Zildjian ALCHEM-E Gold EX Review
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In my opinion, you've become the most trusted electronic drum reviewer on TH-cam because of your extremely honest reviews. Thanks Justin!
I'll second that 👆
Crazy how important that is for the E-drum industry. the amount of nuance with all this emerging and refining tech means absolute honesty is needed and at the end of the day, the corps are trying to sell something.
Agree 100%
Excellent review!
Very strange that a cymbal company rushed a product, who's main selling point are the cymbals, with triggering issues on the cymbals 🤷
No company yet has cracked the code on cymbals, particularly the hi-hats. I really think it should be the area of focus
@@CrappyProductsI think they’d have to limit the drum sounds that come with the kit. Throw more samples at the hi hats. Maybe double the amount, with a round robin triggering so it’ll never play two of the same sound right after one another. You can hit a hi-hat three times at the same volume and each hit will sound slightly different. So 0-127 samples isn’t enough. You need it to pull from another batch of sounds 0-127 and then randomly trigger from those two sets. Maybe one set is a few cents higher or lower in pitch as well.
@@CrappyProducts Roland's and ATV's cymbals are fine. Metal cymbals on e-drums just seem silly to me.
Thank you for another honest and thoughtful review! I hope Zildjian listens.
Thanks So much, Almost bought this kit until I saw the discord discussion and went for the Strata Prime instead, Looks great though, Gonna wait for a future version of these kits. Hopefully they can fix the major issues
@JohnnyCarterMusicOfficial No thanks, I am all good. Roland is good no doubt though
@JohnnyCarterMusicOfficial You can also hear sound engineer's voices through some samples on the Strata Prime.
@JohnnyCarterMusicOfficial Damn, Thanks for the Information, Had no idea of such bad wear. I only got it Sunday so may exchange it for a TD27KV2...Appreciate the advice and heads up.
@JohnnyCarterMusicOfficial no electric set with last 20 years lol i have a td-10 and it was garbage by like 2005.
@@scottblaikie7561I returned my Strata Prime…couldn’t stand the hi hats. I’m holding out for a VAD now. I had a Roland prior to this kit, so I’m just used to how they feel and the Strata just doesn’t hold up imo. How are you liking it though? Maybe I’m just a snob, but I just couldn’t justify the cost.
Thanks for being honest and fair! Really matters.
Fantastic review, thanks a lot. Definitely wait for V2.
V3
Superb review, really good to have a reliable source of unbiased information, without the marketing hype. Thank you.
Mine sounds beautifully, i specially like the metal cymbals. The massive kick drum is nice too. Everythinks works as it should for a expensive kit like this, i enjoy playing it specially in the morning...the only drawback is that after some minutes of playing i wake up and i realize it was just a dream.
I later keep playing my TD17 with SD3 and i feel happy again...
Thank you for the detailed and unbiased review!
Thanks for the video, I’ve been waiting a long time to hear what this kit is really like! Great channel!
Thank you for your honest and in-depth review.
My A to E DIY kit outperforms this ..$$$ ..kit excellent honest to the point review Justin ! i hope the e Drum industry hire you before taking out all this testrun kits..
This reminds me of what used to pass for high end in the mid 2000’s
I can’t spend that much money on a kit with a snare that machine guns. Also, time for another signature groove for the beginning and ending of your videos. I know,I know, you don’t want to be old school like Maxwell Drums but it still would be cool.
Wow I'm shopping for a new e kit and was probably gonna buy it from the big guitar box But.. since you mentioned that your sponsor is from Tennessee man I'm going to check them out for sure...
Thanks man! Helps keep the lights on
Incredibly helpful review, great job once again
Thank you, Justin for another honest and decent Review!
Love to watch your Videos..
Seems to be a Drumset with a lot of Issues for that Price Range..
