I'm a 26-year-old electronic music/music technology aficionado (who has been into electronic music since six, and computers in general since four), and I've always had an affection for the rhythm and groove in music (and a sense for it) more so than things melodic.
(Always wanted an Ensoniq EPS/ASR-10 when I was younger...)
Tried various sorts of software (Reason, etc.), but even with a hardware controller, I wasn't able to really express myself as well as I could with real quality percussion controllers.
When I got my hands on a Roland MV-8000 sampling drum machine, I felt very inspired and was getting ideas out from the first time I tried it in the store.
It just "felt" right, and I've done a lot of 2-4 bar loops on it since. Some of them have just been from ideas that "popped up" in my head.. (unrehearsed... Don't flame me, you long-time/properly-trained adrummers... I'm still welcome here, right?
Now, since I'm building a "proper" music room, (and in furtherance of exploration of all things rhythm/groove-oriented), I want to add either a full ekit (TD-12/20 class) or a small percussion pad if budget/space doesn't permit that.
(ie. SPD-20/SPD-S).
My questions are:
1) I demoed the TD-12 kit in a local store, and it felt rather cramped for me as a large (5ft9in) person. Is there any way to stretch the rack/pads out so that there is more space to move around on the kit, or would I be better off biting the bullet for the TD-20? (or starting with a SPD-20/SPD-S on a stand, and getting a proper kit when space/resources permit)
When I got on the TD-20, I really felt more comfortable on it because of the spread-out rack and pad sizes, but it is a significant price increase... (another factor in my decision.)
2) Are there other options I could look at besides the Roland kits? I'm going to have my Mac as the hub of the room, with sound-generating software on it. (My big concern is pad feel/rebound response to prevent wrist issues or carpal tunnel, and I'm not able to demo a lot of the models like Hart/RET/etc. in my area.)
Any Chicago-area vdrummers on the forum? I'd be interested in making some contacts...
Thanks!
(Always wanted an Ensoniq EPS/ASR-10 when I was younger...)
Tried various sorts of software (Reason, etc.), but even with a hardware controller, I wasn't able to really express myself as well as I could with real quality percussion controllers.
When I got my hands on a Roland MV-8000 sampling drum machine, I felt very inspired and was getting ideas out from the first time I tried it in the store.
It just "felt" right, and I've done a lot of 2-4 bar loops on it since. Some of them have just been from ideas that "popped up" in my head.. (unrehearsed... Don't flame me, you long-time/properly-trained adrummers... I'm still welcome here, right?

Now, since I'm building a "proper" music room, (and in furtherance of exploration of all things rhythm/groove-oriented), I want to add either a full ekit (TD-12/20 class) or a small percussion pad if budget/space doesn't permit that.
(ie. SPD-20/SPD-S).
My questions are:
1) I demoed the TD-12 kit in a local store, and it felt rather cramped for me as a large (5ft9in) person. Is there any way to stretch the rack/pads out so that there is more space to move around on the kit, or would I be better off biting the bullet for the TD-20? (or starting with a SPD-20/SPD-S on a stand, and getting a proper kit when space/resources permit)
When I got on the TD-20, I really felt more comfortable on it because of the spread-out rack and pad sizes, but it is a significant price increase... (another factor in my decision.)
2) Are there other options I could look at besides the Roland kits? I'm going to have my Mac as the hub of the room, with sound-generating software on it. (My big concern is pad feel/rebound response to prevent wrist issues or carpal tunnel, and I'm not able to demo a lot of the models like Hart/RET/etc. in my area.)
Any Chicago-area vdrummers on the forum? I'd be interested in making some contacts...
Thanks!
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