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

[NKP]

It sounds pretty amazing to me. I wonder how many eDrummers go straight for the off-board sounds these days? In theory, it could really turn night into day for an older kit that had less than impressive sounds from years ago.

Thanks for the feedback.

Wow it sound very bad . Roland module by default are better than this ..
and also if you plug your drums via midi with superior Drummer , you can have Nice drum tone

 

[Sascha Franck]

It sounds pretty amazing to me. I wonder how many eDrummers go straight for the off-board sounds these days? In theory, it could really turn night into day for an older kit that had less than impressive sounds from years ago.

Thanks for the feedback.

Wtf?
I'm not a fan of any of the styles used in that video, but I can tell for sure that this sounds awfully bad.

 

[sashimi]

It sounds pretty amazing to me. I wonder how many eDrummers go straight for the off-board sounds these days? In theory, it could really turn night into day for an older kit that had less than impressive sounds from years ago.

Thanks for the feedback.

Drums sound like dog shit. But that’s the least of my problems with that video. The music is offensively bad. Whoever did that yesterday cover needs to be taken out back and shot. I actually think OneEng is a master troll after this post. He can’t think this sounds good. Golf course in Ann Arbor Michigan? Prom DJ? We just got trolled guys.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Whoever did that yesterday cover needs to be taken out back and shot.

I didn't even want to mention it. Lack-of-taste level 9000. No, make that 9,000,000.

 

[HotRats]

Tonight's Alesis kit.

God help us.

I'm trying to upload a picture but I'm having problems.

 

[HotRats]

 

[paisleywookiee]

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I bet you'll be able to mix it like a CD though!

Get your singer one of these, and you'll have a completely silent stage!! How wonderful!

 

[KingsXJJ]

My brother has an e-kit. It’s the two 18inch subs that made it really work. Even at lower volume levels IMO.

That and not low-balling his budget on his kit. Compression helps in a “protect your hearing” garage studio type of situation too.
Allows me to get a pretty lively tone out of 12-20 watts depending on the amp. I just need the power tubes to “slightly sweat” like a woman in heat.

 

[OneEng]

My brother has an e-kit. It’s the two 18inch subs that made it really work. Even at lower volume levels IMO.

That and not low-balling his budget on his kit. Compression helps in a “protect your hearing” garage studio type of situation too.
Allows me to get a pretty lively tone out of 12-20 watts depending on the amp. I just need the power tubes to “slightly sweat” like a woman in heat.

I tend to agree. Good subs make the drums sound great. This is true for acoustic and eDrums.... its just that there is no such thing as "lower volume levels" with acoustic drums for many drummers.

 

[OneEng]

Tonight's Alesis kit.

God help us.

I'm trying to upload a picture but I'm having problems.

Take a video from out front if you can. I am interested to see how the kit sounds in the mix.

 

[OneEng]

As for the video, for an old kit it sounds good enough to gig with IMO.

No one in the audience is going to understand if the eDrum kit sounds realistic or not IMO. The overall mix (and mostly the vocals and impact of the drum kit) are what will get noticed.

There is nothing worse than being accosted by a wall of loud cymbals all night long. eDrums are easy to control in the mix and .... IMO ... that outweighs any deficit in "drum sound quality" that even an older eDrum kit has.

It's a little bit of a mute point though since the newer kits are getting darned close to the real thing and even an old kit with Superior Drummer 3 will sound indistinguishable in a recorded mix from acoustic drums.

In most live settings, the mix with the eDrum will sound better.

 

[metropolis_4]

As for the video, for an old kit it sounds good enough to gig with IMO.

No one in the audience is going to understand if the eDrum kit sounds realistic or not IMO. The overall mix (and mostly the vocals and impact of the drum kit) are what will get noticed.

There is nothing worse than being accosted by a wall of loud cymbals all night long. eDrums are easy to control in the mix and .... IMO ... that outweighs any deficit in "drum sound quality" that even an older eDrum kit has.

It's a little bit of a mute point though since the newer kits are getting darned close to the real thing and even an old kit with Superior Drummer 3 will sound indistinguishable in a recorded mix from acoustic drums.

In most live settings, the mix with the eDrum will sound better.

I’m curious what your electric guitar rig for live gigs is?

Since tone doesn’t matter and all anyone in the audience cares about is the mix, do you just plug your electric straight into a DI?

Or do you just play guitar lines on a keyboard? After all, no one in the audience is going to understand if your guitar sounds realistic or not.

 

[sashimi]

As for the video, for an old kit it sounds good enough to gig with IMO.

No one in the audience is going to understand if the eDrum kit sounds realistic or not IMO. The overall mix (and mostly the vocals and impact of the drum kit) are what will get noticed.

There is nothing worse than being accosted by a wall of loud cymbals all night long. eDrums are easy to control in the mix and .... IMO ... that outweighs any deficit in "drum sound quality" that even an older eDrum kit has.

It's a little bit of a mute point though since the newer kits are getting darned close to the real thing and even an old kit with Superior Drummer 3 will sound indistinguishable in a recorded mix from acoustic drums.

In most live settings, the mix with the eDrum will sound better.

 

[Sascha Franck]

I just need the power tubes to “slightly sweat” like a woman in heat.

Dude, that's causing some serious secondhand embarrassment. Cringeworthy.

 

[OneEng]

I’m curious what your electric guitar rig for live gigs is?

Since tone doesn’t matter and all anyone in the audience cares about is the mix, do you just plug your electric straight into a DI?

Or do you just play guitar lines on a keyboard? After all, no one in the audience is going to understand if your guitar sounds realistic or not.

Kemper, and it sounds great.

I advocate for the use of Kemper, Helix, QC, or AxeIII Fx on stage as well. It's a great deal easier to get a good mix when the guitars aren't blasting high volume onto the stage as well. No different than the drums. The only difference being that guitar processors still require a speaker on stage for getting string action for leads.

 

[Sascha Franck]

a speaker on stage for getting string action for leads.

Whut? Is that how you spell "feedback" in Ann Arbour?

 

[Orvillain]

The only difference being that guitar processors still require a speaker on stage for getting string action for leads.

You say this after all of the nonsense about e-kits?? You clearly don't understand a single thing about the physics of drums.

 

[metropolis_4]

Kemper, and it sounds great.

I advocate for the use of Kemper, Helix, QC, or AxeIII Fx on stage as well. It's a great deal easier to get a good mix when the guitars aren't blasting high volume onto the stage as well. No different than the drums. The only difference being that guitar processors still require a speaker on stage for getting string action for leads.

Why is it that you don’t just use a keyboard, or trigger your guitar sounds with MIDI? Or plug directly in a DI?

 

[spawnofthesith]

I’m starting to think @sashimi is right about this being a brilliant troll…. Drums are persona non grata but he’s advocating for guitar speakers on stage? This is not adding up

(Not that I disagree with guitar speakers on stage)

 

[Chocol8]

Whut? Is that how you spell "feedback" in Ann Arbour?

No, and it is spelled Ann Arbor in the US. We dropped all the stupid British U's shortly after kicking them out of here.