Hello from Spain

[IgorB]

Hello All,
Here Igor. Back to playing the drums after 25 years (work got in the way)! Just bought a second hand Roland TD9-KX (sound module V.2) and my lovely girlfriend let me put it in the dining room! Just trying to get back into but there is still a lot of difference between the way it sounds in my mind and what I actually produce. Played in rock and progressive rock bands in Holland, Greece and Italy in the past. Used to compose music with MIDI and a Mac Classic.
Have two keyboards, two bass guitars, a classical acoustic guitar, a tenor saxophone and a clarinet. Only two hands!

[jimorlando]

Welcome to the forum. I had a TD9 before I got my current kit. It is a good module. I expect you'll be asked to post pictures of your kit. Have fun.

[perceval]

Welcome back! That's a very nice girlfriend! Keep her!

Happy drumming.

[IgorB]

Thanks Jim and Perceval. Jim, attached some pictures of my kit. Perceval, I'm teaching my girlfriend now in the hope that she will like it enough to tolerate me playing away. It feels good to play again.

[John.b]

Sounds like you could form your own band mate. I remember back in the late 60s John Mayall recorded an album called Blues Alone where he played all the instruments except drums.

You've got a good girl friend there mate. Not quite as good as my wife though who actually bought me my TD6V and all the stuff back in 2006.

Anyway, welcome back.

[jimorlando]

I think you plan is excellent. The kit looks nice and also nice to have it in the dining room. Are you playing it through that amplifier that is in the photo? What kind of amp is it?

[IgorB]

Thanks for the greetings John.b. Unfortunately I cannot play all the instruments I have (yet).
Your wife sounds like an angel! Buying you something that still produces a lot of sound and that could take away all the attention for her.

Jim, yes it is nice to have the kit in the dining room. I think I play it a lot more now than if I would have had it upstairs. I just bought some Roland RH-5 headphones so I usually use those. The amp I use to let my girlfriend listen to what I play when I teach her (or when I'm really pleased with something I did). The amp is a cheap 30 Watt Avora bass amplifier. Not a great sound but good enough for now. It also has a high and low input so one day I want to see if I can pan the drum sounds and use both outputs of the TD9 module and both inputs of the bass amplifier.

[jimorlando]

Finding amplification, especially if you are like me and know nothing about it, is an adventure in itself. There is a good thread about amplifiers in the the forum that was a big help to me.

[John.b]

Thanks for the greetings John.b. Unfortunately I cannot play all the instruments I have (yet).
Your wife sounds like an angel!.

She is an angel now Igor. I lost her last September. My very special lady.

[TheYardbird]

Welcome! I love Spain, Barcelona is one of my favourite cities in the world, been there 3 times and planning to go back this fall

[IgorB]

Dear John,

I am sorry to hear that. I wish you all the strength and support to cope with your loss.

[Kenster]

Welcome Igor and thank you for posting pics!!! have fun here!!!

K ;-)

[IgorB]

The Yardbird and Kenster, thanks for the welcome!

[Guest]

Bienvenida Igor!!...sweet gear!..enjoy the ride! Cheers, B

[IgorB]

Hola Bifster, gracias! Yes, I'm quite pleased with the TD9. I agree with you that nothing beats a good Akit but for practice I think Ekits are great. Good fun doing triplet patterns in 4/4 with the bass drum against in 3 and nobody complaining about the noise (and mistakes) I make.