yammieoaks
Senior Member
I live in a tiny apartment (550 sq ft) and have very little room and also have hardwood floors with downstairs neighbours. I'm also 5'3" and have a 20/16/12 acoustic kit since smaller kits fit me better.
I need an e-kit that is as small and as quiet as possible (specifically the kick since I have people downstairs).
While I know the Roland 4KX2 would be ideal with its variety of sounds and mesh heads, or the Yamaha Xpress or Xplorer, these things are monsters and would take over my living room.
I just need something with a good acoustic kit sound and can allow me to practice so I can actually improve my drumming. I am in no way inspired to practice drumming by using a rubber practice pad and want the sounds of real (or close to) drums, and those rubber practice pad kits don't inspire me either (and yes, I realize that if I wanted to practice badly enough, anything would do but I'm anal).
So my question is, is the HD-1 going to give me a good, basic acoustic drum kit sound and feel or is this going to be a waste of money and I should take over my living room with a larger, more complex kit? This is just for practice, no recording, etc.
Any experienced users?
I need an e-kit that is as small and as quiet as possible (specifically the kick since I have people downstairs).
While I know the Roland 4KX2 would be ideal with its variety of sounds and mesh heads, or the Yamaha Xpress or Xplorer, these things are monsters and would take over my living room.
I just need something with a good acoustic kit sound and can allow me to practice so I can actually improve my drumming. I am in no way inspired to practice drumming by using a rubber practice pad and want the sounds of real (or close to) drums, and those rubber practice pad kits don't inspire me either (and yes, I realize that if I wanted to practice badly enough, anything would do but I'm anal).
So my question is, is the HD-1 going to give me a good, basic acoustic drum kit sound and feel or is this going to be a waste of money and I should take over my living room with a larger, more complex kit? This is just for practice, no recording, etc.
Any experienced users?
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