Keep 🥁🥁🥁
This is why you're reviews are the best. I'm confident they will figure this out though
Yes…I have been waiting for this! Thanks
I was stocking this page daily waiting on this one
Really good points on the cymbals. The idea for "real" feeling cymbals is great, just seems they were premature with the execution. That's why I just run Again R cymbals mic'd. Perfect for edrums
Thank you for truly honest review!
Zildjan fumbled the bag 😂
Shoutout edrumcenter- I recently ordered their in-house Hawk shells with the efnote 7x module & cymbals
Seems like I don't have to regret buying my Roland VAD506 a few months ago...
It's still the best kit out there. All the others or are too noisy (the DW) or don't perform as good
Thanks for the honest review..not sure why there are so many overhyped reviews..
Thank you for putting this out there, and preserving your reputation.
Forget about drum lessons. It seems that I would need to take a class on how to operate this set. Thanks for the great review.
Been playing Zildjian Cymbals for 15 years, but no way I’m buying this for 8000(!!) euro’s. Happy with my 5k Mimic pro/Jobeky/Efnote combo.
great review, justin! i do find it peculiar that a cymbal company struggled more on the cymbal triggering over the drum shells. they really should've spent more time on that aspect just to make a better impression
Thanks for the thorough review. Seems like these came out of the oven before they were fully baked, particularly for the price.
Thank You for your excellent and unbiased review!!!
I am disappointed and shocked that such a great company would put their name on a product and release it with major issues.
Just sad
I have a Yamaha EAD10 on my DW practice kit (DW Design Series - not very expensive) using L80 cymbals and Remo Silent Stroke heads. I tried the Evans quiet heads, but they're too loud and the plastic strips under the snare mesh head keep breaking, and I am not a heavy hitter at all. The kit sounds incredible.
Hopefully Roland or another company will compete with this kit and really solve the cymbal dynamic issue how it guesses your dynamic choice 🤞
Somewhere, gen16s were successful and these kit was never released lol
AMAZING review as always , Justin. IMO it's a $7k+ PITA. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed the video Derek!
@@65Drums I've always enjoyed your content man. I'm not looking for recognition, but there is a reason if I wasn't your first patreon back in the day I think I was at least in the top five. I feel you do AMAZING things/favors for the Electronic drum community! Blessings!
great review very honest and fair. I will be sticking with my Roland kit do you know what Roland are planning for 2024/2025
Thanks for being honest
I agree that a lot of the trigger settings could have been more “out of the box” but you can fix a lot of these issues he mentions in the module. I’ve had the set since it was released and all in all I’m pretty happy with it. I’ve been working with Mike over at Zildjian on any issues and he’s been very responsive and open to criticisms. They want to know what issues there are. I’m sure, with updates, that this thing will be amazing soon. In my review on sweetwater I gave it 4 stars due to things that can be fixed and 6 stars for the potential. All I know is since I’ve had this set I can’t wait to play every day. Other e sets I’ve had just didn’t stir that up in me. Think “blowup doll”(other e kits) compared to “more advanced silicone dolls”(this kit) it’s much more pleasurable to play the real cymbals than rubber ones.
I'm glad you've had a good experience. I've also met Mike several times, he's a good dude! But even with setting adjustments, I and multiple other drummers I know haven't had a good accurate experience with the cymbals. Especially when compared to the competition at this price. Even the drums I played at Zildjians own factory I tested.
@@65Drums yeah, I just had to send back the module and the high hat because they were defective. I received the new ones today and had to go through the strenuous process of resetting everything again. It took hours. I’m returning it. This was all after I left my comment earlier. You’re absolutely right, if I had gotten an efnote, I’d be able to sit down and just play the damn thing and I’d be able to tune and muffle. You’re absolutely right about the fact that they should’ve waited before they released this.
This was very helpful.
I bought the Bronze kit in December 24 I’m having all the same issues you described plus the kick is missing hits now. For me it’s become unplayable the level of distraction is enormous. This kit will be returned. It’s unfortunate cause I lobbied extremely hard to get this kit. Thank you for this fantastic review.
