How Do You Buy An Electronic Drum Set?
It’s amazing what you can buy today in terms of home-recording equipment. What might have cost $10,000 in the past, costs around $1000 today. Of course, you can still find very expensive electronic kits put out by Roland and other companies, but most electronic drum sets (or V-drums) are less expensive and more feature-rich than sets in the past. Here’s a primer. Step 1 Determine how you want to use the set. If you’re only using it as a practice set, the brain (or interface) of the drum set is not that important. If you’re using it for recording, you’ve got some other considerations which the next few steps will cover. Step 2 Investigate the major brands. The best two brands on the market are Yamaha and Roland. Keep in mind price: the lowest priced Roland is $900 (HD-1) and the lowest priced Yamaha is around $700 (the DTXplorer). Step 3 Be sure to find an electronic drum set with Midi Out capability so you can connect the drum set to a computer or another sequencer to record. USB capab
