Thinking of getting a digital drumset to compliment my 1000

I used to have a Roland TD-8 drum kit but rarely used it (just didn't have the magic of acoustic drums), but the more I get into sampling and building programs on my 1000 I realize what a powerful tool an E-KIT can be. I'm thinking of a more compact set like a Roland TD-3 or TD-4. Any suggestions on kits/techniques on using these two devices together? Thanks as always!

Well, those TD modules that come with the V-Drums have MIDI I/O, so I'd go out on a limb and say that you could probably even use them to trigger samples inside your MPC. I haven't ever attempted this though. Will the MPC be able to utilize the full gamut of it's velocity switching, round robin, and other features? I highly doubt it. Most of the kits will have various triggers on single drums. You can most likely do simple velocity triggering from the MPC via the V-Drum kit though. Let us know how it works out if you try it.

Sorry, this is not advice.

A friend of mine uses a e-kit with his setup. He uses it to trigger anything connected in his setup (modules, keyboards, & mpc).

It's of course optional on his part, but he likes the feel of banging out his ideas.

Yes Cogswell, I will primarily be triggering sounds inside the 1000 rather then using the E-kits internal sounds. When I had the TD-8 kit a few years back I found the drums sounds boring and was not excited about the dynamics I got from the kit(being used to playing acoustic drums). Anyone with any thoughts on the roland td-3 ,td-4 or any other sets?

i have had a td-9 kit w/mesh heads(the dope one) for over 6 months.. it is good don't get me wrong, and i'm almost 24 and been playin/learning since 10.. but you said it all in your first sentence!

drumdawg wrote:I used to have a Roland TD-8 drum kit but rarely used it (just didn't have the magic of acoustic drums),

thats how i feel about it.. i do sample cymbals/rides/hats/& breaks to layer tracks i make on my 2500.. but at the end of the day i wish i had spent 1/3 the price i did spend on my v-drums and buy a dope 2nd hand jazz kit and a few mics..

it is a great jamming tool though, no doubt about it! & i'm still gonna purchase a couple vex kits for it.. on my things to do list..

Yea I'm not looking to replace my acoustic kit but a new tool to make music with. Just being able to trigger different instrument sounds with a drum set (which is the instrument I'm most proficient on) seems to have a lot of potential. Also Creating, sampling, editing and programming my own drum sounds instead of using the sterile, studio perfect sounds i've heard on most drum mods as well as velocity layering different sounds on one drum.

i changed my brother old crappy thunder drum kit into an awesome e-kit with just a few cheap component .
for some reason i had a yamaha dtx2 brain lying around so the only things i had to buy were the mesh head, the hi hat controller and a few dollar of piezo.
check this site if you're interested by a diy e-kit.
http://www.toontrack.com/edrum_for_free.asp

drumdawg wrote:I used to have a Roland TD-8 drum kit but rarely used it (just didn't have the magic of acoustic drums), but the more I get into sampling and building programs on my 1000 I realize what a powerful tool an E-KIT can be. I'm thinking of a more compact set like a Roland TD-3 or TD-4. Any suggestions on kits/techniques on using these two devices together? Thanks as always!

I use the ion drum rocker set. There is a 400-500$ model with a drum kit. It is the ish to.

so would it be possible to trigger and sequence sounds from the mpc 1000 w a digital drumset?? i was thinking of getting a roland spd 20 to program drums..and if anyone has tried this how well does the mpc capture the feel of live drumming??