a small electronic kit

[zazz]

i was wondering what the best approach would be to setting up a slimmed down kit that would enable me to lay down a good rythm into midi ..be it loops or straight thro..and then prehaps overlay with some fills cymbals ect .

i already have an alesis dmpro and a roland six pads in one type thing which is great...but i would like to let rip a bit and it all feels a bit constricted for me. Im not a drummer as such but i do have rythm ...maybe a snare and two toms plus bass drum???? roland or yamaha??

and for all you pro drummers out there ..i know a complex rythm structure is an art form in itself but a lot of the music i make relies on a more consistent groove rather than complex fills ect...but a good groove while simple to play on drums is a total pain if not impossible to pull off with programming...i already have had a lot of sucess with my roland six pack pad thingy.

also the reason for electronic is that i cannot make a huge noise at home and my wife will kill me if she saw anything resembelling a drum kit in the middle of our spare room!!!

oh yeah...i also love new order and electronic crossover type stuff..so electronic drums sounds sit just fine with me.

 

[mikeh]

Since you already have the DMPro - I would think your best best would be to purchase an electronic kit (minus the brain). Both Pintech & Hart make kits which you could use with your DMPro - I would think that a basic 4 piece kit with some electonic cymbals/hi-hat) would be less than $500.

You could try to build your own - I suspect the results can be hit or miss. We attached some Hart triggers to a set of practise pads and triggered an Alesis D4 - it work well for basic hits (up to 16th notes), but it could not pick up things like "ghost notes" or buzz rolls.

 

[zazz]

thanks a lot mate..ill take a look at those !