How Well Do Your E-Drums Substitute for Acoustic Drums?
2006-05-12 by emf
We haven't seen a continuing discussion for a long time. Let's lift joeR's response to my suggestion for a new subject heading and and see if we get anywhere. "But an idea for an interesting thread might be to have people who use their e-kit mainly as a substitute for an acoustic kit to explain to what extent it works for them and to what extent it doesn't." Great idea. I use mine for community theatre. It's especially good when working with non-mic'd actors. Also, being able to squeeze tympani, gongs, and a ton of percussion in a 4x6 space is invaluable - well worth the sonic limitations. I do use acoustic snare and cymbals though, and if this ever pays off enough to go ddrums, I probably will. (I'd love to lose the extra weight and set-up time this stuff adds.) Every other kit I've heard has limitations re cymbals and snare, so the idea of spending five times as much to get only 100 per cent improvement in quality just doesn't add up. Since I have the luxury to hold off, I'll wait til that ratio evens up a bit. -joeR-