Hullo,
I'm looking for a drum pad controller. A little bit about me first (I promise it will be relevant):
I'm a drummer myself, and my primary style would most likely be classified as minimalist funk/jazz/fusion - my largest drummer inspirations, and those who I play most similarly to (in style, not skill level!), are Dennis Chambers, Carter Beauford, Colaiuta, and maybe a bit of Cobham and Gadd. In particular, the thing about those drummers that I would say I am most influenced by, and most often emulate in my own playing, is their hi-hat work. I like to play rapid hi-hat parts, with plenty of rolling, grace notes, and quick accents, and I've played on electronic equipment before which simply doesn't pick up all of my strokes.
So with that being said, I am looking for a drum pad controller to do some recording on. For reasons I don't need to go into here, I am in a situation for probably the next year or so where I will not be able to record my actual drum kit. I'm looking to try a completely electronically-recorded album, and for that, I need a drum pad controller which has a pretty rapid response so that I can get the hi-hat work that I like.
Whenever I look up controllers, I see a lot of terms like "velocity sensitive triggers," "Comfortable and easy to use," and "percussive performance," but coming from a situation where I have sold digital pianos in the past (and the hammer action responsiveness is a HUGE deal to people who are used to traditional pianos), I am a bit wary of any of these products which don't specifically speak about the quick (or otherwise) responsiveness of the drum pads.
So yeah, I'm hoping someone can help me here. I would prefer not to spend over $300, but am willing to spend more if $300 isn't reasonable (I don't know what to expect with these prices).
Thanks!
I'm looking for a drum pad controller. A little bit about me first (I promise it will be relevant):
I'm a drummer myself, and my primary style would most likely be classified as minimalist funk/jazz/fusion - my largest drummer inspirations, and those who I play most similarly to (in style, not skill level!), are Dennis Chambers, Carter Beauford, Colaiuta, and maybe a bit of Cobham and Gadd. In particular, the thing about those drummers that I would say I am most influenced by, and most often emulate in my own playing, is their hi-hat work. I like to play rapid hi-hat parts, with plenty of rolling, grace notes, and quick accents, and I've played on electronic equipment before which simply doesn't pick up all of my strokes.
So with that being said, I am looking for a drum pad controller to do some recording on. For reasons I don't need to go into here, I am in a situation for probably the next year or so where I will not be able to record my actual drum kit. I'm looking to try a completely electronically-recorded album, and for that, I need a drum pad controller which has a pretty rapid response so that I can get the hi-hat work that I like.
Whenever I look up controllers, I see a lot of terms like "velocity sensitive triggers," "Comfortable and easy to use," and "percussive performance," but coming from a situation where I have sold digital pianos in the past (and the hammer action responsiveness is a HUGE deal to people who are used to traditional pianos), I am a bit wary of any of these products which don't specifically speak about the quick (or otherwise) responsiveness of the drum pads.
So yeah, I'm hoping someone can help me here. I would prefer not to spend over $300, but am willing to spend more if $300 isn't reasonable (I don't know what to expect with these prices).
Thanks!