Electronic drumset

[brandmansam]

So,
my friend has a Millenium MPS-600 for sale. Is there any point in buying an electrical drumset for your homestudio and is this a good drumset for recording?

 

[grimtraveller]

Do you want an electric drumkit ? Do you have use for one ? Have you been thinking of going that way ? Have you attempted to listen to one or a few ?
They're not just guitar strings or instrument cases. Investing in an electric drumkit calls for a certain approach to the recording of songs.

 

[brandmansam]

Well I'd like to get an acoustic drumset and get som good mics but I can't afford that.
When i record songs i use my keyboard as a midi device to make drums but I figured that it would be a lot easier and better using an electric drumkit (I don't know if it's better to use it as a midi device or as an instrument).

 

[grimtraveller]

I know alot of folk say you don't want to waste your money and that's sound advice, you don't. But however much you weigh up the options put before you, as you don't know {otherwise you wouldn't be asking}, there is going to be an element of risk and being honest, is a duff purchase really going to render you homeless and mean you can never ever buy anything again ? Of course not. Few home recorders are eternally in poverty and squalor !
So you may as well take the plunge as it seems your mind is going in that direction.
If an acoustic drumkit isn't a viable option, an electric one definitely is. And you can use it as either a real time instrument or a MIDI device. Which is better is dependent on whoever is going to play the drums and how used to MIDI you are.

 

[cusebassman]

Are you a drummer, or would you be learning to play on this set? First and foremost, if you don't actually play, don't assume it will be easy to learn. Contrary to all the jokes drummers are subjected to, there is a lot to be learned in coordination, rhythm, subtlety and creativity that takes years to develop.
I use an electronic set for all drum recording on the music I record, and I love the thing. I played acoustic drums for many years and then on and off while I lived in apartments, so my experience comes from the acoustic kit world. An electronic kit with mesh drum pads plays well enough to be enjoyable to play for someone who has played acoustic kits for a long time. I have a Roland V-Tour TD9K2 set with an upgraded snare, second large tom and an additional crash. I love it - it's much easier to get great recorded sounds than trying to mic an acoustic kit in less than perfect acoustic settings, and I can play night and day and not bother anyone.
I've never liked electronic kits with solid rubber pads, but that's partly because I played acoustic sets before, and the mesh pads feel much more like real drums (being mesh drum heads, they are actually stretched heads, not solid rubber).