Roland Drumkit?

[Dunplaying]

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a Roland TD-6KX all mesh head electronic drum kit. Does anyone have any experience of this? And would they recommend it? I'd love an acoustic outfit but cannot have one due to noise issues where I live.

Cheers,

Paul.

[2slow]

You can have an acoustic set to play in noise limited places!! Check out my saturn electric conversion !

http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...ums-26p38.html

[crazymanwithaplunger]

So far I have only played on a Roland TD10, but the one your describing sounds like the same herdware, just a downgraded brain unit. The onyl thing I would look at is the pedals to see if they actual pedals or if it's using those fake things where you press it down, but it's not actually attached to anything. For me - I couldn't deal with that, I need real pedals.

Beyond that though what your looking at is a great piece of hardware and I'd rate it well above any other similarly priced electronic kit anyday.

Just wondering if price is a limiting factor, becuase if it's not, then a TD10 , TD12 or even a TD20 would be the better option.

[Dunplaying]

Hi,

Thanks for the advice. Would you tell me what would be the advantage of the TD-12 over the TD6?

Cheers,

Paul.

[crazymanwithaplunger]

Ok, there is a couple of major differences, and a few minor differences between the TD6 and TD12 models. First off is the brain unit (module) itself. The TD6 is quite baisc with limted in-built sound options, and admittedly isn't as realistic sounding as it could be. The TD12 module however is about the third best on the market (behind only Yamaha's top baby and the grand-daddy of them all the TD20) in terms of function, versatlity, built-in sound modules and settings and overall quality of sounds.The other major upgrade is that it uses a full hardware hi-hat stand that operates exactly like an acoustic kit, for a more realistic feeling while playing, as opposed to all the lower models, which use a seperated pedal (like I mentioned earlier). If your used to it, that's fine, but having played acoustic kits for so long now - I personally need the full hi-hat stand. There is a notable difference in feeling between the disconnected pedal and virtual hi-hat controller and a full hardware stand that actually opens and closes like normal.

The minor differences are things like the toms and snare pads using a deeper built, more acoustic looking external shell and a bigger kick pad (which is also mesh on the TD12 and TD20) which allows for double pedal use, something i'm not sure you could get away with on the TD6 (maybe the one your looking at is different but, all other TD6's i've seen, it's a small rubber pad that is barely big enough for the single pedal to be positioned correctly). Lastly the mounting racks and positioning equipment on the TD12 is all upgraded to allow for a more versatile and sturdy set up.

Lastly, (and most importantly) is the difference in price. Since the TD12 is one of their top line products - it is a bit more expensive than the TD6, however it is that muhc better quality and more professionla too - so it's something you need to weight up perosnally. Last bit of advice I could give would be to head down to a music store and try and play on both of them or models that are as close as possible, to see you preference. For example, if you get to play a TD20 instead - well, that's like playing the TD12, but with an extra tom, extra cymbal and the best module on the market today. A TD9SX or TD10 is very similar to the TD6, but with slight step ups - kinda in the middle of the TD6 and TD12.


Also, I personally prefer Roland, but don't rule out another brand like Yamaha, and there are also companies out there that specialise in making electronic hardware - all you'd need to provide is the module. This can sometimes get you a better quality setup at a lower cost.

[pditty]

I play a roland td-3 at church and went cheep and bought a Yamaha tdexpress at home. I like the Roland better. the td-6 all mesh kit looks like a very good kit for the money. Bummer that a guy has to spend 6k for the TD20. What a great kit.

[Dunplaying]

Hi,

I went to my local drum shop and had a look at both kits and I've now decided to go for the TD12.

Many thanks for the advice.

Paul.

[bruarm]

I would love to have an e-kit so I could hammer away without disturbing my wife and the neighbourhood, but another consideration is being able to adjust between acoustic and e-kit. I had the opportunity to bounce between a Roland e-kit (mesh snare and hard rubber for the toms) and my acoustic kit and got a little freaked out by the difference in stick response. Not an issue if you plan on using one or the other exclusively, but if you're practicing 80% of the time on an e-kit and the other 20% of the time is gigging on an acoustic, it may be a little tougher to quickly adjust.

[silverdragonsound]

Roland has a site for their e-drums. You could also get some good insights from the owners there as well. vdrums.com

[simon]

any one want to buy my td8?

[rmandelbaum]

One more thing to consider here. Recording, if you plan on getting serious about recording the TD-20 is the only way to go. It is all about outputs. the TD-20 is the only one that has seporate outputs allowing you to record seporate drum tracks:

Kick-Mono
Snare-Mono
Ride-Mono
Hi-Hat-Mono
Toms-Stereo
Crashes-Stereo

[crazydrummer]

yeah....one thing to seriously look at is the outputs on the brain itself...the larger brains TD 10 + have enough outputs you can send the snare out a separate channel, toms, kick etc. better for sound management and recording....not a fan of electric drums though...if you got 6000 to spend on drums, go DW or ayotte.