thou art a foxy lady!!! hahahahahahaha
kc i was so right to vote you as the funniest member of HR!!
personally as a drummer i have both acoustic and electric kits...
a full blown Tama Starclassic Fusion w/ k custom everything i bought used on CL for about a grand. i also have a TD-4 w/ the mesh snare and superior drummer 2.0 w/ baresi samples (fukken sick samples BTW) total cost also about a grand on CL.
greg is partially right... you will never get electronic drums and samples to sound exactly like properly micing up a kit and getting solid takes from a real drummer.
the cymbal samples are really the biggest problem, also you have to take velocity layers into account, most pieces of drum software only sample at so many velocties, in some cases 128 layers!!!
but even with that many layers of sampling you can't quite match the thousands of velocity combinations possible with a real live kit. not mention the feel of a real kit compared to e-kit and the minute latency associated with playing midi drums through a VST, totally different feel between the two.
that being said not all music calls for a great acoustic drum sound. in fact most of my favorite bands use tons of electronic sounds and samples (NIN, tool, APC, portishead, etc...)
i use my TD-4 mainly for quiet practice at home to keep my chops up or if i'm recording scratch tracks and i don't feel like dicking with get a good drum sound and setting up mics the e-kit is perfect for being lazy. plus i have the added bonus of all the cool non- acoustic sounds.
i say use both a layer the shit out of it!! try something new, don't record acoustic or electronic just because everyone else in your genre uses it. do it because it fits with the music or your artistic direction.
wouldn't it be far out to hear some punk music with synths and electronic samples? gerg i'm looking at you
maybe some dance/electronica written on acoustic instruments? KC?
just be creative and have fun both have their uses