Electronic/ acoustic drums
Im a 20 year drummer, only a hobby for me, nothing professional. I've switched to guitar and passed on the kit to my son. My other son now plays bass. To tie this into this thread we are building a jam studio and the drum question is up for debate.
The way I see it, there are pro's and cons to almost every option. We ask ourselves the question 'when we record, how do we want it to sound. Anything electronic will sound electronic. Anything electronic will look electronic. Bands like Deadsy, Ultraspank, Static X have made good use of an electronically produced percussion. But you can still tell, and it feels kinda techno. The nice thing about anything electronic- no mic's. Just plug in to a pa and your done. There is a huge advantage to that both technically and financially- Unless you eyeing that nice set of high end Roland electronic drums like we are...,.
Acoustic drums are the most impressive to look at IMO. I believe that If you want others to look at you and say you just plain ROCK! you need someone sitting behind an acoustic set of drums. Nothing is worse than to go see a band at a bar and see the drummer sitting behind an electronic kit. And lately seeing an electrinic kit can mean you not watching live music! Probably a prerecorded track or some crap like that.
For years I played pearl Export. They were cheap, and noone cared because I just played for myself. Sound quality, that deep ringing tone that makes for good music will only be there if you spend the money to purchase good drums, good mic's. Then you need someone who can "play" the drums, not just hit the heads. There is a whole lot of feel in good drumming. To get a good recorded sound, youll need good drums and good drummer. sometimes hard to come by.
What we have narrowed down our decision to do may not be your decision, but Ill share it anyway. We are going to eventually buy the Roland V drums to save on a world of mixing and micing headaches. Once youve Played those nice set of electronics, nothing else will suffice. My kids are young, and if they ever want to take this recording to another level, they can get their own setup. But for our hobby, and the fun and ease of recording, I think you cant beat electronic drums, whether that is electonically produced by software, or in a kit.
but I havent done a lot of recording yet, so of course my opinion could be up for a lot of criticism.
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