Hi everyone,
I'm in the market for a high-end e-drum kit. I've narrowed it down to either a TD-12 or DTXtreme III. At my local music store the prices were $3600 for the TD-12 and $4200 for the DTXtreme III (which also had a kick and hi-hat included). What are your thoughts on which is the better choice?
I read somewhere that the TD-12 doesn't have sampling abilities. Is this true? It seems like a glaring omission on Roland's part if it is.
Does anyone know if the DTXtreme 3 has positional sensing?
Some thoughts from me:
DTXtreme:
Pros,
Samples sounded good, in particular the ride samples sounded somewhat better than the Roland ones
1 Extra tom and crash pad
Rubber pads actually felt pretty natural, and they are bigger than the TD-12's.
full sampling capabilities
Practice songs a lot less cheesy than the roland ones
3-way sensing on all pads
Cons,
Rubber pads were a bit louder
It seems yamaha hasn't really dealt with the machine gun effect
The sounds are samples so they aren't readily cutomizable
TD-12
Pros,
Pads are a little nicer overall
drums sounds are customizable
More nuances of real drums are captured (positional sensing (but snare only), no machine gun effect, option for snare buzz on toms)
Slightly cheaper
Cons,
No sampling (?)
The default drums don't sound that great. Especially the ride. I've heard you can get much better sounds once you've customized them... any thoughts?
Cheesy practice songs
3-way sensing on ride only
Thanks a lot.
I'm in the market for a high-end e-drum kit. I've narrowed it down to either a TD-12 or DTXtreme III. At my local music store the prices were $3600 for the TD-12 and $4200 for the DTXtreme III (which also had a kick and hi-hat included). What are your thoughts on which is the better choice?
I read somewhere that the TD-12 doesn't have sampling abilities. Is this true? It seems like a glaring omission on Roland's part if it is.
Does anyone know if the DTXtreme 3 has positional sensing?
Some thoughts from me:
DTXtreme:
Pros,
Samples sounded good, in particular the ride samples sounded somewhat better than the Roland ones
1 Extra tom and crash pad
Rubber pads actually felt pretty natural, and they are bigger than the TD-12's.
full sampling capabilities
Practice songs a lot less cheesy than the roland ones
3-way sensing on all pads
Cons,
Rubber pads were a bit louder
It seems yamaha hasn't really dealt with the machine gun effect
The sounds are samples so they aren't readily cutomizable
TD-12
Pros,
Pads are a little nicer overall
drums sounds are customizable
More nuances of real drums are captured (positional sensing (but snare only), no machine gun effect, option for snare buzz on toms)
Slightly cheaper
Cons,
No sampling (?)
The default drums don't sound that great. Especially the ride. I've heard you can get much better sounds once you've customized them... any thoughts?
Cheesy practice songs
3-way sensing on ride only
Thanks a lot.
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