I still love my Pearl mimic on my Roland td 30 set over any kit .
Super interesting. Thank you as always for your videos and info!
I would be totally curious to trigger this module through a Roland TD27/TD50X with the digital pads, because I like the sounds really much. I hope someone does a review like that!
It shocks me that Zildjian decided to release Alchem E in this state. On paper this should have been a smash hit, but you seriously have to wonder why it was shipped out this way. Sure, it’s a first generation product from a company who has never made such an instrument before, but considering there’s plenty of small boutique brands developing high quality components that rival the big names, I feel like there shouldn’t be any excuses. As you’ve stated in the video, what’s the point if the cymbals barely match up to traditional rubber cymbals? I hope they’re able to patch their way into a better kit but the thought of that is sad, it should have been a better product right out of the box.
Zildjian has a history of just throwing shit at the wall, giving it the bare minimum R&D, then abandoning it immediately. If I had to guess, I'd say its because their bread and butter products had the R&D paid for literally a century ago, so they can feel free to develop whatever half-baked crap they want with zero risk to their bottom line.
Still loving my ATV!
Great review. If I was a retailer, I’d have a requirement that any potential buyer who is about to shell out this amount of cash watch this before buying to prevent the inevitable return. One word: misfire.
It was a head-scratch moment when Zildjian announced they are in the eKit game. Now it’s an embarrassment to a 400-year old legacy to release something this bad. Makes the Pearl EMerge not look so bad any longer….
Retailers that care are long gone.
@@djashjones Edrumcenter, Drum-Tec, Drum Center of Portsmouth. I'm sure there are a few others that have a good selection of edrums
@@dennisagresti9367 Not on about selection. Watch all the reviews on this kit from drum shops singing it's praises while the blatant machine gunning and mis-triggers.
Yesssss!!!!
thank you for your honest review! I was about to buy this kit, but now I think I would rather go for VAD 506 or Efnote 7 (still on the fence).
If you want something that's reliable out of the box buy Roland. All my Roland stuff even the decades old pads still work fine. I've never actually bought anything Roland brand new. All used and still works great.
It's 2024 .. electronic drums should be so much better and so much more advanced by now. Roland have been doing the TD mesh series for a quarter of a century now and Yamaha still making most kits with small pads and a lot of them sound pretty good but nothing sounds incredible except the Pearl mimic module is close to realistic sounds but its outrageously expensive. All of these companies are just trickling out products and technology to string you along just like Apple does. Roland drum kit especially the sounds should be phenomenal by the mid 2020s based on where we were at in the mid 90s just like the iPhone has not gone ahead in leaps and bounds over the past decade. It's all marketing to keep you upgrading and keep you spending money over and over and over chasing the dream
I'm hoping that the cymbals themselves get released separately but with a stereo input instead of the ether cable so I could potentially add them to my Roland module.
I don't see this happening, considering that the way these cymbals are wired, and the usage of an ethernet input.
This will never happen for the reason you just stated, Zildjian wants you to buy the Zil kit not the Roland. Ethernet was likely used specifically to prevent what you're trying to do.
@@Irapotato yeah I know. Just wishful thinking.
I returned my set after spending several weeks on tweaking. Customer service first denied all issues I reported, then confirmed and... cut conversation short with "thanks for feedback". The level of cymbals triggering inconsistence is astonishing. Every stroke is crapshooting, you never know what to expect. I am afraid the problem is not software per se. Most likely the core design is wrong. Positional sensing in drums (including cymbals) is typically implemented by using multiple sensors and comparing their signals. The assumption is that the closer the stick hit is to a sensor, the higher the amplitude of the signal from that sensor. For this to work, the pad must be made of a material that dissipates vibrations significantly, such as rubber or nylon mesh.
