Useful new Roland V-Drums

606man · Post by **606man** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:09 am

Roland HD-1 V-Drums

Just saw these the other day; costs less than a 555, and makes any sampler much much more 'human'.....

http://www.roland.com/products/en/HD-1/index.html

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:19 am

Yeah, but unfortunately most people can't play the drums to save their life and that's just 4/4 grooves, let's not even talk about other time signatures.
I usually try to play all my beats live 'cause I eventually want to buy a nice jazz drumset. I just use a sampler now 'cause I love hip hop for the integration of all the music I like and I'm broke so I can't buy all the instruments I want to learn, but with a sampler I have access to all the sounds I can find.

606man · Post by **606man** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:20 pm

I'd like to experiment with other samples, like vox, with the kit - could come up with really original stuff...I really like the look of these

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:48 pm

hey 606man, whereabouts did you see these? were they set up and able to be demo'd?

606man · Post by **606man** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:58 pm

My family (mum + dad anyway) live in Bendigo, and Billy Hyde just opened a new 'superstore' there (Just like a Guitar Centre, my American Friends); so I went to check it out. And WOW - these things are mad man - I wanted to go and get an SP just to hear what it could do... but the staff were a bit like 'Are You Gonna Lay By these, mate? Or What?' - not allowed to 'just look' these days are you??

Anywho - Billy Hyde in Melbourne no doubt have 'em (If you don't feel like a one-and-a-half-hour drive lol)..

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:06 am

People at stores suck when you want to try something out, which is why I'll buy it and play it home for a week and return it. I hate sales people looking over my shoulder when I'm making like $500 decisions and what not, plus I like to see how a new product will integrate with my setup at home.

teardropcity · Post by **teardropcity** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:18 am

I have the V-drums which are a step up from these, the TDS5W or something that like that and they are a great. The sounds on them are quite nice, both real and unrealistic. I have been a drummer since 1993, and playing the vdrums, is like a perfectly tuned, perfectly micd studio kit, plus with midi, i can play any sound i can sample via hooking it up to the 404. But bottom line, you have to be able to PLAY, there aint no quantize!

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:12 am

haha yeah i probably won't make it Bendigo, but I'll definitely try to check it out at the Melbourne store

i'm no drummer, but i would love to learn. i think the effort of using your whole body to play a beat would result in much better grooves. certainly more involving and fun

Paulj · Post by **Paulj** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:52 pm

I actually teach drums and a lot of people give it up cos they think it's an easy instrument to learn, but it's pretty difficult to get past that coordination barrier

Paulj · Post by **Paulj** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:56 pm

Shit i just realised this topic is like months old! Sorry for reviving it needlessly
lol