much appreciate the feedback!
When you plug the E drums to a DAW, can you switch the sample sounds and map it to the e drum kit? I'd like to get a set but use my own kits from my DAW..... although the sounds at 12:25 would be litty
i am trying to find the same thing. i want to do exactly this. Track a drum track on E Drums. then use my kits from SD
Thank you this helped so much!
Is the yamaha dtx400k comparable to the dtx402k that is reviewed in this video? I can get a great deal on the dtx400k but I only want to do it if it is as positively reviewed as the dtx402k.
cant find the tour tech so im gunna go with the nitro mesh. any thoughts?
friend: u know how to play drums?
me: yeah check it out. 12:27
Super', drums, and technical skills....easy , smooth sounds. Like .love .more playing times....nice.good videos
Were you playing first date by blink 182 in the beginning?
I have the YAMAHA DTX KIT. It's great.
Im a beginer and im not sure if i should buy the dtx452k. Should I?
0:12 Blink 182 - First Date!! Nice🤪😍
I said that too hahaha from the intro
Lol caught it too 😆
Thanks for the video!! Quick question, when I save a new sound (for example an edit to my snare drum). If I unplug the drum set, will I lose the new sound I saved? Does the Alesis Nitro Dm7x have an internal battery that maintains newly saved info when it's unplugged? Or will it go back to the factory default? Thanks much!
Hey which one dou you think I should get Yamaha DTX402K or Alesis Turbo Mesh Kit? Thank you.
I think the Alesis Turbo mesh kit is better than the yamaha
Alesis mesh is a much better kit
Price:Alesis, quality and durability: Yamaha
i want to buy the Tourtech TT-12S but anywhere i look they're not able to deliver in belgium
Is there any set of drums that light up and help to guide you as to when and where you are to hit. I have no knowledge about drums. 25 years ago I could read piano and flute music. Is there such thing as a drum set that say lights up as ya go ?
The Millenium MPS850 deserves a spot on this list. 4 toms and 3 cymbals for £500
Bought one last week but cant fucking get MIDI connection to OSX/mac working! Grrrr
Drum itself is great tho!
@@Giga1337 ye it's a pain in the rear.. Haven't yet figured it out 4 months in
@@Giga1337 contact thomann. They are super helpful.
The EastEnders beat 🤣
How did you keep a straight face?
I really love that Yamaha kit. Thanks, this was very helpful.
Do they not sell Alesis or Simmons products in the UK? Or did you find all of their models inferior? While simmons doesn't really have anything to brag about, Alesis has some decent alternatives and the Nitro Mesh is probably the most popular cheap kit where I work in the US, and you get mesh heads for 380$
Those cheap Alesis kits? There's a reason they're so cheap. They sound like $hite and they break quickly. Save up your pennies and try to buy an e-kit in the $500-$1,000.00 range. Or, buy USED.
@@DrummerGrrrl - I never said they were good, just popular. They have the best reviews in terms of cheap stuff. I agree that it doesn't matter what brand you go with, any kit under 500 is gonna be crappy, but the nitro mesh, from my experience, is the best crappy kit lol.
I‘d add the Millenium 850 from Thomann. Easily a contender for the most organic sounding
Bought one last week but cant fucking get MIDI connection to OSX/mac working! Grrrr
Drum itself is great tho!
Fuzzy using the usb or the midi out?
Which cheap drum kit works best for triggering Superior Drummer 3? I don't care about the on-board sounds, I just want the best possible pads, so I can transfer articulate information to SD3 via MIDI.
Too many of these reviews focus on the sounds and features built into the drum kit module itself, but I don't need any of that, I just need a good, articulate drum kit for sending good MIDI information to my VST.
Please, any advice you have would be much appreciated.
Living in a third world country and looking for cheap drum kits is so bad.
Ikr
I do relate
You could look for an old Roland Module like a TD-5 or TD-7 and build your own triggers. They're not very difficult to make and the old Roland modules sound great and are cheaper than any of these kits!
damn, I'm Mexican and I live like 5 hours away from USA so I bought my kit on guitar center because in Mexico they're not cheap
@@demonicsweaters roland td20...td25..td5..td7 which one are cheap and have good sound.. By the way im from malaysia.
dumb question, how sensitive are the heads. for instance, can it imput diddle and double taps or will it just take the firt beat?