Zildjian mounted two piezo sensors on a thin metal disk. Unlike rubber, metal does not dissipate vibrations, so both sensors receive essentially the same signal regardless of the hit position. I had expected that Zildjian had found a reliable way to detect the hit zone, perhaps by analyzing the signal spectrum in addition to amplitude, but it seems they were overly optimistic about their design.
So were you able to return them?
@@DonnieFennimore-s9y Of course. At the end of the day, I got a free ride and some firsthand experience with what was arguably the most hyped kit back in June. The seller even offered me an unlimited trial, probably hoping the vendor would fix the issues (or maybe that I'd wear the kit down enough that it couldn't be returned), which I appreciated but declined.
I just moved into an apartment with my girlfriend and really want to be able to play my drums without having to go back and forth between my parents house and the apartment but I hate the general sound/feel of regular e-kits and their cymbals. This kit sounds decent and I like the fact the cymbals are identical to regular cymbals. Would love to be able to add a Chyna though and maybe even a trash. Thought about just using my accoustic in the apartment inside a closet that's in our upstairs bedroom (loft style so only have to worry about neighbors on 1 wall maybe 2) but with the help of vocalboothtogo wall panel with soundproof vinyl. They're like 50lb blankets and multi layered with mlv sandwiched between 2 accoustic blankets
How does *Zildjian* manage to allow the _cymbals_ to be the weak link in one of their premium products?
What a shame. That kit is beautiful. The module is beautiful. The cymbals look so playable. At that price, it can't just look good, it needs to work well. Your review reminds me of when I added triggers to my drums in the early '90s. Things were sort of in their infancy back then and it appears that this kit also is in it's infancy. The problem is that E-Drums are not in their infancy anymore. They work quite well. Zildjian should have collaborated with an experienced E-drum maker who could have given them a functional product that's also beautiful and includes the great name recognition.
Played this thing in the store and for it me it felt awful and didn't sound as good as an efnote or even strata. Maybe acoustically it sounds great, and the shells are beautiful but.. I just don't care. Companies must think that most people really want this dynamic thing set that can change easily from acoustic to electric but I'm literally never going to do that, and I doubt a big market share out there is interested. 7000$ is ludicrous for a kit that doesn't sound as good as 3500$ kits, doesn't offer any advanced or new technology, is a generation 1 product so we have no idea how the reliability will be.. as well as looking and feeling cheap. There was a promo video that zildjian PUT OUT THEMSELVES with pro drummers and a drummer immediately tried to do hi hat foot splashes and it didn't even work properly. Embarrassing.
Yeah I was really hoping for more as well. This and the DWe both have been a trip to review and try to be fair about the pros and cons.
Ya there’s no reason to buy this when the VAD706 or even VAD507 exists. It’s good to see new tech especially with the metal cymbals, but they’re pretty loud when banging them. The whole reason I’m playing an electric kit is to keep the noise down.
Seems like in the “cymbal department” the ego of the marketing department led to major compromises.
I spent two years researching and testing electronic drum kits until this one came out. Looking at prices for my budget and ended buying a used Sonor with silent heads and cymbals plus hardware for about the same price as a TD-27 and if I hadn’t I would’ve bought a Trapps drums. To me elite have become useless. If I can I’ll avoid them.
@@65Drumsthe DWe is so damn close except for the stupid cymbals. It feels incredible to play the shells
Firstly, great review!
Secondly, I wonder if the target consumers for companies that still make these incredibly high-end electronic drum kits are very successful musicians that can afford them. In a world where everything is becoming more and more digital, plugins are replacing amps, drum samples, and much more... I am surprised that high-end e-kits are still being made when someone nowadays could easily get a cheap drum module, triggers, throw some mesh heads on their drums and low volume cymbals on their stands, and find a preferred free drum kit plugin from the internet for a fraction of the price.
Damn, you went pretty hard and honest on this one. I never played this and probably never will but imagine paying that amount of money to get a drumset with these many issues. I don't think you have mentioned this on the video, but who is this drumkit for actually? Is there an actual reason to buy this thing?
