What is better?!

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What Is Better?

  • New COOL Digital Drums

    Votes: 9 8.1%

  • Good Ol' Drums

    Votes: 102 91.9%
  • Total voters
    111
Dr ZEE said:
I read this as irony...
HEH HEH :D
You see, the 'problem' here is that electronic drums ain't drums - they are devices. So if you're a drummer and want to drum you gotta get/have/play drums... ;)
"Playing" devices, (banging on rubber that is) isn't drumming ... you see ;)
I can't even vote here.
well, unless, the question here is: "What's better: to play drums or not to play drums?
I'd go for playing...then
If in the future there's no place for playing - I don't vote for the future. I don't want such future at all :eek:

now, the question: "Who are they?"
THEM?
:D :D :D

/respects
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More words of wisdom from "The Doctor". Exactly what are you a doctor of anyway? Certainly not of micing accoustic instruments.
 
PhilGood said:
100% voting for real drums?!! (including me)

OH, C'MON PEOPLE!! Electronic drums are the wave of the future!! Catch up!!!

They've been telling us this for 20 years! Why aren't we doing what they say?!!:rolleyes:

WAVE OF THE FUTURE!! :D :D :D
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Every new invention is the "wave of the future" until the present catches up with it and we realize how damn corny it looks or sounds...and then we start using them a decade or two later. eg: bell bottoms, aviator glasses, etc.
 
RecordingMaster said:
Every new invention is the "wave of the future" until the present catches up with it and we realize how damn corny it looks or sounds...and then we start using them a decade or two later. eg: bell bottoms, aviator glasses, etc.
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Precisely! :cool:
 
Of course you can't really compare electrics to real drums for feel and playability (did I spell that right?). However, I have a Yamaha DTXpress-3/special kit that works FAR better for recording at home. I've been asked by many people how I got such a great drum sound at home. No one ever asked me if they were electric drums. Tweaking the "drum" sounds and using the right processing makes a world of difference. The preset stock kit sounds on the DTXpress vary widely from good and convincing to not so good and not so convincing. I find most of the higher/smaller sized tom voices sound less authentic then do the mid and lower tom voices. Some of the hi-hat voices are terrible, some are great, the kick and snare voices are mostly very good with a few duds. The biggest downfall is the feel and especially the hi hat feel as no matter what you do, no matter how you set it up and tweak the "hats" just do not respond anything like real hats, trying to play intricate patterns on them doesn't fly for the most part. But you get used to it and for those who can't play real drums at home due to sound issues, you have a choice, don't play much or pick up and electric kit and at least have some fun and keep your chops up. No, it's not the real thing, but it's close enough when the only other choice it not to play much.

EDAN
 
Good ol' drums are still the best. However, electronic sets are becoming more and more realistic. I personally like a mix of the two.....but I can easily see in the next ten years, electronic sets becoming more prominent.
 
I use korg triton w/ perfectioneer "drum hits and ambience"
it sucks because I can beat the hell out of a drum kit, but I can't have a daily battle with the neighbors. these drum samples sound so good, except for the crash cymbols.
 
I like the real thing.
Its like having sex with a person, or a toy.
Sometimes the toys nice, and/or neccessary.......but.....c'mon
 
100% real drums!!!!!!!!

While technology advances in leaps and bounds and the new processors you by TODAY are outdated TOMORROW......Electronic drums are just another way to take an art and simplify it. Yes I agree if you want to practice fine....but micing up a real drum kit is an art. Each person has their own idea what sounds good. How they tune them.... what they're looking for....basically electronic drums take all this hard work and sweat and blow it into a menu for you to choose. Yeah you can play with parameters, but playing with Lexicon PCM70 is not an art. I will always be partial to live drums. I may not get the sounds I want today, but the things that I learn along the way far out weigh being able to take it out of the box and plug it in. Just like everything else we always GO BACK to what we know.
 
All in all I prefer accoustic drums but I get on with elec's. I have elec in my flat since I can't have an accoustic kit there - much as I'd like to - but I get to play accoustic at least an hour every week so it's not too bad.

Elec's are also great for practice of different styles - I can have a kit suited to Jazz, Latin or Rock without having to change heads, cymbals, drums etc.

Best of all I can also set up samples to drum pads and play my electronica stuff live into my pc which really helps when I'm developing a new groove. And I don't have to worry about making it 'feel' like a human is playing :)
 
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Just ask ?uestlove...

I think real wins, effects can make them sound like anything. Plus the snare drums (digital) don't have the sensitivity and feel of real snares. When you play funk/jazz etc... real is the only way to go.
 
Acoustic drums are the shit for all types of music. Electronic dums suck ass. Don't mind your neighbour. Everyone knows it and if you disagree you are wrong.
 
Real drums are the most fun for me with the rest of my band, electric when I'm by myself, and tapping with pencils on whatever is in front of me the rest of the time.
 
My first post :)

I've noticed a lot of people in this forum are debunking digital drums as 'not really drums'. Remember that some people, including myself, cannot have an acoustic set under any circumstances. Usually it's either space restrictions, cost restrictions or noise restrictions. What use is an acoustic kit if you only have an unsuitably shaped room, no money for mikes or cheap mikes?

No musician could truly say that if they can't have an acoustic kit they wouldn't have anything at all. Digital drums are are drums since you can practise independance and rudiments just as easily as you could on an acoustic kit. A lot of hip-hop and dance music exclusively uses digital drums to keep a beat, and in that vein of music it's a perfect fit. I'm a metalhead, so I have no attachment here!

Digital drums are allowing me to record music I otherwise couldn't record. Surely that is a good thing?

Oh, and in response to the poll-- I can't vote either way since both have their uses in different settings.
 
I voted for acoustic drums. At this point I've got access to three kits -- a Yamaha maple kit, Tama Swingstar 7-piece, and a beat-up old Premier kit. Nothing beats them. Now, for the band I'm in, I am thinking about getting a cheap electric set, because I'd love to have cheesey drum machine sounds instead of real drums. But that suits the style of the band. Generally, acoustic.
 
I like acoustic drums.

But I'd love to have a top of the line Roland kit.

Lots of fun, and some very usable sounds, too.

It wouldn't cut it if it was my only kit though.
 
Oh, me too. Just watching the demo videos gives me drumgasms.
 
I would have acoustic drums if I could... nowadays the V-drums aren't bad and they don't all have stoopid triangle shape cymbals. Pretty convenient for homerecording and to have diferent sound effects. Yes, they take some getting use to, I had acoustic drums for 20 years before I got my V-Kit. Yes, rubber feels different and the vibrations are different too but if you can really play they get the job done.
 
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