Yamaha DD-55 or the Alesis SR16?

[studiowebx]

Yamaha DD-55 or the Alesis SR16?

I am going to get some sort of drum module and I am wondering what ya'll think?

What are the sound differences?
Which would be more usefull in puting down my own drums to music? Not a pro sound just some good drum sounds.. What are the pro's and con's of each?

Thanks!

[scottboyher]

What kind of music do you do?

[maskedman72]

boss dr-660

[Blak Jak Balla]

I've had all three. In my personal opinion, the best of the lot by a LONG shot is the Yamaha DD55. You can actually play the damn thing. I'm not at all good at it and I would LOVE to have a regular drummer instead, but with a little work you can make the DD55 sound very realistic. They are very well sampled sounds. I'm extremely happy with mine.

[Tim Brown]

Personally, I'd look for a used R8. I don't know anything about the two you mentioned.


Tim

[jeffree]

Black Jak, just wondering if you can tell me something about the Yamaha d55. I know it accepts two pedals, for bass and hi-hat, which makes for a full-kit feel, right? But how do the cymbals work? How can you move from a ride cymbal to a crash? Is it a touch-sensitive thing, or simply not possible?

I'm thinking about picking one up this summer but can't find one to try first.

Thanks!

J.

[TimOBrien]

Before you get a DD55, look at the Roland SPD-S ($500).

Full sampler that uses ordinary .wavs and compactflash storage.

6 pads, 3 edge triggers and you can hook up two more pads and two switches, too.

I was glad I popped for the few extra dollars....

[Blak Jak Balla]

I'm sure the Roland is better, but it's also 4 times as expensive....

"Black Jak, just wondering if you can tell me something about the Yamaha d55. I know it accepts two pedals, for bass and hi-hat, which makes for a full-kit feel, right?"

That is correct. It's a full kit in terms of available sounds, and the sounds are very good, but it obviously doesn't have the feel of a real kit at all. That's the only disadvantage I have found. I'm thinking of selling mine and buying a real kit. The only reason I haven't is because the sound of the 55 is very good and it takes up no space in the studio. I'd rather have a real kit, but for the money the 55 is so much better than the other alternatives in my opinion.

"But how do the cymbals work? How can you move from a ride cymbal to a crash? Is it a touch-sensitive thing, or simply not possible?"

They are touch sensitive. Hit it soft, it sounds soft. Smack it hard and you get a loud crash. It's very much a digital kit within a small footprint. I'll try to post a link to a recording I've made with it. I'm not a drummer, but this thing gets the job done much better than the SR16. Take that thing out of your vocabulary ASAP!

One other thing....

The hand percussion is very good also. If you want some bongos, they are in there. Great for acoustic stuff. I'm just very pleased with the whole thing. It looks like a toy, but it honestly does not sound like one at all.

[jeffree]

Thanks to you both.

J.

[Blak Jak Balla]

If you listen to Bossa Nova Jehovah at the following link you can hear a bad example of the DD 55 at work....

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/mikejakballamusic.htm