If worked as advertised, the kit would solve the low volume performance/IEMless band rehearsal problem. The sound of sticks hitting metal cymbals is easily masked by samples at rather low volumes, this does not happen when stick hits rubber pads, not mentioning the enormous sound of hand clapping produced by Roland VH14D. For those who use edrums for low noise practice or normal/high volume performance (that is with some kind of headset) the "natural cymbal feel" seems to be the only benefit, but it is still an approximation of natural cymbal behavior, not sure if there is any practical difference.
The difference between the DWe and the Zildian ekits is that Roland owns DW so all there nearly 30 years of making electronic drums has aided in the production of the DWe. Not to mention they use real DW shells for their kit as well.
Its better than the first time they did it though, gotta give them that
I so wanted these to be good. Makes me appreciate my Roland stuff even more! Never liked the feel of L80s either. I returned the set I bought. Feel mushy to me. Too much give.
Thanks Justin!
Great review!
Super Review 👍
Zildjian truly needs to put in some work to justify these prices. You may have saved a lot of wallets
You’d think a cymbal company would have invested in proper cymbal triggering.
This is a cymbal company...one that a lot of people consider the best. These e-cymbals should be equally as good in the e-cymbal world as they are in the real cymbal world (high end/pro.) To get that so wrong is a huge fail. Back to the drawing board for a version 2.0. That's GOT to be better!
We can send a hi def camera to Pluto yet we can’t get these dang e cymbals to do what they do lol
Would love a review of the new zildjian alchem-e perfect tune over ear headphones. Especially in comparison to the Sony xm 4/5 as probably the most comparable for features and price.
Wondering if the recent update made a difference in the cymbal triggering? That bronze kit with the discounted price is tempting. Being an acoustic drummer gone electric due the ear issues, I never could get used to the feel of hitting rubber cymbals.
i wish i could have a drumset of my own❤
Combine the Zildjian E cymbals with the DWe kit and it’s about as perfect as we can expect. Hopefully it happens at some point
This is the way any software related product is released these days. Get the minimally viable product out the door to make investors happy, then finish the development by using your customers as beta testers.
I'm starting to think it's a new way of crowd funding to finish off development and to add new features.
Hi Justin, great video as usual, just a question, is this video made before or after the latest firmware and libraries update?
I checked my video description, and it says I uploaded this review in Jul 24, 2024. So there have been firmware updates since then. And they slightly moved the cymbal trigger as well since then. I might need to make a follow up video at some point.
@@65Drums yes please!! Seems that the latest update is a big step forward...
Could you make a video on how to set up a roland module and or how to use the roland cloud? I have not been able to find any kits without paying, and I have the top tier subscription in roland cloud...
Wow, loved the look of this when first released, but looks like Zildjan still has a lot of work to do! Thanks for the detailed review, Justin. Will be sticking with my Roland TD-50X setup for a while, especially as the Roland digital snare and ride just can't be beat... pun intended ;-)
The cymbals in this kit are so baffling to me. They are literally the main feature of the kit, and yet Zildjan cheaped out on the sensors by not including an edge sensor. Zildjan has no presence in the E drum space, and yet they would rather come in with VERY expensive whole kit offerings and make the cymbals incompatible with every other kit by using Ethernet style ports. Why would they not make the cymbals compatible with other modules and also sell cymbal packs? Why would they think they could upcharge so much for these kit configurations? They don't command even remotely the same brand loyalty in this space as Roland, and they lack feature parity, yet they would ask for a $7000 buy in to a closed off ecosystem with no guarantee of future updates. You couldn't even use other electronic cymbals if you wanted to with this module. This is a premium product marketed towards people who largely already have most/all of what it offers. Most people who would want Zildjan E cymbals already have an electronic kit, and people who might consider this kit have better options for cheaper.
So well said!
