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Last week I plunked down around a grand on a new ride, hi-hat, and crash cymbals from the new V-Cymbal series. I was greatly disappointed to say the least. They don't impress me as being any better than the PD9 and PD7 pads at all in response or accurate sensitivity - they are just closer to the shape of a real cymbal. On the ride cymbal, you have to smack the bell very hard to get it to respond - much unlike a real ride cymbal. The crash cymbal seemed too sensitive, and the hi-hats just are not any better in response than the original hi-hat cymbals that came with my Pro set (which, by the way, were not too bad to begin with).
Until now I have never been disappointed with any of my Roland gear. I own the full V-Drum set, an older set of Rolands with the PM16 and four triangle pads that I midi daisy-chain to incorporate them into my V-Drum set, a Roland JD800 synth, a Roland VS880EX digital recorder, a Roland MC50 sequencer, several Roland effects processors, and a Roland GT3 guitar effect unit.
I was really placing my hopes on these new cymbals to have been more like real cymbals, but I don't feel like there is really any improvement over the PD7s and PD9s at all except in look maybe. I am seriously considering getting some real cymbals, a small mixer, and some high-end cymbal mics - but then if I go that route, why not just go back to a full traditional acoustic set? The whole idea of having the V-Drums to begin with was for "plug-n-play". No micing, no mic cables, no bad mixes, etc. When we go back to real cymbals to get accurate response, we get away from the reason why we bought the V-Drums to begin with.
As a long-time die-hard Roland user, I say, "TRY AGAIN ROLAND." You guys missed the mark this time. But, even the best of us are not perfect ALL the time - LOL!
Has anyone else had this same experience? Am I doing something wrong? Are there sensitivity adjustments that need to be made to the TD10 (I already have the expansion card already installed) to accommodate the cymbals? Thanks!
Until now I have never been disappointed with any of my Roland gear. I own the full V-Drum set, an older set of Rolands with the PM16 and four triangle pads that I midi daisy-chain to incorporate them into my V-Drum set, a Roland JD800 synth, a Roland VS880EX digital recorder, a Roland MC50 sequencer, several Roland effects processors, and a Roland GT3 guitar effect unit.
I was really placing my hopes on these new cymbals to have been more like real cymbals, but I don't feel like there is really any improvement over the PD7s and PD9s at all except in look maybe. I am seriously considering getting some real cymbals, a small mixer, and some high-end cymbal mics - but then if I go that route, why not just go back to a full traditional acoustic set? The whole idea of having the V-Drums to begin with was for "plug-n-play". No micing, no mic cables, no bad mixes, etc. When we go back to real cymbals to get accurate response, we get away from the reason why we bought the V-Drums to begin with.
As a long-time die-hard Roland user, I say, "TRY AGAIN ROLAND." You guys missed the mark this time. But, even the best of us are not perfect ALL the time - LOL!
Has anyone else had this same experience? Am I doing something wrong? Are there sensitivity adjustments that need to be made to the TD10 (I already have the expansion card already installed) to accommodate the cymbals? Thanks!
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