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You probably get a million of questions like this, so I apologize in advance if I bother anyone overmuch, but here goes:
Without going into too much boring background detail, I've recently started shopping electronic drum kits, and have settled on either a Roland or Yamaha kit (currently leaning toward the former, hence my question on this site). I am a beginning drummer, and was originally looking at sub-$500 kits, but it seems the more I learn the more I think I "need" to have. At this point, I think a minimum requirement is all-mesh heads, as I'd like to be as close to the feel of an acoustic drum as possible, and the relative lack of ambient noise compared to rubber pads is a plus. I would also prefer something with a real hi-hat stand and a no beater-less kick pedal.
Like I said, I had been looking at Yamaha kits (the DTX 400/500/700 series) and kind of going back and forth trying to weigh what I really need vs what I want. I then became aware of the Roland TD-1DMX, which in many ways seems to be the perfect starter kit. It looks like a quality all-mesh kit at an attractive price. It doesn't have a real hi-hat stand, but at least the kick drum pedal has a beater (even if the kick drum is a rubber pad, I think).
For a couple of days, I thought I had made up my mind, but now I'm really starting to vacillate between the TD-1DMK and the TD-17KVX. It might seem silly to compare these two kits, but I wonder if the capabilities of theTD-17KVX are so much better as to be worth the higher up-front price. I don't really want to be the guy that buys the gear that vastly exceeds my needs, and in that sense, the more modest TD-1DMK really seems like a good fit. But neither do I want to buy the cheaper kit now only to end up buying the more expensive one a year from now.
I guess the question is, how limiting would the cheaper kit be, really? My ultimate goal is to lay down simple tracks to accompany some guitar work, recorded on GarageBand or a similar program. If the TD-1 module lacks this functionality, than it is a no-go right out of the gate, but I believe both modules can be used to record.
Any advice from those with some experience?
Without going into too much boring background detail, I've recently started shopping electronic drum kits, and have settled on either a Roland or Yamaha kit (currently leaning toward the former, hence my question on this site). I am a beginning drummer, and was originally looking at sub-$500 kits, but it seems the more I learn the more I think I "need" to have. At this point, I think a minimum requirement is all-mesh heads, as I'd like to be as close to the feel of an acoustic drum as possible, and the relative lack of ambient noise compared to rubber pads is a plus. I would also prefer something with a real hi-hat stand and a no beater-less kick pedal.
Like I said, I had been looking at Yamaha kits (the DTX 400/500/700 series) and kind of going back and forth trying to weigh what I really need vs what I want. I then became aware of the Roland TD-1DMX, which in many ways seems to be the perfect starter kit. It looks like a quality all-mesh kit at an attractive price. It doesn't have a real hi-hat stand, but at least the kick drum pedal has a beater (even if the kick drum is a rubber pad, I think).
For a couple of days, I thought I had made up my mind, but now I'm really starting to vacillate between the TD-1DMK and the TD-17KVX. It might seem silly to compare these two kits, but I wonder if the capabilities of theTD-17KVX are so much better as to be worth the higher up-front price. I don't really want to be the guy that buys the gear that vastly exceeds my needs, and in that sense, the more modest TD-1DMK really seems like a good fit. But neither do I want to buy the cheaper kit now only to end up buying the more expensive one a year from now.
I guess the question is, how limiting would the cheaper kit be, really? My ultimate goal is to lay down simple tracks to accompany some guitar work, recorded on GarageBand or a similar program. If the TD-1 module lacks this functionality, than it is a no-go right out of the gate, but I believe both modules can be used to record.
Any advice from those with some experience?
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