Thank you for answering the question. I've been searching for since I've seen these symbols. They are not compatible with other e kits which I have a Alissis strike pro s e... That really sucks that I can't get this symbol pack. Because I really would like to buy symbols for my electric kick. That feels like real symbols and the response of real symbols and you are correct. They missed out on an opportunity. Probably to make a lot of money with selling these symbols. As a pack for other electric kits. I.
Think it's crazy that they set this small drum kit at $7000 when I bought 1 for 2800. That's bigger, then this one. O well I'm hoping a company will come out with these types of Symbols. That are compatible with other drum kits..
I couldn’t of said it better myself buddy
They should hire you ... they're trying to ride that clout.
Curiously, we can find many of the same instrument names in this module as in ATV.
I don't think it's a coincidence.
In the absence of a formal contract, this may be plagiarism and should be investigated by the management of both companies.
Zildjian brought a company made up of ex-atv employee's headed by the son of Roland from my understanding.
@@djashjones On the official post, a comment pointing out the similarity to ATV was deleted.
Are these sounds really legally provided by ATV?
I'm good with my dtxpro a2e with L80's and an overhead mic both going into a mixer.
It's all the price. It's so much money. DWe in Canada is $12k. Gold EX is $9.5k. My parts kit running SD3 sounds and triggers so much better and was like 2500?
If you're going to charge Maserati prices. You have to give the Maserati experience. And the reviews just say otherwise
Justin, please gives us your very best opinion on what you think are the best electronic cymbals out there right now? Thanks
400 years. Right.
I was really surprised and disappointed when I tried this kit in store. I love cymbals and own a set of L80’s. I was REALLY looking forward to the “best electronic cymbals” on an e kit that I’ve ever played… and the triggering was honestly pretty bad. I hoped that it was simply a “store” kit that had been beaten to death or even had settings tweaked and screwed with… But it sounds like my experience was pretty standard. I also have to gripe that there was a clear plexiglass cover over the module so you couldn’t even really experiment with the menu and different sounds/kit customizing. I don’t know if that was a Zildjian or Guitar Center decision. I sincerely appreciate Zildjian’s R&D into an E-kit, and I really hope they don’t give up altogether. I hope they are able to improve the kit, because I agree there is a TON of potential. Playing the L80 cymbals feels SO much better than rubber cymbal pads. I’m rooting for them!
Hey brother. I am a wheelchair user that wants to invest in an electronic drum kit but as you know the kick drum may be an issue given limited use in my feet. Do you have any advice on how i could go about switching the kick drum to something i can play with my hands?
It seems like they have some work to do fixing the issues before asking for that high price tag.
We only need clever AI software to augment low volume inputs. You'll use standard drum mics (close positioning) and the input will be analysed real time and transformed to a quality drum sound. The inputs will train the software for better accuracy over time whilst playing. This will end the acoustic/electronic debate forever. You won't actually be playing electronic drums. Any sound (be it low volume or not) are transformed into something else. Any sound your mic pics up could be trained and transformed. With AI, I think it's a matter of time. The person building this will be insta rich.
great review, can you use splitters to expand the kit?
The cymbal sounds are so good. The drum sounds not so much.
Amazing how the Alesis Strata sounds way better than this at a lower price.
Why? Why does this even need to exist? Zildjian makes the best cymbals in the world. Do that. If you really must get into the eKit Space though (which is to be fair the way a large proportion of the market is going for pub/club work), at least make sure the cymbals are just the best in class. Or don't bother, because it's embarrassing. Imagine if Roland now decided to bring out a range of acoustic cymbals that were way more expensive than Zildjians but sounded like ZHTs, I'd be as "excited"...
I really think Zildjian is just trading on its name here. If it was any other "new" eKit manufacturer it would be laughed out of town at that price. Does it really have the money to get this to where it needs to be and to continue to support it long term. It's a lot on money to dump on what could quickly become a white elephant with a lot of proprietary gear. Worrying also that it can't even provide extra add-on pieces at launch.
if it was like a sub $1000 kit, I'd go like, okay, they tried
For $7000, it's not worth it, it will be a very very tough sell
Symbols or cymbals?
