E-drums: could they be a common thing for small bands gigs?

[la szum]

Neil Peart. Alex Van Halen. Terry Bozio. Sheila E. Prince.



At one point in time I thought electronic drums would take over the world.
Hello, Roger Linn. In some ways they maybe already have. Genre-dependent.

But yeah, it's true, some styles of music = acoustic kits are completely irrelevant.

I agree if we are Metal-centric they may not be ideal. They may even be horrid. But
god damn if they don't do a thing, and work for certain styles and vibes. I
personally love my E-kits. They have been liberating in how they afford me
more opportunities to play drums in a variety of situations than acoustic kits
alone ever would have.

Just don't make me choose. I need both options. Kind of like tube amps
and digital emulations. The either/or ism is what needs to die.... not options
for playing/making music.

At least in my realm.... all shall have a place to thrive!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Neil Peart. Alex Van Halen. Terry Bozio. Sheila E. Prince.

Those hacks!

 

[TSJMajesty]

You weren't around this past weekend I take it.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Seriously, I think absolutism is the issue. Always.

 

[la szum]

You weren't around this past weekend I take it.

Not even going to ask.

Just wish everyone well. Always.

 

[spawnofthesith]

 

[HotRats]

Haven't triggered/sampled on kicks been used for multiple decades at this

point---both live and in the studio. That is not new news to me. Wasn't it also

seen as a massive improvement over purely acoustic/Mic'd kicks??

Yes but (yeah there's a butt ) most of the times samples are mixed with the acoustic sound.

When I record drums, If I know I'll mix the record, I always ask the drummer to hit some firm single shots of every piece of the drum kit, cymbals included. I cut them nicely, load them into the Trigger editor and build one kit made of the recorded drums.

When it's mixing time I eventually blend the triggered sample with the acoustic drums, at various levels, depending on the song/section or use them to feed a reverb/create bigger room sounds.

 

[la szum]

Yes but (yeah there's a butt ) most of the times samples are mixed with the acoustic sound.

When I record drums, If I know I'll mix the record, I always ask the drummer to hit some firm single shots of every piece of the drum kit, cymbals included. I cut them nicely, load them into the Trigger editor and build one kit made of the recorded drums.

When it's mixing time I eventually blend the triggered sample with the acoustic drums, at various levels, depending on the song/section or use them to feed a reverb/create bigger room sounds.

Yes.... but..... just sometimes. Not always.

 

[jay mitchell]

 

[la szum]

I could see cymbals being a sticking point for drummers, just in feel alone. But hasn't Butch Vig been using E-drums for a while now? Probably sounds like Garbage though...

Great shout there, FA!




Sponsored by Sweetwater and on their YT Channel. Coincidence? I think not.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Yes.... but..... just sometimes. Not always.

definitely maybe

 

[FuzzyAce]

Great shout there, FA!




Sponsored by Sweetwater and on their YT Channel. Coincidence? I think not.

There's a rig rundown vid too. It makes since for his band because of the diverse sounds he wants to pull from the albums. Looks like he's having fun with it.

 

[HotRats]

definitely maybe