Hello, I'm returning to playing after 20 years, just ordered a TD-9SX today. I have to say I am more than impressed with how far electronic drums have come. I watched a video by Johnny Rabb and was blown away with the subtle tone and dynamics, certainly a far cry from my ancient Tama pads and Roland DDR30 sound module from the 80's! Back then I played accoustic but like everyone else covering 80's music, I had the prerequisite electronics (thought they played terribly).
I stayed somewhat active in music in the early 90's, I had a computer hooked up to a MOTU MIDI interface, a keyboard and several sound modules (including the Alesis D5 drum module) but always missed playing the drums (never the space for a decent size kit or the money). Now that money isn't the problem ist used to be and my 6-year-old girl is asking to play an instrument, I used it as a good argument with the Wife to get a studio setup again.
This seems to be a great place for information and support, my first question is to ask about playing through headphones, is it acceptable? In the old days the pads were hard and no matter how you played, you heard them through the headphones, is this still an issue? Also, I played pretty heavy, I imagine the Wife might hear the kick through the floor, anyone have similar concerns and maybe some decent tricks?
Thanks in advance, nice to be here...
Jack
I stayed somewhat active in music in the early 90's, I had a computer hooked up to a MOTU MIDI interface, a keyboard and several sound modules (including the Alesis D5 drum module) but always missed playing the drums (never the space for a decent size kit or the money). Now that money isn't the problem ist used to be and my 6-year-old girl is asking to play an instrument, I used it as a good argument with the Wife to get a studio setup again.
This seems to be a great place for information and support, my first question is to ask about playing through headphones, is it acceptable? In the old days the pads were hard and no matter how you played, you heard them through the headphones, is this still an issue? Also, I played pretty heavy, I imagine the Wife might hear the kick through the floor, anyone have similar concerns and maybe some decent tricks?
Thanks in advance, nice to be here...
Jack
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