I'm hearing a lot of machine gunning, to me this, like the DWe with their coconut sounding cymbals, is a major mistake, impressions are so important, how did they miss the machine gun sound that I hear in every demo. Looking forward to their future updates!
i bet the cymbals are using a digitized version of what the gen16 were trying to do. i do think the gen16 cymbal could have been something amazing, if paired with the drum equivalent. something like an acoustic/electric guitar. quiet enough for a coffee shop, but then amplified for a bar. i once plugged my diy tom into an amp(cuz why not?), and with some tweaks could sound pretty good. i never played the gen16s, but in a non-digital world, this could have been an interesting electronic take.
also drum manufactures, i am not a pro, but i could be a consultant
Excellent review as always.
Disappointing Zildjian haven’t put the right level of work in their product develop lifecycle to ensure this product can compete.
We all want more choice and new competitors in the market is good. But a lot of the high end E Kit are falling short in to many areas to justify the level of investment to purchase one.
Great opportunity to offer cymbals that feel and play better than competitors and this has fallen short.
Maybe software updates can save Zildjian to resolve the issue identified.
you lost me a 2:44.....................7 grand?????? nope
Are these cymbals the same or different from the Gen16? Any word on if Zildjian will offer these cymbals separately with its own brain/controller?
The cymbals are probably the lightest on the market so I would not have minded the extra weight of a better trigger system on them. In fact, using a 3 zone system on these cymbals would probably make them as heavy as a normal cymbal therefore improving the overall feel of them. I don't understand why they went with this setup when other metal e-cymbal makers have a better solution that Zildjian could have improved upon instead.
So the weakest aspect of the kit made by a cymbal company is the cymbals 🤦♀️
My thoughts exactly... So painful. I expected much more from Zildjian. The machine gunning is also terrible. Not OK.
You'd think Zildjian would tweak those better considering this is not their first time doing e-drums. It's strange Zildjian decided to reinvent the square wheel with those cymbals when their Gen3 line already worked fine and they could just improve on that design instead. Also, touring with that set must be real jazzy when you invariably lose those proprietary TRS to RJ45 cables. With regular TRS cables, you can just go to the store closest to you and get by. Where are you gonna find replacements for the Zildjian cables?
It’s just regular RJ45 for the cymbals, and regular TRS for the drums. So no thing we can’t replace. As for electronic cymbals, this really is their first time. The GEN 16 stuff was a weird hybrid thing that was still technically acoustic with sound processing
@@65Drums Considering how TRS has 3 contacts and RJ45 has 8 wires, there's nothing standard about that cable.
@@BrunodeSouzaLino I think you misunderstood the video, The drums use TRS to TRS cables. And the cymbals use RJ45 to RJ45 cables. It’s not a weird combo cable. It’s rare for eDrums to use Ethernet cables, but not unheard of. Simmons use it on the SD1250 kit for their snare.
@@65Drums Assuming the RJ45 cables are regular crossover wiring instead of something else, then they would be easy to find replacements for.
I was really excited by this as I like the l80's a lot and I can get away with the sound at home but even with the module/cymbal combo being released at a later date, the fact that this product is half baked is a total turn off. So I brought a Tama Cocktail kit as a small fun practice kit.
For the price should be perfect.
Kinda sounds ok but a bit empty ish if I’m honest not sure if that’s just the recording but I doubt that your recordings are normally superb . Not sure I see that amount of Money in it either I’m sure it’s well made but it should be very special for that money ! Looks good though I do like that 👍
This is straight audio from the module R/L outputs, into a Sound Devices Mix Pre 3 II interface. No eq or compression was added. Of course double check it against video demos from channels like Sweetwater, Edrum Center, Kraft music, ect. But that's the sound profile of the module just the way it is.